The Czech Republic is set to take its largest team to date to a Winter Olympics, after a squad of 113 athletes was confirmed for Beijing 2022, an increase of 19 from Pyeongchang 2018.

 "Those four years passed very fast and we will fly to China in a while."

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has confirmed quota places for National Olympic Committees for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, with Germany boasting the maximum across all events.

representatives through Elena Nikitina, Yulia Kanakina and Alina Tararychenkova.Canada, the United States, hosts China

champion Martins Dukurs and his brother Tomass earned two places for Latvia, with South Korea, Italy, China

Korea, Ukraine, Italy and Vietnam will be considered for re-allocated spots.Germany, Canada, the US and China

crews as Beijing 2022, having shared gold at Pyeongchang 2018.Switzerland, the US, Latvia, South Korea, China

to defend his four-man title from Pyeongchang 2018.ROC, the US, Switzerland, Austria, South Korea, China

China has claimed it has surpassed its target of getting 300 million people participating in winter sports

A report conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of China found that 346 million people had taken

this is not the end, but only the beginning for sustainable development of the winter sports sector in China

month period.Further data released by the National Winter Sports Administrative Center confirmed that China

China is one of the most important global markets and has great potential for growth."

I am very impressed with how China has made the development of snow sports a priority - a country with

Tickets for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing will not be sold to the general public because of COVID-19 concerns, organisers have announced.

the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19.More than 20 million people are in lockdown in China

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has admitted she remains concerned for Chinese player Peng Shuai but praised the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for how it has handled the situation.

Lianhe Zaobao it was written "completely out of my own will".The WTA, which pulled all events from China

Canada and the United States are set for a rematch of the Pyeongchang 2018 ice hockey final on the opening day of competition at the 2022 Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, following the release of the schedule.

5 - Paralympic and world champions US are scheduled to take on Canada, with debutants Slovakia and China

Olympic short track speed skating medallist Allison Baver is due to appear in court tomorrow facing charges of obtaining $10 million (£7 million/€9 million) in COVID-19 relief payments to, she claimed, help fund a Hollywood film starring Elijah Wood.

Reutter and Kimberly Derrick to clinch bronze in the women’s 3000m relay behind Canada and winners China

2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing have been finalised, taking seven and 16 athletes respectively to China

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) ice hockey team will face Latvia in a pre-Beijing 2022 warm-up match, it has been announced.

eighth place at Sochi 2014 marking their best result to date.Canada, United States, Germany and hosts China

Shane Doan has been appointed general manager of Canada's men's ice hockey team for next month's Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, with Claude Julien head coach.

are set to play Germany in their first Beijing 2022 match on February 10 at the Wukesong Arena.Hosts China

Czech President Miloš Zeman has criticised the politicisation of the Olympic Games as an increasing number of countries join a United States-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022.

June last year, urging the country’s Government to diplomatically boycott Beijing 2022 after accusing China

further suppress human rights and freedoms", with "massive repression against minorities".It condemned China

to Beijing last April for the "17+1 summit" chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping after claiming China

Beijing.Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said he was "very concerned about the human rights situation in China

Reigning world and Olympic champion Chloe Kim won the women’s snowboard halfpipe final at Laax in Switzerland on her return to the World Cup circuit.

Queralt Casetellet of France with a score of 80.00.The overall World Cup title went to Cai Xuetong of China

France's Tess Ledeux comfortably topped women's slopestyle qualification at her home Freeski World Cup in Font Romeu, with the season's frontrunners absent.

Romeu.The United States' Maggie Voisin, Britain's Kirsty Muir and overall World Cup leader Eileen Gu of China

Close to 100 per cent of residents at the Athletes' Village for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has claimed.

will go ahead as planned despite the emergence of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19.China

The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee has published a Pre-Games Sustainability Report which its President Cai Qi has claimed demonstrates "our successful efforts in staging a green Games".

Thomas Bach said the Winter Olympics were helping to drive improvements on sustainable development in China

As this report outlines, Beijing 2022 is helping accelerate sustainable development in China, showcasing

consulted with local and international stakeholders, raising awareness around sustainability topics in China