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The President of the International Ski & Snowboard Federation has issued his annual message looking back on this year and ahead to 2024. NEW

The girl has only just gone and done it! It follows a Crystal Globe at the weekend. UPDATED

Mia Brookes secures the 2023/24 season Freestyle Snowboard Big Air Crystal Globe with third place at the Copper Mountain World Cup. Andrew Musgrave wins silver in cross-country in Norway. Menna Fitzpatrick, guided by Katie Guest, takes gold & silver in the downhills in Para-alpine World Cup in St Moritz, Switzerland. UPDATED

The US superstar claimed victory in St Moritz, Switzerland, to extend her record as the greatest Alpine skier of all time. She now has 91 victories with just four in Downhill. NEW

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won the team snowboard cross in Les2Alps. It follows a second place for Kirsty Muir in the World Cup Big Air competition in Beijing. UPDATED

The IOC says it would now continue ‘targeted dialogue’ with the two candidates. Others are left out in the cold. UPDATED

First there were some serious contenders, then they all dropped out. Delays happened with no viable candidates but now serious contenders are back with battle underway this week.

Dave Ryding came fourth in the first race of the season as he embarked on his 15th World Cup campaign. On the eve of the race he said he has no intention of retiring.UPDATED

The first event is due to take place in 2028 with St. Moritz/Engadine in Switzerland and Lillehammer/Hafjell in Norway throwing their hats into the ring.

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has held its autumn meeting. It dealt with the appointment of technical officials, reports from future major events and proposals from the FIS Technical Committees.

It’s the Big Air Chur FIS Freeski and Snowboard World Cup in Switzerland. On Friday freeski takes the spotlight, followed by snowboard on Saturday. British eyes will be on Mia Brookes in the women’s snowboard. NEW

The dates and venues for the 2023/2024 FIS alpine ski World Cup season have been revealed. We look at what’s in store.

It’s the 17th edition of the Freeride World Tour and Georgia is a new location. As always the event concludes in Verbier in Switzerland.

Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions will not take place in Milan, Cortina or any other Italian site. Innsbruck in Austria is the most likely venue.

Britain’s greatest ever Paralympic Downhill Skier, and 4-time Paralympic Medallist, Millie Knight, has announced she is retiring from the sport. It marks the end of a remarkable and inspirational career. NEW

He won the second slalom race at the Winter Games NZ at Coronet Peak ski resort in New Zealand. His World Cup ranking moves from 79 to 53. NEW

It is part of a wider increase of £2.4m for athletes aiming to compete at the Milan-Cortina Games in Italy.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, FIS, and Infront have agreed terms for an exclusive agency agreement for the distribution of the international media rights to FIS World Cup events.

There are some old faces and new ones as the Freeski, Freestyle Snowboard, Moguls, Snowboard Cross, and Ski Cross Squads are revealed.

The Canadian resort has seen elite level competition for the past three decades.  Next season the resort will not hold any World Cup races.

This time it’s the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly, ESPY, Award for “Best Athlete – Women’s Sports”. It is Shiffrin’s first ESPY Award.

He works in the advertising industry and is an avid skier & keen marathon runner. He succeeds Rory Tapner.

The Swedish Olympic Committee is set to continue looking at bidding for the 2030 Winter Olympics following positive results from a feasibility study. It is rapidly becoming the favourite after others loose interest.

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has published the strategic goals that it hopes will deliver value for all its stakeholders.

Often there is a clear favourite but it is not so simple for the Olympics after next. Deferrals, scandal and late entrants are in the mix.

It would take place every 4 years and would be the biggest event of its kind outside the Winter Olympics. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation is already asking potential host areas to submit bids.

Ski Egypt is a first time World Snow Day host and staged a well-rounded event last season. It picked up a prize of CHF 10,000 – £8,940. NEW

Many of the early season events last season had to be cancelled as there wasn’t enough snow. There were calls at the time to make changes.

Winter Games NZ has secured a five-year funding commitment from New Zealand Major Events to support the event annually through to 2027.

The President of the International Ski Federation looks back at the 2022/23 season. Climate change and sustainability are highlighted. NEW

It went to independent arbitration after £7.2m was awarded to support the Ski and Snowboard programme and £4.7m for the Para Ski & Snow programme. The money is for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. NEW

The long awaited return of The Brits to Scottish snow took place at the weekend with the organisers claiming it a great success. PlanetSKI was slopeside in Scotland.