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Congratulations to our GB paraskier who was runner-up in the 2017 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. UPDATED

Slalom specialist Dave Ryding and Cross Country’s Andrew Musgrave are the headline British acts in a series of World Cup events this weekend. NEW

President Putin has said the athletes can compete at Pyeongchang. The IOC has banned Russia after systematic doping at Sochi 2014.

The Northern Hemisphere World Cup season for the two disciplines has begun in the USA and Europe and GB athletes are at both. NEW

We’re in the French Alps this weekend and first up is a bit of world-class slalom action in Val d’Isere. NEW & UPDATED

Thirty school pupils have skied for the first time after winning a competition run by the affordable sports retailer, Decathlon. PlanetSKI tagged along.

They have been expelled following widespread doping at Sochi 2014 though clean athletes can compete as individuals under the Olympic flag. UPDATED

On Tuesday Russia will hear if it can take part in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics following the Sochi drugs scandal. NEW

GB Ski Cross racer, Emily Sarsfield, goes into the World Cup season aiming to get to a Winter Olympics at the third attempt. She’s been speaking to PlanetSKI.

Great Britain’s four-man bobsleigh team at the 2014 Winter Olympics are likely to be awarded the bronze medal after originally finishing fifth.

The event aimed at getting more schoolkids into snowsport is back and hoping to capitalise on interest in next year’s Olympics. NEW

A ski centre in London’s Chiswick has re-opened as a new concern after the previous business went bust in the summer. NEW

Thirteen British Ski and Snowboard athletes will compete at World Cup events this weekend with the non-Olympic discipline of Telemark starting its season. NEW

The long neglected ski centre destroyed by fire is to be rebuilt as part of a £22.5m sports centre development.

A dispute has broken out between snowsports enthusiasts and the company that runs Cairngorm Mountain. Some plan a boycott this winter. NEW

British Ski and Snowboard is to trial a new type of artificial snow at the Scottish resort Lecht 2090 this winter. NEW

Katie Summerhayes has had her best World Cup result in four years. The GB Slopestyle skier tells PlanetSKI the Winter Olympics is coming at the right time.

A host of GB skiers & snowboarders competed in 5 events across 3 continents this weekend and picked up a medal. Check out the results. NEW

A host of GB skiers & snowboarders competed in 5 events across 3 continents this weekend and picked up a medal. Check out the results. NEW

Katie Summerhayes has achieved her best World Cup result in almost four years, taking silver in the Ski Slopestyle in Stubai, Austria. NEW & UPDATED

The visually-impared skier makes the final 10 for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2017. She’s been speaking to PlanetSKI. NEW

Five countries and five World Cup events for GB snowsports athletes this weekend. NEW

The small resort in Les3Vallees has lots going on this winter, including a gaming weekend, gay ski week and yoga in the mountains.

The man who helped take British snowsports from despair to success on the world stage is to leave his post after the Winter Olympics.

It is strange one but organisers hope it sends a message of hope for the upcoming Winter Olympics. What do you think? NEW

It’s the season’s first Ski Slopestyle World Cup this weekend and GB’s Tyler Harding will start his bid to get to the Winter OIympics. PlanetSKI speaks to him.

94 nations are interested in competing at Pyeongchang but with poor ticket sales spectators are expected to be down. NEW & UPDATED

The United Nations has agreed a truce aimed at ensuring a safe and secure Winter Olympics and Paralympics in South Korea. NEW

The alpine skier David Poisson, who died in a fall in training in Canada, is said to have crashed through safety netting and hit a tree.

GB’s Dave Ryding was on course for a historic win after leading the first run. In Milan Katie Ormerod won silver. UPDATED

Two of Britain’s best hopes for the Winter Olympics, Dave Ryding and Katie Ormerod, are among seven GB skiers and snowboarders in action this weekend. NEW

Three of Scotland’s snowsports areas are guaranteeing snow this winter. They’re using snow factories on some slopes.

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Madi Rowlands is 17 and one of the best freestyle skiers in the world. Our video interviews with GB Olympic hopefuls continue.

He’s done it. PlanetSKI’s Ben Clatworthy has taken part in the Winter Olympic torch relay in South Korea and what an experience it was.

Two cross-country skiers at Sochi, including an Olympic champion, have been disqualified and banned from future Games for drugs offences.

One of the greatest skiers of all time has left the stage with little fanfare. PlanetSKI picks up the trumpet to pay tribute to Bode Miller. UPDATED

21 skiers and snowboarders met 50 journalists ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. What could possibly go wrong?

PlanetSKI casts its spotlight on GB’s elite snowsport athletes as they prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The Audi FIS Ski World Cup kicked off Sölden this weekend. Sunday’s men’s event was cancelled but the women raced on Saturday. UPDATED

The Olympic flame has been lit in a ceremony at Ancient Olympia, Greece. A reserve flame was used due to poor weather.

This weekend it all gets underway in the 2017/18 Olympic season – the Audi FIS Ski World Cup season starts in Austria.

Why do so many European people not want the Games in their city? Our editor ponders the problem.

In a delayed decision the Federal Council has backed the 2026 bid but it will need public support and that is far from certain.NEW & UPDATED

There’s a changing of the guard in the world of British freestyle as all this year’s indoor champions were born in the 21st century. NEW

The UN is to be asked to sign an Olympic Truce to ensure the PyeongChang games are safe, given security worries over North Korea. NEW

Sunday’s referendum result shows that the people do not want the Winter Games. It is a significant blow to the Olympic movement. UPDATED

The capital city of the Tirol in Austria is looking at bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. NEW

The International Olympic Committee has set up an anti-doping task force ahead of the Winter Games in South Korea. NEW

The Scottish team riders have taken the honours for a second year as Championship Ski and Snowboard 2017 concludes. NEW

The GB slalom skier is back from South America & was heading indoors to train but a good glacier forecast prompts a change of plan. NEW & UPDATED

Ski racers aged 7 to 70 will be in Gloucester this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the UK’s oldest league competition.

The International Ski Federation is focusing on Pyeongchang & says everything is being done for security on the Korean Peninsular. NEW

With four months to go to the Winter Olympics, PlanetSKI speaks to the man hired to bring home snowsport medals for GB.

Senior figures have left, funding has been cut & then reinstated. Plus there are allegations of bullying, sexism & racism. NEW