The IOC advised Olympic sports bodies on Tuesday to end a three-year program vetting Russians for neutral status ahead of qualifying events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The move was expected since the International Olympic Committee advised two months ago that athletes from Belarus,

GENEVA (AP) — Bienvenue to the Winter Olympics, synchronized figure skating and freeride skiing. Au revoir, Nordic combined. The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday dropped Nordic combined — one of the original Winter Olympic sports — from the program to the 2030 Games in the French Alps and added two new disciplines.