The three-time world freeride champion Eve Sandelgard from Switzerland became the first woman to make a run on a snowboard down the McKinley Mountain.

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin established a commemorative medal of the Olympic Games Sochi-2014.

Krakow will not proceed with its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics following a 70 percent ‘no’ vote in a referendum held on May 25.

The main coach of Norwegian ski jumping team decided not to prolong his current contract.

Today, 26th May, the first training camp of the alpine skiing men “A”-team took place in Belokurikha.

At the end of the Olympic season, some Freestyle Skiing teams and coaches have taken a new direction for the future. Below is a round-up of some of the notable changes for next season.

The three-time Olympic Champion Yelena Vyalbe became the President of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Federation for the next 4 years.

Yesterday, 22 May the election conference of the Freestyle Federation of Russia took place.

The President of the French Ski Federation Michelle Vion was re-elected for this post, which he held since 2010 year.

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, today met His Majesty the King of Norway, Harald V, at the Royal Castle in Oslo, ahead of a visit to Lillehammer for meetings with the local organisers of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.