A skeleton athlete from The Gambia has set up a crowdfunding page to help his country compete at a Winter Olympic Games for the first time at Beijing 2022.

Concerns over the future of the sliding track used during the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary have grown after the demolition of the first five corners began last week.

Former Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Dürr, disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi for the use of Erythropoietin, has been banned for life for his alleged involvement in a doping network.

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Anastasiya Kuzmina has called a final end to her biathlon career at the age of 35.

Uncertainty surrounding the legacy of three venues used during last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang appears to have been allayed after the Gangwon Province revealed plans for their future use.

China has stepped up its pursuit of medals at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing with the appointment of biathlon legends Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Darya Domracheva as national team coaches.

The newly appointed head coach of the team formed to help develop Chinese ice hockey talent prior to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games is relishing the challenge.

Ghana's first Winter Olympian in skeleton, Akwasi Frimpong, has received a boost in his bid to compete at Beijing 2022 after signing a sponsorship deal with the Ghana National Gas Company.

Blanca Fernández Ochoa, the first Spanish woman to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games, has been found dead after a near two-week search.

Natalie Dunman has been appointed performance director for skeleton at the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA).

An Olympic Torch produced for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble has sold for $225,000 (£185,000/€205,000) at auction.

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) has reached an agreement with the men's Swedish Hockey League (SHL) that will contribute up to SEK400,000 (£33,000/$41,000/€37,000) a year for the compensation of earning losses for women's national team players.

An Olympic Torch produced for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble is to be auctioned tomorrow with a reserve price of $180,000 (£150,000/€160,000). 

Double Olympic gold medallist Ester Ledecká has received the Czech Republic's highest sports award for her history-making performance at last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.