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Lake Placid to Host 2029 Luge World Championships

Lake Placid will host the 2029 FIL Luge World Championships, the international federation announced this week, along with a series of events scheduled in Europe over the coming years. “Lake Placid is a place with Olympic spirit, great experience, and a passionate luge community,” said FIL President Einars Fogelis. “The return of the World Championships […]

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Art Posters of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Revealed

Works that merge art, sport and Italian culture are the themes for 10 works that will be part of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina with the art scheduled to be on display through March 2026. Created by ten Italian artists under the age of 40, the posters are a collection of […]

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard

U.S. Ski & Snowboard to Host 10 FIS Events in 2025–2026 Season

There will be 10 domestic FIS World Cup events on the 2025–2026 calendar around the United States with each event part of qualifying for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy. “This is a milestone year for our organization, with both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on the horizon and a full slate of […]

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ISU Womens Medalists
Alysa Liu of the United States celebrates winning the women's gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

From Grief to Gold Medals: How Boston Healed and Celebrated Figure Skating

Alysa Liu had done it. The American brought the house down, spinning in the middle of the ice before going down momentarily to one knee then stopping with the music and raising one hand to the sky. She put her hand to her head in disbelief with a smile so electric it could power a […]

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Finland Alpine Skiing World Cup
Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competes during the first run of the alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

FIS Releases Preliminary 2025-26 Race Calendars

A dozen events will be held in the United States during the 2025–2026 FIS provisional calendar, which was released last week. While each of the sports said they were provisional calendars, only minor adjustments are expected if at all. In the men’s alpine calendar, Copper Mountain in Colorado will host a Super G and Giant […]

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Frank del Duca, Adrian Adams, Martin Christofferson, Manteo, Mitchell
Frank del Duca, Adrian Adams, Martin Christofferson, Manteo, Mitchell, of The United States, start their four-man bobsled World Cup race in December 2022, in Lake Placid, New York. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

2025–2026 International Bobsled and Skeleton Schedule Released

European tracks will be utilized for the updated calendar of the 2025–2026 International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation schedule with six countries and eight tracks hosting events before and after the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy. The opening stop will be a preview for sliders of the Olympic track at the Eugenio Monti Sliding Centre […]

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FIS Announces Azerbaijan as Global Destination Partner

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation and the Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency have agreed to a partnership that positions the country as snow sports’ Global Destination Partner, the first time the international federation has appointed a global partner. Starting with the 2025–2026 and going through the 2029–2030 season, Azerbaijan will be a premium partner of the […]

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ISU LED Boards
The World Figure Skating Championships in Boston was the most high-profile event for the International Skating Union to use its customized LED boards to modernize the event presentation for the sport of figure skating. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

How the ISU has Modernized Figure Skating Events

A figure skating competition has plenty of personality on display as it stands. But at this year’s World Figure Skating Championship, even before performances began, the crowd at TD Garden got a peek inside the minds of competitors with messages on the video board ranging from “hometown Boston” to “We love burgers” and “Go Leafs […]

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US Figure Skating

U.S. Figure Skating Names Matt Farrell CEO

Matt Farrell has been named the chief executive officer of U.S. Figure Skating, one month after the national governing body’s success at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston and with less than one year before the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Italy. Before joining U.S. Figure Skating, Farrell most recently served as […]

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