A procedure to find fresh winter sporting applicants for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission has been officially launched before elections next year.

end of their terms next year.Among them is United States' Angela Ruggiero, the four-time Olympic ice hockey

Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Russia, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.Canada's former ice hockey

Hockey Australia have confirmed Cam Vale has stepped down as its chief executive.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in hockey and leave a better chief executive from my experiences,

“The sport of hockey is well placed for the next step in growth off the pitch and success on the pitch

and I look forward to seeing this as a converted “hockey tragic”.”Australia won golds in both the men's

and women's hockey competitions at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ©Getty ImagesMelanie Woosnam

, President of Hockey Australia, said although the board were sad to see Vale depart, they respected

A potential Innsbruck bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is "real" prospect it has been claimed after Karl Stoss was re-elected for a third term as President of the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC).

their inclusion on the programme for Tokyo 2020.Dieter Kalt, who ended a 20 year tenure as Austrian Ice Hockey

Russian biathlete Timofey Lapshin has become the latest competitor to become a naturalised South Korean after he was granted citizenship, it has been announced.

downwards will compete for 12 slots.Foreign athletes have also become naturalised South Koreans in ice hockey

International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) President Sabatino Aracu has proposed a new nine-strong team for his forthcoming four-year term.

Genchi for artistic, Singapore's Eddie Chua for inline freestyle, France's Alberto Lastrucci for inline hockey

Sports since 2005, Neuenschwander Junior has also been a member of the FIRS Technical Committee for rink hockey

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chairman Alexander Zhukov has praised Beijing 2022's recently-launched marketing programme for the Winter Olympic Games, describing it as "very strong".

 As part of the inspection Xi visited the Wukesong Sports Centre - the venue for ice hockey competition

Russian ice hockey legend Vladimir Petrov has passed away at the age of 69 in Moscow following a battle

extraordinary player and an extraordinary person," Vladislav Tretiak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey

The Russian was one of the most decorated players in International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) history.He

Putin.Following his retirement, he coached briefly and in 1992 was named President of the Russian Ice Hockey

 Petrov was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2006.The Kontinental Hockey League will observe

Figures skating was the most popular sport at the Asian Winter Games, which drew to a close in Sapporo on Sunday (February 26), it has been revealed after full details of ticket sales were published. 

action at Sapporo 2017, the Games attracted a total of 79,828 spectators including crowds for the ice hockey

10,469 tickets sold for the four days, a record for the venue.The third highest, 8,868, was for ice hockey

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic mascot Soohorang stars in a new video released by the Organising Committee showcasing all the sport disciplines that will features at next year’s Games.

Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey

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gala part of the Closing Ceremony ©Getty ImagesKazakhstan celebrate gold medal success in men's ice hockey

Kazakhstan thumped Japan 7-0 here today to seal a second successive men’s ice hockey title here at the

ruthlessly extended their advantage thereafter.It marked Kazakhstan's fourth Asian Winter Games men's ice hockey

Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games was reduced to dust earlier this week, joining Hamburg, Rome and lest we forget Boston in being downed in this race alone. Just days before, Japanese officials and certainly a number of residents of Sapporo – although only a small sample size – were bustling with excitement about pursuing a bid for Winter Olympics.

A 14-0 defeat to a Japanese side, who are not a feared ice hockey nation themselves, does not bode well

providing a level playing field, which have ultimately proved successful.Divisions in the men's ice hockey

gave lesser nations a chance to develop ©Getty ImagesThe ice hockey tournaments could be put forward

The idea of Thailand going unbeaten in an ice hockey competition is one that takes you time to get your

I am not suggesting they could become a force in ice hockey, but perhaps a reward of a promotion could

 World Para Ice Hockey has launched the process to find a player to become athlete representative

accomplishment, knowledge and respect both on and off the field of play.Athletes with a World Para Ice Hockey

an online vote is conducted between May 2 and 16.Any player who competed at the 2016 World Para Ice Hockey

Championships B or C-Pool and the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool will be eligble

role is extremely important for the STC but also for the athletes’ voices to be heard,” Paralympic ice hockey

“Being a member of the Para ice hockey STC gave me the opportunity to provide the real athletes' feedback

Five goals in the opening period powered hosts Japan to a gold medal clinching 6-1 victory over China here today at the Asian Winter Games.

Polish sport climber Marcin Dzienski has been unveiled as the latest ambassador for the 2017 World Games in Wrocław.

ambassador of the 2017 World Games, due to run from July 20 to 30, joining the likes of former National Hockey