Kate Caithness, the World Curling Federation (WCF) President, will stand unopposed for a third term at the governing body's annual general assembly in September, the organisation have announced.
International Biathlon Union (IBU) official Felix Bitterling has targeted bringing "new ideas and visions" to the organisation following his appointment as sports director as he insisted the worldwide governing body was a "success story" - despite the scandal involving the previous leadershop.
Hockey Canada have announced Glen McCurdie and Scott Salmond have been promoted to the organisation’s executive leadership team.
Great Britain’s double Olympic skeleton Champion Lizzy Yarnold has undergone successful back surgery to resolve a long term issue, the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association have announced.
An ice hockey player from New Zealand is set to become the first man from his country to play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a breeding ground for many National Hockey League (NHL) stars.
British Skeleton's head coach talent Mark Wood has left his role, citing a decision to "pursue other opportunities" this summer, it has been announced.
International Luge Federation (FIL) President Josef Fendt has admitted the women's doubles discipline is a "major challenge" as a total of 17 countries accepted new sleds from the worldwide governing body.
Convicted drugs cheat Alexander Zubkov has claimed fighting doping is the top priority of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) after he was re-elected to serve a second term as President at a meeting in Sochi today.
Russian cross-country skier Polina Kovaleva has been hit with a four-year ban after she missed three drugs tests within a 12-month period.
Alexander Zubkov is set to be re-elected President of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) tomorrow after his two challengers withdrew from the race after claiming the election was "illegal".
Anne-Chantal Pigelet-Grevy has been named as the new secretary general of the French Ski Federation (FIS) after the General Assembly in Grenoble.
International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) officials have met with their counterparts from the International Luge Federation (FIL) at a traditional race organisers meeting in Großgmain.
British curler Anna Sloan has decided to take a career break ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
Pyeongchang 2018 gold medallist and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission member Kikkan Randall has announced she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
A leg of the 2018-2019 men's Ski Jumping World Cup, originally due to take place in Liberec in the Czech Republic before it was cancelled, has been re-allocted to Italy.
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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