PARIS — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday, as the IOC pushed Utah officials to end an FBI investigation into a suspected doping coverup. The International Olympic Committee is ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Wednesday vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris, giving Utah its second Games after hosting in 2002. About a thousand sports fans gathered downtown at 3 a.m. local time — 11 a.m. ...

LAKE PLACID — Funding for the U.S. Nordic combined program suddenly melted away last week as the national team’s organization says it risked going bankrupt on the sport due to low sponsorships and attention. This move stunned local athletes rising in the field and likely ended the future of ...

LAKE PLACID — The banning of Russian sliders, coaches and others from International Luge Federation events as a to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue indefinitely, the sport’s governing body said Friday, June 14. Representatives from 27 national federations, gathered in ...

LAKE PLACID — Scott Riewald has been named the new chief executive officer for USA Luge, replacing Jim Leahy. Leahy, who took over the position in 2013, announced his decision to retire earlier this year. Riewald, who previously lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and most recently ...

LAKE PLACID — If all goes according to plan, Mount Van Hoevenberg will be hosting the 2026 FIS Cross-Country Ski World Cup finale in March 2026, about a month after the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation hosted its 55th ...