Becoming President of an Organising Committee is a notable achievement but Swiss freestyle skiing star Virginie Faivre undoubtedly wishes she could have done so in less tragic circumstances.

, been on the right trajectory.Almost all of the facilities are already built, except for a new ice hockey

house athletes at next year's event ©IOCManagers of the 10,000 capacity Vaudoise arena, the new ice hockey

once it has been built, and an indoor sports hall.It will also become the permanent home of Lausanne Hockey

earnest for Lausanne 2020, who unveiled a cow-dog-goat cross called "Yodli" as their mascot at an ice hockey

attendance at the event, where Yodli made his debut appearance by getting the game between Lausanne Hockey

Sweden to set up a semi-final clash against defending champions United States at the International Ice Hockey

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have entered the debate surrounding the testing of a 90-year-old amateur cyclist in the United States, claiming they are "continuously striving" to ensure tests catch cheats and not athletes who have inadvertently ingested a contaminated product.

boxer Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who tested positive for clenbuterol twice last February, and Estonian ice hockey

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©IOCConstruction at the Youth Olympic Village is due to be completed later this year ©IOCA new ice hockey

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed Lausanne 2020 can "set a benchmark" for future editions of the Winter Youth Olympic Games as he admitted the organisation needs to do more to ensure the event enjoys greater worldwide interest.

IOC President Thomas Bach was among the dignitaries in attendance at an ice hockey match in Lausanne,

Access to events at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne will be free except for the Opening Ceremony, it was confirmed here today.

Committee (IOC).Tickets will be put on sale for the Opening Ceremony, scheduled to be held at a new ice hockey

arena being built for the Winter Youth Olympics and the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation World

champions the United States and Canada have both advanced to the semi-finals of the International Ice Hockey

A strategic merger between Switzerland-based Mitchell Communications Agency (MCA) and Stafford Sports Consulting has resulted in the creation of communications and event-management firm Mitchell Stafford Management (MSM).

worked with a number of clients, including ski brand Salomon and more recently with the International Hockey

The newly-built Sopka Cluster, one of the main venues for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, should become a "mecca" for freestyle skiing and snowboarding in Russia, it has been claimed.

programme includes Alpine skiing, bandy, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling and figure skating.Ice hockey

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced the finalists for their Team USA Best of December Awards.

award are an ice dance figure skating pair, the US men’s rugby sevens team and the US national Para-ice hockey

winning back-to-back silver medals at World Rugby Sevens Series events in Dubai and Cape town.The ice hockey

team won a fifth straight sled hockey challenge to make the shortlist.

The International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) has announced that table tennis competitions at the 2019 INAS Global Games in Brisbane will be recognised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) for the first time.

and which is led by World Taekwondo, will also be sanctioned.Basketball, cricket, cycling, futsal, hockey

Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), has explained the reasoning behind the testing of a 90-year-old amateur cyclist, claiming it had to be done as he broke a world record.

boxer Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who tested positive for clenbuterol twice last February, and Estonian ice hockey

Construction on a crucial high-speed railway network linking Beijing and the Chongli District of Zhangjiakou, being built for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, is underway.

and Paralympics, will be the home of the ice sports at the Games and will play host to curling, ice hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) are set to launch a global broadcast platform allowing hockey

It is hoped "FIH.live" will allow for more engagement with the global hockey community and those who

FIH.live is a great opportunity for the global hockey community to engage with current fans as well as

It will also boost the production of user generated content and bring hockey games live to many more

Hockey is a global sport and represents a massive community," he said."

will harness the power of the sport, the power of these communities to bring more content and value to hockey

A cross between a cow, dog and goat named "Yodli" has been unveiled as the mascot for next year's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne here today.

Yodli was officially revealed to the crowd prior to a Swiss National Hockey League match between Lausanne

Hockey Club and HC Davos on the eve of the one year to go milestone until the opening of the 2020 Winter

the diversity of the Youth Olympic Games participants".Yodli was unveiled today before a Swiss ice hockey