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12/10/2025 |  Olympic hopeful cross-country skier tries to put India on the winter sports map (Associated Press (AP)) Most of Bhavani Thekkada’s competitors grew up on skis. She grew up on a coffee farm — in southern India.
So as a cross-country skier, she’s a little behind.
Thekkada has been hitting European tracks in recent weeks trying to keep her Olympic dream alive. She’s a longshot to qualify for the Milan Cortina Winter Games, but she’s reaching some other goals along the way.

12/9/2025 |  U.S. Ski & Snowboard Partners with YouTube for Athlete Content (SportsTravel) U.S. Ski & Snowboard and YouTube have announced a new partnership, aimed at bringing fans closer to Team USA athletes as they prepare for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan–Cortina, Italy. The pact marks the first partnership between YouTube and a U.S. winter national governing body.

11/24/2025 |  Snow hope: Britain seeks medal comeback after Beijing blank (Reuters Sports)

• Britain hopes to turn page on Beijing 2022 blank
• Everything to play for at Milano Cortina, says GB Snowsport boss
• No medal target set for February Games

LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Britain's skiers and snowboarders came away empty-handed from Beijing 2022 but medal hopes are rising again as the Milano Cortina Olympics draw near.

11/18/2025 |  U.S. Ski & Snowboard Abandons Bid to Become Surfing NGB (SportsTravel) U.S. Ski & Snowboard has abandoned its pursuit to become the national governing body of surfing in the United States.
The winter national governing body had announced in March that it would challenge USA Surfing’s bid to be re-certified by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, filing a motion with the USOPC to be recognized as the governing body.

11/15/2025 |  US ski star Shiffrin dominates 1st World Cup slalom of Olympic season for career win 102 (Associated Press (AP)) LEVI, Finland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin opened the Olympic slalom season in convincing style Saturday by dominating a World Cup race in Finnish Lapland for her record-extending 102nd career win.
The American star built on a commanding first-run lead of more than a second, clocked the fastest time again in the final run and won the race by 1.66 seconds from second-placed Lara Colturi.