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2038 Olympics Could Be Headed for Japan

Three decades after Japan hosted the 1998 Nagano Games, the Winter Olympics could return to the country as soon as 2038. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is currently in official, exclusive talks with Switzerland over the 2038 Winter Games, the chairman of the Commission for Future Winter Games Host Cities, Karl Stoss, expressed hope of bringing the Games back to […]

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Quinn Brophy | July 1, 2026
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The Winter Olympics May Return to New York for the First Time in Nearly 50 Years

Athletes can change teams if they change their citizenship.

Could winter sports’ biggest stage return to the Empire State for the first time since the “Miracle on Ice”?  New York has not hosted the Winter Olympics since the 1980 Lake Placid Games, but state officials are exploring options to bring the Games back. Leading the effort is State Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has assembled a committee with the hopes […]

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Quinn Brophy | June 2, 2026
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Ski Race Fans Write Open Letter to International Olympic Committee, Sharing Frustration Over the Availability and Pricing of Tickets

Athletes can change teams if they change their citizenship.

Despite the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy still being months away, alpine skiing fans are already frustrated over the lack of transparency when purchasing tickets. These frustrations were outlined in a letter written by Alpine skiing fans and posted on Instagram by the Mikaela Shiffrin Fan Club. The letter stated that they were unable to access certain ticket types and […]

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Quinn Brophy | April 28, 2025
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2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Will Hold Sliding Events Outside of Italy

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On Monday, October 16, 2023, the Italian Olympic Winter Committee (‘CONI’) formally confirmed that bob, skeleton, and other sliding races for the 2026 Winter Games will not take place in Italy. Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo will host the 2026 Winter Games and utilize much of its existing infrastructure per the new guidelines by the International Olympic Committee (‘IOC’). Cortina was […]

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Julia Schneemann | October 18, 2023
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Athlete Spotlight: African Nation Eritrea’s First Winter Olympian Back For Round Two in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympic Games are foremost an arena for the best of the best to compete in a prestigious competition. Austria, France and Switzerland are the obvious frontrunners in terms of medal winnings in Alpine Skiing at the Olympic Winter Games, with Austria winning 121 Alpine Skiing medals since the races were first introduced to the Olympics at the 1936 Olympiad […]

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Phil Tremblay | February 2, 2022
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