Canadian athletes lead the medal charge at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games after 10 events in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, though incredible podium sweeps by the US men's slopestyle team and the French ski cross team proved to be two of the Games' biggest stories.

Russia secured the top position in the NOC medal table at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games by claiming all the medals in cross country skiing's men's 50km mass start event.

The Olympic debut of parallel slalom at the XXII Olympic Winter Games at Sochi provided a spectacular men's event with Vic Wild (RUS) crowning himself double Olympic Champion edging off Zan Kosir (SLO) and Benjamin Karl (AUT) to second and third in front of a roaring home crowd.

The 3rd edition of World Snow Day took place in spectacular fashion on 19th January 2014. Globally, 610 Organisers in 35 countries staged unique events in a friendly and fun environment to celebrate all things on snow.

The 3rd edition of World Snow Day took place in spectacular fashion on 19th January 2014. Globally, 610 Organisers in 35 countries staged unique events in a friendly and fun environment to celebrate all things on snow.

hristy Prior (NZL) and Maxence Parrot (CAN) clinched the penultimate slopestyle competition of the 2014 FIS Snowboard Freestyle World Cup tour which took place in Stoneham, Canada, today.

With his first win in the World Cup, Andreas Wellinger prevented the triumph of Kamil Stoch in front of his home crowd in Wisla. Behind the 18-year-old German and the World Champion of Poland, Michael Hayboeck of Austria finished on a career best third place.

Patrizia Kummer (SUI) and Vic Wild (RUS) won the third and last parallel slalom of the 2014 FIS Alpine Snowboard World Cup tour.

On another snowy day in the Rockies, home team representatives David Wise (USA) and Maddie Bowman (USA) were able to grind out solid runs despite slow conditions to take wins in the Breckenridge FIS Freestyle World Cup/Visa Freeskiing Grand Prix halfpipe event on Sunday.

Due to the lack of snow to build a decent World Cup course, the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup weekend in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, scheduled for January 17 thru 19, 2014, has to be postponed and will most likely take place in March with the exact date still to be announced.