The opening of the innovative center took place on Wednesday, 28 May, in the Russian Olympic Committee.

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin established a commemorative medal of the Olympic Games Sochi-2014.

Krakow will not proceed with its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics following a 70 percent ‘no’ vote in a referendum held on May 25.

The three-time Olympic Champion Yelena Vyalbe became the President of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Federation for the next 4 years.

Yesterday, 22 May the election conference of the Freestyle Federation of Russia took place.

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, today met His Majesty the King of Norway, Harald V, at the Royal Castle in Oslo, ahead of a visit to Lillehammer for meetings with the local organisers of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

The main coach of the Russian national alpine skiing team became the President of the Russian Alpine and Snowboard Federation.

The PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG) today launched its official Olympic emblem.

The IOC’s Coordination Commission for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, led by its Chair, Gunilla Lindberg,  visited the 2018 Games host city of PyeongChang for the third time this week (29 April – 1 May).

President Bach again calls for those involved in conflict to ‘have a direct personal dialogue’.