Skiing

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Ski star Mikaela Shiffrin says ‘tough’ choosing between job and morals

The build-up to next February's Winter Olympics has been overshadowed by concerns over the fate of China's Uighur minority in the Xinjiang region

Austrian skier Rosina Schneeberger undergoes operation after crash during women’s World Cup super-G race

Schneeberger fractured her right tibia and fibula after crashing heavily at the top of the course. She was knocked off her feet after clipping a gate and skidded down the slope and into the safety nets.

Olympic champion Ester Ledecka pulls out of Snowboarding World Championships

Ester Ledecka said she would not take part in Tuesday's parallel slalom either.

International Ski Federation cancels several test events for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

FIS cited travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, “including a current mandatory 14-day quarantine for all international visitors” in China.

Winter Youth Olympics 2020: Warm weather, rains affect preparations for upcoming Lausanne Games

St Moritz prides itself as the birthplace of modern winter sports but the Swiss city has been hit by warm weather and had to wait until days before the Lausanne 2020 winter Youth Olympics to confirm its lake is iced up and ready for speed skating events.

Austrian prosecutors charge former cross-country skier Johannes Duerr for 'serious sports fraud' over involvement in doping ring

Duerr confessed to doping live on German television in January, sparking an investigation that has engulfed numerous athletes in the world of skiing and cycling

Austrian skier Max Hauke receives five-month jail sentence for 'serious sports fraud' after being caught during blood transfusion

Max Hauke, who has already received a four-year ban by the Austrian Anti-Doping Agency, was one of numerous athletes in the world of skiing and cycling and beyond caught up in the doping scandal

Austrian cyclists Georg Preidler, Stefan Denifl suspended by International Cycling Union over involvement in international doping ring

Preidler was not among six athletes arrested last week in a probe into an international doping ring but handed himself in to police in Graz after struggling with his conscience

Four-time Olympian Alexei Poltoranin among five skiers arrested in Austrian police raid on doping network

Poltoranin, who has won two world championship medals, did not start the 15-kilometer race at the world championships after Wednesday's raids

Three sexual assault victims of former skiing coach Bertrand Charest suing Alpine Canada for neglect

Alpine Canada said it was aware of the lawsuit and had been in ongoing discussions with Charest's victims and continued to support them to the best of its ability.