Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country's performances in snow sports to match those in ice events by the time Beijing hosts the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2022.

additional one in speed skating.Xi was speaking as he visited the Wukesong Arena proposed as one of two ice hockey

Guy Gosselin has been named head coach of the United States national ice sledge hockey team that will

compete in the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Gangneung in South Korea.

to lead Team USA for the remainder of the season," said Dan Brennan, director of inline and Para ice hockey

national teams for USA Hockey and general manager of the 2016-17 US team."

will help our preparations for the World Championship this April.Guy Gosselin the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey

helped them to Sochi 2014 gold and the 2012 and 2013 World Championships.A double US Olympic men’s ice hockey

Gosselin played professionally for parts of six seasons, including a five-game stint with the National Hockey

Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) head Tony Clark has admitted there are "challenges" which need to be overcome if competitors from the league are to represent their countries when the sport makes its Olympic return at Tokyo 2020.

A similar debate is ongoing regarding whether players from the National Hockey League (NHL) will compete

deal has not yet been reached dispute continued discussions between the NHL, the International Ice Hockey

A new survey has found that most Britons would rather have access to sports facilities in the UK, enabling many to participate in sport, than medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

, Sport England’s Active People Survey showed a rise in participation in sports such as gymnastics, hockey

Dutchwoman Naomi Van As have been named the men's and women's Player of the Year respectively at the Hockey

Sincere congratulations to all of the award winners today," International Hockey Federation (FIH) President

It is fantastic to see our coaches and players recognised with awards," England Hockey chief executive

Around 112 delegates from stations including American giants NBC have attended a World Broadcasters Meeting in Pyeongchang to receive updates on the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

at the Yongpyong Alpine cluster and the Gangneung coastal cluster, where they viewed the Gangneung Hockey

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Japan opened their men's ice hockey account with a game against China ©Getty ImagesYukiya Sata en route

competition ©Getty ImagesChina took on Japan today in women's curling ©Getty ImagesJapanese and Chinese ice hockey

Conflict between Kuwait and international sport appears set to continue, despite the resignation of the Minister responsible for laws violating the Olympic Charter, insidethegames understands.

claimed a double trap gold medal - and are doing so again at the Asian Winter Games here.Their men's ice hockey

How long will it be before football is played with headguards or heading the ball is banned?

the ball is a definite cause of dementia then could we see the game joining gridiron, baseball, ice hockey

Around 1,000 female ice hockey players took part in the second Global Girls' Game, where a number of

The initiative spread from the traditional ice hockey hotbeds in North America and Europe with two games

 Switzerland’s Global Girls’ Game took place in Biel ©IIHFIn Ice Hockey UK’s game in Sheffield,

from regional and national junior selections.Ukraine used the event to start its first Women’s Ice Hockey

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OCAThe view from the top of the ski jump before competition was abandoned for the day ©Getty ImagesIce hockey

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in two events, including both golds ©Getty ImagesSouth Korea and Japan collided in the women's ice hockey

Triple world ice hockey champion Anne Schleper has announced her retirement from the United States' women's

I'd like to thank my family, friends, everyone at USA Hockey, and those who supported me during the past

18 assists - and is currently on the books of the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey

team-mate who always came to the rink with a smile on her face," said Reagan Carey, director of women's ice hockey

for USA Hockey.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission chair Angela Ruggiero has expressed her support for Opening Ceremonies taking place earlier in the day to encourage more competitors to attend.

Love it..." tweeted four-time Olympic ice hockey medallist Ruggiero in response to a question on this

Olympic silver medallist Josef Augusta, a former Czechoslovakia national team ice hockey player has died

 "Josef Augusta is closely related to the most successful period of our hockey history," said Tomas

Kral, President of the Czech Ice Hockey Association."

We are losing not only an excellent hockey player and an extremely successful coach, but also a great