Russian ice hockey team Admiral Vladivostok has withdrawn its application to compete in the 2020-2021 campaign of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Sweden's Anders Byström has been named the new coach of the nation's cross-country skiing team, after a year as the national team manager for the Swedish Biathlon Association.
German bobsleigh pilot Richard Oelsner, a five-time junior world champion in the two-man event, has added push athlete Paul Krenz to his team.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced the winners of its mobile competition, the FIS Alpine World Cup e-Finals.
Vladimir Drachev is facing calls to resign as President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) after a group of athletes and officials urged him to step down before his term ends next year.
Alpine Canada has launched its 2020 Ski Racing Awards with the nomination period now open.
Organisers of the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica have been praised for how they have dealt with the challenges posed by COVID-19.
Lina Farra has become the first athlete to receive a scholarship from the United States Biathlon Association (USBA) and Paul Smith's College.
International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) President Ivo Ferriani has encouraged athletes to act as role models for those around them amid the coronavirus pandemic.
German cross-country skier Thomas Wick has announced his retirement at the age of 28.
The International Skating Union (ISU) has asked its members to vote to either postpone or cancel its Congress this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has cancelled its annual youth curling camp in Füssen in Germany due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
American Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin is auctioning off one of her World Cup bibs in aid of COVID-19 relief in Colorado.
The United States' cross-country skier Erik Bjornsen has announced his retirement at the age of 28-years-old.
Canada's Elizabeth Giguere has been awarded with the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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