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Japan’s Higuchi Wakaba won her first Grand Prix figure skating title at the 2024 Skate America on Saturday. The Olympian came back from a provisional fourth place after the short programme to edge out her compatriot Rinka Watanabe by 1.71 in the season opener in Texas. wintersportsnews: Isabeau Levito of …

The German official is set to visit the host city of the 2034 Winter Games next weekend for the first time since gaining the presidency of the International Olympic Committee in 2013 on the basis that he would clean up corruption after the controversial 2002 bid. wintersportsnews: What Thomas Bach …

The American, who, despite his young age, is already known as the ‘Quad God’, had an electrifying debut at the Lombardia Trophy, delivering a flawless show that dominated a strong Japanese field, with three finishing in the top five. With his sights set on the Winter Games 2026, he keeps …

Shanghai unveiled the world’s largest indoor ski resort on Friday, welcoming visitors in snowsuits to its slopes, as China reported its hottest August in 60 years. This summer saw record-breaking global temperatures, and in the faux Alpine square where the resort’s opening ceremony took place, the temperature had already reached …

The NHL is in shock over the deaths of Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, who were killed on Thursday night while cycling in the US state of New Jersey. wintersportsnews: Gaudreau, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, died after being struck by a vehicle in …

Victims have not yet been identified but members of the national ski team from the Asian country are believed to be among the casualties of the fatal accident, according to local media. wintersportsnews: New Zealand police said on Thursday that three people died and two were seriously injured when a …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Canada’s claim for a bronze medal at Beijing 2022 following the disqualification for doping of Kamila Valieva, who was part of the Russian delegation that won gold in the final classification of the team event in figure skating. wintersportsnews: The petition …

A group of US skaters who won medals two and a half years ago at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have just received their medals in Paris and are finally able to touch them with their own hands. wintersportsnews: The award-winning athletes were the nine members of the U.S. skating …

Japan’s two-time figure skating world champion Shoma Uno has retired from the sport. The 26-year-old, who won three medals at two Winter Olympic Games, said on his Instagram on Thursday he was “grateful to have had a wonderful competitive career”. wintersportsnews: In his bid for a hat-trick of world titles …

As the days go by, it’s becoming clear that the impression left on the visitors from the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Future Hosts Commission after their tour of 13 sites last April was a very positive one, further boosting the prospects of Utah hosting the Winter Games for the second …