British-based barrister James Drake has been appointed head of the Panel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that will decide later this month whether Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva violated anti-doping rules and should be disqualified from last year's Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, it was announced today.

Chinese figure skating Han Cong has announced his retirement due to injury, meaning he will not be able to defend his pairs title alongside Sui Wenjing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The US dollar wage bill for the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s executive management has risen by 50 per cent in the space of four years.

There is a golden rule when looking to analyse the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s financial performance: cross-refer to numbers from four years earlier - the equivalent point in the previous Olympic cycle - not one year earlier, as you would typically do with non-Olympic organisations.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is paying $201 million (£158 million/€185 million) to Winter Olympic International Sports Federations (IFs) as their dividend from last year's disrupted Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay have insisted that the experience gained during the Tour de France will help them keep the Flame secure next year.

The death of Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24 has been announced by USA Nordic.

The daughter of Kamila Valieva’s coach Eteri Tutberidze has switched nationalities from Russia to Georgia, it has been revealed.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has driven forward development in sport, not only in China but also on a global scale, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will contribute $10.4 million (£8.2 million/€9.3 million), its share of a $52 million (£41 million/€46 million) surplus achieved by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, to support the development of sport in China.

If all goes to plan, they will be watching the horizon in Marseille a year from now for the first sight of the tall ship Belem as it brings the Olympic Flame. 

Liz Dawson has led her first General Assembly as New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) President in Auckland, where she underlined "exceptional results" achieved in 2022.

A trio of China’s gold medallists from last year's Winter Olympics in Beijing have attended the premiere of the Official Film of the Games at the  Beijing International Film Festival.

Switzerland's Fanny Smith has finally received her Olympic bronze medal for ski cross at Beijing 2022, over 14 months after the race.

Newly appointed President of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FFKKR) Anton Sikharulidze has claimed that many international officials are keen for the return of Russian competitors despite the country's invasion of Ukraine has pledged to maintain contact with the International Skating Union (ISU).