Japan and China have pledged to support preparations for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon in South Korea.
South Korea has officially proposed holding the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games together with North Korea.
The Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games earned the accolade of "Best Winter Sports Competition 2019-2020" at the Winter Sports TOPS Awards in Beijing.
Shin Chang-jae has been announced as Gangwon 2024 President as the Organising Committee held its first meeting in Seoul.
The Organising Committee for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon Province is set to be established by the end of this year, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Lausanne 2020 has projected an operating surplus of CHF400,000 (£340,000/$422,000/€377,000) from this year's Winter Youth Olympic Games after revealing the financial results of the event.
Winter Youth Olympic Games champion Yuma Kagiyama leads the men's competition at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn.
A crowdfunding page has been set up to raise money to help the figure skater who suffered life threatening injuries in a fall in a dress rehearsal for the Opening Ceremony of last month's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.
Recent gold medallists at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games are set to compete at the International Skating Union Short Track World Junior Championships in the Italian town of Bormio.
Late risers staying in the Lausanne Palace may have been somewhat alarmed looking out of their windows last week.
Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Acting President Robin Mitchell has praised Lausanne 2020 for delivering an "outstanding" Winter Youth Olympic Games.
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Russia sent a warning of the strength-in-depth in their junior ranks, easing to victory over the United States to secure the men's ice hockey gold medal at Lausanne 2020.
China's Eileen Gu held her nerve to secure victory in a thrilling women's freestyle skiing big air competition - and clinch her second Lausanne 2020 gold medal in Leysin.
By Liam Morgan and Michael Pavitt in Lausanne
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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