French Alps and Nice are surprise favourites to host Winter Olympics

[ad_1] The IOC’s decision came at the expense of bids from Switzerland and Sweden, and another leading candidate in Japan withdrew its bid. ADVERTISEMENT The French Alps, and the Mediterranean…

Stockholm becomes latest European city willing to host 2030 Olympics

[ad_1] Sweden has received Stockholm’s city authorities’ blessing to put forward a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics – which the country has never hosted. ADVERTISEMENT Stockholm has become…

Spiralling costs and melting snow: What’s the Winter Olympics’ future?

[ad_1] An increasingly hotter planet and rising costs are threatening the future of the Winter Games, as host cities struggle with a lack of investment – and of snow. On…