USA Luge will be forced to begin their preparations for the new season in Russia after a planned training trip to Norway was cancelled due to travel restrictions imposed due to COVID-19.

Olympic medallists Nico Porteous and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott are among the first five athletes to be named in the New Zealand team for Beijing 2022.

Following its postponement from earlier in the year, the 69th International Luge Federation Congress has been moved to the Austrian city Salzburg a week before it is set to begin.

Ticket sales for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) 2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championship are reportedly strong with eight months to go until the tournament in the Finnish cities of Tampere and Helsinki.

Luc Tardif is counting on his experience with the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG) and with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), notably as its treasurer, as he bids to become the President of the international governing body.

Tributes have been paid to Olympic bronze medallist Ladislav Lubina with the Czech Ice Hockey Association confirming his death at the age of 54.

Four-time world champion Patrick Pigneter has held International Luge Federation talent identification events in Norway.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova and former winner of football’s Ballon d’Or Pavel Nedvěd are among the notable figures in Czech sport to back Petr Bříza’s bid to become International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President.

The National Hockey League (NHL) says close to 100 per cent of players are fully vaccinated prior to the start of the upcoming season.

Swiss brand SCATTA are to supply apparel to Swiss Ski's cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping and Nordic combined teams from the 2022-2023 season after signing an agreement with the organisation.

Austrian heating manufacturer Hargassner has become a main sponsor of the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has confirmed the 2021-2022 season is to go ahead as scheduled, but has encouraged athletes and staff to get vaccinated by creating incentives for those who have received doses against COVID-19.

Latvian biathlete Andrejs Rastorgujevs has been handed an 18-month ban after he missed three drugs tests in a 12-month period, the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) has announced.

Winterberg and Lake Placid are set to host the 2024 and 2025 International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships respectively, it has been announced.