Winter Olympics







France Euro 2016 success gives Annecy Olympic bid hope

By Duncan Mackay
British Internet Sports Writer of the Year

May 30 - France's successful campaign to host Euro 2016, football's second biggest tournament after the World Cup, has given Annecy's bid to stage the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics fresh impetus, chief executive Edgar Grospiron has claimed.

Ukraine planning bid for 2022 Winter Olympics

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 28 - Ukraine, whose slow preparations for football's 2012 European Championships have been heavily criticised, are planning to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the country's President Viktor Yanukovych announced today.


Annecy 2018 honours local Olympic medallists

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 23 - A group of French medallists from the Vancouver Olympics have been honoured by Annecy 2018 at a special ceremony attended by Bernard Accoyer, the President of the French National Assembly and Edgar Grospiron (pictured left), the chief executive of the bid.


Russia must finish top in Sochi warns new Olympic chief

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 20 - Russia must finish top of the medals table at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov (pictured right) warned today after being officially elected as the new President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).