US EditionWinter Olympics Sports Resist Push to Add Cyclocross and Cross-Country Running to Their Program
Winter Olympic Federations emphasize preserving snow and ice traditions, opposing summer sport additions to maintain the Winter Games' unique identity and heritage.
- Opposing proposals, the winter sports federations said Wednesday they do not want summer disciplines like cyclocross and cross-country running added to the Winter Games in the French Alps and Nice.
- The Winter Olympic Federations group argued Wednesday that such unwelcome 'piecemeal proposals' would dilute the Winter Games' brand, heritage and identity as sports practiced on snow and ice.
- The IOC in its review process set up the Olympic Programme working group to study changes while the winter program lists 116 medal events, which the Winter Olympic Federations say allows room to evolve without summer sports.
- Ivo Ferriani, IOC executive board member and president of the bobsled and skeleton federation, urged focusing innovation on evolving existing winter sports, citing ski mountaineering's Olympic debut at Milan Cortina as a model.
- Facing climate pressure, the International Olympic Committee commissioned a climate study warning fewer potential hosts as France will host the next Winter Olympics and Salt Lake City a later edition.
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The snow and ice sports federations oppose the idea of integrating cyclo-cross or cross-country into the 2030 Olympic Games in the French Alps.
Organizers of traditional winter sports on snow and ice announced today that they oppose the idea of adding disciplines from summer federations to the Winter Olympic Games program.
The Winter Olympic Games Federation (WOF) does not want to see summer events such as cross-country skiing or cyclo-cross on the program of future winter games.
Winter sports federations oppose summer sports inclusion in their Games
BERLIN :The Winter Olympic sports federations (WOF) on Wednesday said they opposed any proposals to include summer sports in the Winter Games, as the International Olympic Committee considers how to keep the global multi-sports event attractive.The IOC in September set up the Olympic Programme working group a
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Winter Olympics sports resist push to add cyclocross and cross-country running to their program
Organizers of traditional snow and ice sports said Wednesday they do not want events from summer federations added to their Winter Olympics program.
Winter Olympic Federations reject adding Summer sports to Winter Games
The Winter Olympic Federations (WOF) said Wednesday they oppose adding non-Olympic disciplines from Summer International Federations to the Winter Olympic Games, while supporting innovation within snow and ice sports, reported Xinhua. "The Winter Olympic Federations believe that the future of the Olympic Winter Games is not better served by piecemeal proposals, such as the inclusion of Summer IFs' non-Olympic disciplines," read a statement. They…
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