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The International Luge Federation has awarded Luge Canada and the Whistler Sliding Centre in British Columbia the 53rd FIL Luge World Championships from February 6–8, 2025. “The Whistler Sliding Centre is known by sliding fans as one of the best tracks in the world and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to host the […]
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The International Skating Union has announced the appointment of Colin Smith as its new director general to succeed Fredi Schmid, who has been the ISU director general since 1996 and retires effective at the end of 2023. Smith previously worked as chief tournaments and events officer and chief operating officer for the World Cup at […]
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Innsbruck, Austria, will host the 2027 luge world championships after the Olympic track Innsbruck-Igls received 21 votes to 12 for Lake Placid, New York. 2027 will be the eighth time that Austria hosts the world championships overall and continues a 10-year tradition for the Innsbruck track, which has hosted five prior times in 1977, 1987, […]
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Soldier Hollow, the host for biathlon, cross-country skiing and Nordic Combined at the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and planned to be one of the sites used in a future Games, broke ground Friday morning on a renovated and expanded competition building that could transform Nordic skiing resources in Utah. The $13.5 million project […]
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The 2024 US Men’s and Women’s Curling National Championships will take place January 29 through February 4 at The Rink at American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It’s the first time the Garden State will host a major curling championship, as competitors battle for the opportunity to qualify for the 2025 Team USA Olympic […]
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The International Ski Federation announced this week it will hold its own competition for Olympic and Paralympic snow sports, akin to a skiing version of the Winter Games, every four years starting in 2028. The FIS Games would be held in the one year in the four-year cycle that does not include an Olympics, Paralympics […]
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the National Governing Body for skiing and snowboarding in the United States, has announced the addition of the U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team and U.S. Para Snowboard Team onto its roster, marking a step forward in promoting inclusivity and equal opportunities within winter sports. The teams will be led by newly […]
Continue ReadingStatus The bid deadline is January 1, 2024 Inside Track The United States Curling Association, commonly known as USA Curling, is the National Governing Body of the Olympic sport of curling and Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling in the United States. The mission of USA Curling is to grow, strengthen and advocate for the sport […]
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Jack Gierhart has been named as chief executive officer of the United States Biathlon Association. Gierhart, who has been serving as the interim chief executive officer since September 2022, succeeds longtime chief executive officer Max Cobb, who is now the secretary general of the International Biathlon Union. “Jack’s hiring represents a new era for US […]
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Lake Placid, New York, will host the opening race weekend for the 2023-2024 International Luge Federation World Cup schedule, which was released over the weekend. In the three months from the beginning of December 2023 to the beginning of March 2024, nine world cups are schedule. Lake Placid will host from December 7-9, 2023, before […]
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.@ASMGlobalLive has named Paul Bowles as general manager of @MtnHealthArena in Huntington, West Virginia. The 7,000-plus-seat, multipurpose arena hosts numerous concerts, family shows, trade shows and athletic competitions.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/paul-bowles-named-gm-at-mountain-health-arena-in-west-virginia/
.@SportsAlabama has released its 2022 annual report, saying more than 28.6 million travelers came to the state and spent $22.4 billion, resulting in an estimated economic impact of $235.45 million among its 12 member destinations.
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