Norway’s Cross-Country queen and six-time Olympic Champion Marit Bjørgen was awarded the international prestigious Fair Play Mecenate award for 2014. On 23rd July, she received the award in Castiglion Fiorentino (ITA).

A concert of a band Bad Things took place in Moscow club “16 tonnes”.

The first Vice-Premier of the Government of the Russian Federation Igor Shuvalov stated that facilities of the Universiade in Krasnoyarsk will be finished in 2017 year.

President of SportAccord, Mr. Marius L. Vizer has announced today that the 2015 SportAccord Convention will be staged in Sochi, April/May next year (date to be announced soon).

Six Olympic Medallists start run towards Korea.

A week before the first competitions of this year's FIS Grand Prix will be held in Wisla, the best Polish ski jumpers were fighting for the national title on the Adam-Malysz-hill on Saturday.

The start field of this year’s Blink Festival 2014 is packed with big names of Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon. There will be 27 medalists from the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi at the biggest summer ski festival, which takes place in Sandnes and Lysebotn next week, from 31st July - 2nd August.

The head of Pyeongchang's organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics resigned Monday, saying new leadership is needed to complete preparations for the games.

Dexter Paine was elected to the FIS Council at the Congress in Barcelona in 2014 and was also named FIS Vice President.

Finnish team leader Ilkka Herola dominated the Finlandia Veikkaus Cup competition held at Vuokatti this week. Ranks two and three went to Jim Härtull and Leevi Mutru.