Tiger Woods is reportedly not planning on attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, to support his girlfriend, skier Lindsey Vonn, who was a downhill gold medalist in 2010.

The International Olympic Committee has announced that six cities have launched bids to stage the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Cross-country skier from Venezuella Cesar Baena applied for help to Vladimir Putin to get the possibility to participate in the Olympic Games Sochi-2014.

Initial testing revealed damage to a ligament in the ankle but an MRI confirmed that damage was in fact a torn ligament. "Dario will have surgery on Friday and is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks," said team physician Patrick Noack.

The program of 29th Winter Universiade which will take part in Krasnoyarsk includes 12 sports.

November 10 - Munich will not bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics after local citizens voted against it in a referendum held today.

Russia has joined the service truck revolution in cross-country skiing.

November 6 - Pope Francis with Trentino 2013 chairman Segio Anesi and the Universiade torchPope Francis today lit the Torch for the Trentino 2013 Winter Universiade during a special ceremony before a large crowd in St Peters Square in Vatican City.

The Swiss skier Michael Smidt, the Olympic Champion in ski-cross 2013, won’t take part in the first World Cup which will take part on 6-7 December in Canadian Nakiska.

German top Cross-Country skier Jens Filbrich crashed on roller skis during a treadmill workout and suffered a brain concussion.