Winter Games NZ is one of the top five events on the international winter sports circuit featuring no less than seven World Cup events over the 11-day programme.

The leader of the Australian national team David Morris who won the second place of the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup in aerials discipline previous season begins his pre-season trainings.

On 28th April, Roland Fischnaller and Aaron March of the Italian race board team, along with Austrian veteran Siegfried Grabner and Italy's parallel coach Erich Pramsohler set off on the bike ride from Fischnaller's home town of Villnoes (ITA) to Sochi (RUS).

Pre-season training camps of the Russian national Cross-Country Skiing team begin.

The leader of the Czech national Cross Country skiing team Lukas Bauer changes his plans of training with Russian Aleksander Legkov and Ilya Chernousov.

United States Ski Association announced the team squad for the Olympic season 2013/14.

Russian national team took 5th place in the unofficial standings of the sports results at the World Championships in Olympic sports in the winter season 2012/13.

FIS Snowboard Race Director Uwe Beier has taken a moment to evaluate the past season.

The end of the season not only marks the beginning of a short summer, but also a time during which some athletes decide to end their active careers. The following retirement of Pietro Piller Cottrer in has come to the attention of FIS Newsflash.

Today, 15th March, Russian national snowboard team in parallel disciplines goes to France for a pre-season training camp.