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IIHF

France to Host 2028 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships

France will host the world men’s ice hockey championships in 2028 with games in Paris and Lyon, two years ahead of its planned hosting of the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Accor Arena in Paris and the LDLC Arena in Lyon will host the 16-team tournament from May 12–28, 2028. It will be […]

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Ariens Nordic Center

Ariens Nordic Center to Host Two U.S. Biathlon Events

Ariens Nordic Center in Brillion, Wisconsin, has been awarded the inaugural U.S. Biathlon Midwest Regional Summer Biathlon Championships from July 20–21 and the U.S. Biathlon Masters Nationals and North American Masters Championships from February 14­–16, 2025. The U.S. Biathlon Midwest Regional Summer Biathlon Championships is typically held in eastern or western regions in the country, […]

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USA Curling 2025
The USA Curling event in Sioux Falls will mark the first time that the NGB has held Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials concurrently. Photo by Bob Weder

Sioux Falls to Host 2025 USA Curling Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials

USA Curling has announced that the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s and Women’s Curling, and the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling, will be held from November 7–16, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The event marks the first time that USA Curling has held […]

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US Biathlon

Crosscut Mountain Sports Center To Host U.S. Biathlon Senior Nationals

The 2025 U.S. Biathlon Senior Nationals and Spring Festival will be hosted by the new venue at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center in Bozeman, Montana, from March 26–30, 2025. In years past, the largest gathering of U.S. Biathlon athletes, coaches and families has been at the annual U.S. Biathlon Nationals. This upcoming season, Crosscut Mountain Sports […]

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Curling Mixed Doubles
Photo by Jason Gewirtz

Lafayette Lands Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials

USA Curling has awarded Lafayette, Colorado, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Mixed Doubles Curling. The event will be staged February 17–23, 2025, at Rock Creek Curling. The location in the Denver metropolitan area will mark the first time the event will be held outside of Minnesota. The results of the event will determine the […]

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US Figure Skating

2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships to be in Wichita

The 2025 U.S. Figure Skating championships will be held in Wichita, Kansas, while the 2024 Skate America event will be in Allen, Texas, the national governing body has announced with its qualifying season schedule and calendar of domestically held international events for the 2024-25 season. “U.S. Figure Skating is very excited about each of our […]

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SLC IOC Press Conference
Members of the IOC Future Host Commission, the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games and USOPC wrap up a four-day visit ahead of a vote for Salt Lake to host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Salt Lake City on Track for 2034 Winter Olympic Approval

As we said on this site months ago: peel away the ifs and buts because for all intents and purposes, Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. There are qualifiers and there are formal steps to be taken but there is no stopping the bid after a site visit from […]

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IOC Salt Lake Visit
Members of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games make an opening presentation to the International Olympic Committe's Future Host Commission on the first day of a FHC visit to the potential host of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

IOC Future Host Commission Starts Salt Lake Olympic Tour

While maintaining that nothing is official and there is still wiggle room, the latest step in Salt Lake City’s march to being formally awarded the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games started Wednesday with the start of a three-day tour by the International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission. The Future Host Commission invited Salt Lake […]

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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
Georg Hackl of Germany speeds past an Olympic logo during a practice run for the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

2034 Winter Olympic Venue Plan Released Before IOC Visit

Thirteen venues have been proposed to host events for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games announced Wednesday ahead of a visit next week by the International Olympic Committee. The plan includes a core of existing venues along with bringing new events of […]

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World Curling

Korea to Host 2025 World Women’s Curling Championship

The 2025 Women’s World Curling Championship will be held in the Uijeongbu Arena in Uijeongbu, South Korea, the international federation has announced. It will be the second time South Korea hosts the women’s championship and first since 2009 in Gangneung. South Korea has hosted 13 World Curling championships, as well as the 2018 Olympic and […]

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