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Beijing 2022 Coordination Commission chair praises plans for snowboard big air after venue visit

  • Beijing 2022

Coordination Commission chairman Alexander Zhukov has backed a proposal from Beijing 2022 to hold snowboard big air competitions at the Winter Olympic Games in an industrial sports park just outside of the Chinese capital following a venue inspection visit today.

the Chinese capital today ©ITGShould the big air plans be accepted, the event will join curling, ice hockey


Moccia honoured after being elected PASO vice-president

  • PASO

Mario Moccia has been honoured at a ceremony in Argentina for his election as a vice-president of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO).

medallist Darío Osvaldo García, volleyball player Lucía Daniela Fresco and athlete Federico Bruno.Rio 2016 hockey


FIH launch global Hockey Pro League competition

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have officially announced the creation of the Hockey Pro League

defined participation criteria.Teams will be guaranteed to remain in the league for four years.The Hockey

“The Hockey Pro League has been four years in the making and follows an excessive consultation and evaluation

“It will also allow fans to engage with more world-class hockey more often, whether on TV or live at

“The Hockey Pro League represents the first major milestone for the Hockey Revolution," said FIH President

It embodies everything our 10-year strategy aims to achieve – making hockey a global game that inspires


USA Hockey official confident NHL players will return at Beijing 2022

  • News

Retired USA Hockey executive director Dave Ogrean believes there is a "better than 50-50 chance" National

Hockey League (NHL) players will return to the Winter Olympics at Beijing 2022 following the organisation's

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said that the offer from the International Ice Hockey

time as they are keen to tap into the Chinese market.Ogrean, who served as executive director of USA Hockey

for 18 years across two tenures, recognises the potential of an Olympic ice hockey tournament in China

“I think the Olympic Movement and hockey are going to find a way to be back together and hit it out of

 "The potential of what that could do for the sport and the business of hockey is enormous.”Bettman


FIH sign online broadcasting deal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

  • Hockey

and Switzerland over the next year following the signing of an exclusive deal with the International Hockey

here.Under the terms of the DAZN deal, matches are due to be screened live online beginning with the Hockey

on June 15.More than 700 hours of live coverage will be shown over the next two years, including the Hockey

Revolution strategy which aims to make hockey a global game that inspires the next generation."

Germany hockey star Moritz Fürste, a London 2012 Olympic gold medallist and commentator on DAZN, also

Hockey fans will be delighted with this news.



Beijing 2022 ready for second visit of IOC Coordination Commission

  • Beijing 2022

New Beijing 2022 President Cai Qi will preside over his first visit of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission when they make their second inspection of the Chinese capital. 

 Beijing will stage curling, ice hockey and the various skating disciplines at the Winter Olympics.The


Weightlifting given December deadline to address doping problems by IOC

  • Weightlifting

Weightlifting must convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that they have addressed doping problems by December or risk missing the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, they were warned here today. 

basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling,  equestrian, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, hockey


Gjøse named new coach of Norwegian junior ice hockey team

  • Ice Hockey

Anders Gjøse has been named as the new head coach of the Norwegian under-20's men's ice hockey team.

He has signed a two-year contract, the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association announced, as the country seeks

top league for Lillehammer and Stavanger until retiring at the age of 23.Norway will play at the Ice Hockey



Pyeongchang 2018 announce ticket prices for Winter Paralympic Games

  • Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympics

Tickets for sporting competition at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang will cost from ₩16,000 (£11/$14/€12) to ₩50,000 (£34/$44/€39) and are due to go on sale on August 21, the Organising Committee announced today. 

and cross country skiing for ₩16,000 (£11/$14/€12).The most expensive sporting action is the Para-ice hockey

tickets costing ₩16,000 (£11/$14/€12) and ₩20,000 (£13/$17/€15).Preliminary matches in the Para-ice hockey

Tickets to watch the Para-ice hockey final at the Gangneung Hockey Centre are the most expensive of the



Chinese team join Canadian Women's Hockey League in boost to Beijing 2022 hopes

  • Ice Hockey

Chinese ice hockey side Kunlun Red Star are to join the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).

in the league and will be based in Shenzen from the 2017-2018 season.China is keen to improve in ice hockey

played their debut season in an overseas league last term - competing in the largely Russian Kontinental Hockey

This is a historic moment in time for women's hockey to grow on a global stage, creating a template for

We're extremely excited to announce this exciting partnership with the Canadian Women's Hockey league

In April, China's men won promotion to the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship


Selanne hopeful future Winter Olympics will feature NHL players

  • Ice Hockey

A recent International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame inductee has said he thinks it is important

that National Hockey League (NHL) players feature at future Winter Olympics.

players first featured at the Games.Selanne, who with 43 points is the highest scorer in Olympic ice hockey

disappointed that we are not going to be in Korea next year, but you know, I hope everybody in the hockey