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Winter sports

Olympic champion Alysa Liu to sit out 2026-27 figure skating season

Alysa Liu of the United States celebrates after winning gold at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Alysa Liu of the United States celebrates after winning gold at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Japanese Olympic pairs figure skating champions Miura, Kihara get engaged

The pair affectionately dubbed “Riku-Ryu”, who earned Japan’s first pairs Winter Olympic medal in Italy, announced their retirement from competition in April.
The pair affectionately dubbed “Riku-Ryu”, who earned Japan’s first pairs Winter Olympic medal in Italy, announced their retirement from competition in April.

Travel News

Winter travel deals and ski trip giveaways at Singapore Snow Expo from Aug 15 to 16

The expo will offer travel deals to winter destinations like Japan, China and South Korea.
The expo will offer travel deals to winter destinations like Japan, China and South Korea.

Internal report on California avalanche that killed 9 skiers in February assigns no blame

Flowers left in the area in the Sierra Nevada range where nine backcountry skiers were killed by an avalanche in February 2026.
Flowers left in the area in the Sierra Nevada range where nine backcountry skiers were killed by an avalanche in February 2026.

Record funding package announced for Britain's winter athletes

FILE PHOTO: Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Skeleton - Mixed Team - Cortina Sliding Centre, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - February 15, 2026. Tabitha Stoecker of Britain and Matt Weston of Britain celebrate after winning the gold medal in the Skeleton Mixed Team. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Skeleton - Mixed Team - Cortina Sliding Centre, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - February 15, 2026. Tabitha Stoecker of Britain and Matt Weston of Britain celebrate after winning the gold medal in the Skeleton Mixed Team. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

IOC axes Nordic combined for 2030 Winter Games, retains snowboard parallel giant slalom

(FILES) United States Ross Tester competes to place second in the ski event during the Freeride World Tour finals Verbier Xtreme on the Bec de Rosses mountain above the Swiss Alps resort of Verbier, on March 20, 2025. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) added freeride skiing and snowboarding events, as well as synchronised skating, to the programme for the 2030 Winter Olympics, while dropping Nordic combined. The Games, due to be held in and around the French Alps, will also be the first Winter Olympics to achieve gender parity. (Photo by Maxime SCHMID / AFP)
(FILES) United States Ross Tester competes to place second in the ski event during the Freeride World Tour finals Verbier Xtreme on the Bec de Rosses mountain above the Swiss Alps resort of Verbier, on March 20, 2025. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) added freeride skiing and snowboarding events, as well as synchronised skating, to the programme for the 2030 Winter Olympics, while dropping Nordic combined. The Games, due to be held in and around the French Alps, will also be the first Winter Olympics to achieve gender parity. (Photo by Maxime SCHMID / AFP)

Swiss government throws weight behind 2038 Winter Olympics bid

A woman walks past a logo of Olympics during a meeting of International Olympic Committee (IOC), ahead of the 141st IOC Session, in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/ Niharika Kulkarni
A woman walks past a logo of Olympics during a meeting of International Olympic Committee (IOC), ahead of the 141st IOC Session, in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/ Niharika Kulkarni

Alexander Ospelt beats incumbent Johan Eliasch by one vote to become FIS president

Newly elected president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), Alexander Ospelt, looks on next to former chief Johan Eliasch after the vote at the 57th International FIS Congress 2026 in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 11, 2026.
Newly elected president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), Alexander Ospelt, looks on next to former chief Johan Eliasch after the vote at the 57th International FIS Congress 2026 in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 11, 2026.

Alpine skiing-Eliasch cites financial benefits in FIS re-election bid

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Men's Slalom Run 2 - Stelvio Ski Centre, Bormio, Italy - February 16, 2026. FIS President Johan Eliasch  REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Men's Slalom Run 2 - Stelvio Ski Centre, Bormio, Italy - February 16, 2026. FIS President Johan Eliasch  REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Visitors return to Snow City for one last snowfall ahead of its closure on Sept 30

Singapore actors Yang Yan (left) and Dasmond Koh with Mr Koh's grandnephews at Snow City on May 20.
Singapore actors Yang Yan (left) and Dasmond Koh with Mr Koh's grandnephews at Snow City on May 20.

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