Aragon President Javier Lambán has claimed that the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) was an acting as ally to the Catalan independence movement through its perceived bias towards the region during the ill-fated Pyrenees-Barcelona 2030 bid process.

French figure skaters Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis are set to take a break from the sport but are not ruling out an appearance at Milan Cortina 2026.

President of the Italian Paralympic Committee (CIP) Luca Pancalli has called on the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to leave a "social legacy" in Italy. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva on her 16th birthday against accusations that she used banned performance-enhancing drugs -claiming "such perfection cannot be achieved dishonestly".

Several conservation groups have expressed renewed concern about the impact that the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will have on the environment and have requested greater communication from the Organising Committee and Government.

Vancouver Mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick withdrew a motion to have a question about a referendum on the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games added to a November’s municipal election ballot but has vowed to re-introduce the topic at a later date.

A decision on the case involving Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva may not be concluded for several months, it has been claimed.

The arrival of the ceremonial  Winter Paralympic Flag in Milan has been described as a powerful message from the world of sport "even in the the darkest moments of our history,”

With all of the talk of Kamila Valieva, human rights abuses and closed looped systems, you can be forgiven if you watched Beijing 2022 and missed the important legacy news surrounding the Yanqing National Sliding Centre.

Italy is hoping to use staging the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as a launchpad for a bid to host Expo 2030 in Rome.

Work on the redevelopment of the San Siro, the stadium due to host the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, could start next year if public approval is given in time.

Swiss motor racing driver Simona de Silvestro has launched a campaign to qualify in the bobsleigh for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Isabelle Weidemann, winner of Canada’s first Olympic medal here at Beijing 2022, has been chosen to carry her country's flag at the Closing Ceremony at the Bird's Nest tonight. 

Australia have celebrated winning their biggest ever medal haul at a Winter Olympic Games by naming freestyle skier Sami Kennedy-Sim is to carry their flag at the Closing Ceremony here tonight.

Details of what Closing Ceremony director Zhang Yimou plans for tonight are being kept close to the chest, but if Beijing 2008 can be taken as a guide, those in the Bird's Nest can expect something spectacular.