UK Cuts Funding to Olympic Alpine Skiing, Shifts Focus to Freestyle
British athletes are devastated by the shocking decision and vow to appeal, but it might be too late for the 2026 Cortina games.
British athletes are devastated by the shocking decision and vow to appeal, but it might be too late for the 2026 Cortina games.
The alpine mixed team event, one of the most exciting in the skiing lineup, has been nixed from the 2026 Olympics.
The alpine sport, a hybrid of alpine touring and mountaineering, will become the eighth sport in the Winter Olympics.
The northern Italian cities beat Stockholm-Åre's bid by 13 votes according to the IOC.
Lindsey Vonn and 21 others do not finish.
Vonn returned to the start house in Cortina, though not the podium.