China expects new era in figure skating
China's veterans Pang Qing and Tong Jian ended their career with a beautiful last dance at the ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Shanghai, and their retirement ends an era of China's figure skating but at the same time opens a new one.
Beijing capable of hosting successful Winter Games, says IOC chief inspector
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation commission on Saturday wrapped up its five-day visit to assess Beijing's 2022 Olympics bid on a positive note for the Chinese capital city.
Spain's Fernandez grabs first gold at worlds while Russia's Tuktamysheva wins ladies
Javier Fernandez of Spain outscored reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan to win Spain's first singles gold at world championships, while Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva dominated the free skate and won the ladies title here on Saturday.
Zhukov praises Beijing bid
International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief inspector Alexander Zhukov spoke positively on Friday about Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Japan's Hanyu sends fans wild at worlds
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and Spain's Javier Fernandez gave their coach Brian Orser a day to remember after the duo topped the standings at the World Figure Skating Championships on Friday following the men's short program.
Switzerland win team event
Switzerland beat Sweden to claim victory in the mixed team event at the season-ending World Cup finals on Friday.
Wang Meng seeks to be a champion out of ice rink
Off the ice rink for more than a year, multi-Olympic champion Wang Meng exerted herself into another cause - running a sports gear manufacturing business.
Semerenko crowned in women's mass start of biathlon worlds
Ukraine's Valj Semerenko made perfect shooting to grab the title of women's 12.5km mass start in a time of 34 minutes 32.9 seconds at the biathlon world championships in Kontiolahti on Sunday.
S.Korea confirms venue
Bokwang Phoenix Park will be used for the snowboarding and freestyle skiing competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games after the venue operators and Games organizers met to hammer out their differences, South Korea's sports ministry said on Friday.
Fenninger wins again, puts pressure on Tina Maze
Austria's Anna Fenninger made it back-to-back World Cup wins when she took the super-G at Bansko on Monday.
Komissarova wants to walk
Maria Komissarova has been told to forget about sport and move on with her life which is not easy for a freestyle skier who dreamed of winning gold at last year's Sochi Olympic Games and now hopes only to walk again.
Grange wins slalom crown
France's Jean-Baptiste Grange produced a blistering second slalom run Sunday, upsetting pre-race favorite Marcel Hirscher to claim his second career world championship title.
World Winter Universiade: highlights of men's ski slopestyle finals
Photos show some highlights of men's ski slopestyle finals.
China beats US at women's ice hockey during World Winter Universiade
China's players celebrate their victory after winning the women's ice hockey competition against the United States at the 27th World Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, Feb. 5, 2015. China won 2-1. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
Vancouver ski resorts struggle with snow scarcity
Lying in the outskirts of Vancouver, the Cypress Mountain, which used to bustle with tourists in past winters, runs with less than 50 percent of its capacity this year due to serious lack of snow.
Russian athletes dominate Winter Universiade
Russian athletes dominated on the fourth day of 27th Winter Universiade in Strbske Pleso nad Osrblie in Slovakia here on Wednesday.
Slovakia wins first gold, Russia dominates at Winter Universiade
The domination of Russian athletes on 27th Winter Universiade in Strbske Pleso and Osrblie has continued with five medals collected on Tuesday, while the host Slovakia also won first gold in women's biathlon sprint.
China wins curling tourney
China beat South Koera 7- 5 to win an international women's curling tournament on Monday.