Winter sports

Saudi Arabia postpones 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM

2029 Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia postponed

The design plan for Trojena, an area in Saudi Arabia's planned megacity of Neom which has been chosen to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. The event has since been postponed to a later date, the Olympic Council of Asia and the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee announced in a joint statement on Jan 24.

Mexico’s cross-country skier Allan Corona defies odds to qualify for Winter Olympic Games

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and athletes (from left) Allan Corona, Sarah Schleper, Donovan Carrillo and Regina Martinez singing the national anthem at the flag-raising ceremony for the Mexican delegation that will participate in the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, after her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan 12, 2026.

Dispersed Winter Olympics sites ‘have added complexity’: IOC president Kirsty Coventry

International Olympic Committee president (IOC) Kirsty Coventry said one effect of the geographical spread of the Winter Olympic sites was that Olympic host broadcasting teams had been scattered and could not help in other venues that were too far away.

Singaporean Alpine skier Faiz Basha earns spot at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

Singapore’s alpine skier Faiz Basha in action at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin.

Mexican cross-country skier Regina Martinez breaks barriers on path to Winter Olympics

Nordic Skiing - FIS Nordic World Ski Championships - Planica, Slovenia - February 22, 2023 Mexico's Regina Lorenzo Martinez in action during the women's 5km interval start free qualification race REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic/File Photo

Federica Brignone unsure about Winter Olympics participation ahead of World Cup comeback

Federica Brignone of Italy ahead of a press conference in San Vigilio Marebbe in Italy on Jan 19, 2026. Brignone said she will return to competition in the Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup stop in Kronplatz on Jan 20, 292 days after breaking her leg in Val di Fassa.

Brignone could return to Alpine World Cup on Tuesday after injury

FILE PHOTO: Mar 25, 2025; Sun Valley, ID, USA; Federica Brignone of Italy during the first run of the women's giant slalom alpine skiing race in the 2025 FIS Ski World Cup at Sun Valley. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Creveling-Imagn Images/ File Photo

Alpine skier Nicol Delago wins Tarvisio downhill as veteran Lindsey Vonn takes another podium

Italy's Nicol Delago competes in the women's downhill event of FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tarvisio, Italy on Jan 17, 2026.

Britain’s Lewis Gibson advocates for same-sex ice dance partnerships

Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson after performing the ice dance rhythm dance at the European Championships on Jan 16.

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