Winter in The State of Sport

Utah’s winter sporting legacy takes center stage with a lineup of elite events

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah | November 28, 2023 — As the winter season approaches, The State of Sport prepares to host numerous national and international level competitions in partnership with the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and Utah’s own National Governing Bodies (NGB): US Speedskating, U.S. Ski & Snowboard, and U.S. Biathlon.

“Utah has become a year-round sports state, and these events showcase our state’s continued commitment to our Olympic and winter sports legacy,” said Utah Sports Commission President & CEO Jeff Robbins. “The Olympic spirit lives on through our incredible partners and all of the National Governing Bodies who made Utah home, where they compete and train in venues used during the 2002 Winter Games.”

The Utah Olympic Oval will welcome the world to the ISU Long Track World Cup in January 2024 and Utah will have front row tickets to watch Team USA race against top skaters from Netherlands, Japan, and many other countries on the ‘Fastest Ice on Earth’. Among US Speedskating athletes competing is the dynamic multi-sport Olympic Champion Erin Jackson, who recently took inline skating Gold at the Pan American Games, and youngest-ever World Champion Jordan Stolz, who became the first to win three individual golds at a single worlds event.

Then in February, Deer Valley Resort will host mogul and aerial athletes at the annual Intermountain Health FIS Freestyle World Cup. This ‘Superbowl of Freestyle Skiing’ is held under the lights on the world-renowned runs from 2002 Winter Games.

And in March, Utah’s newest NGB, the United States Biathlon Association, will kick off its first official event – BMW IBU World Cup – since relocating its headquarters to Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah.

Here is the upcoming schedule for The State of Sport:

November 30 – December 3 | FIL Junior World Cup | Utah Olympic Park

December 9-10 & 12-16 | IBSF North American Cup | Utah Olympic Park

January 2-5 & 7 | US National Cross Country Ski Championships | Soldier Hollow Nordic Center

January 4-6 | USS Long Track Junior Championships & World Cup Qualifier | Utah Olympic Oval

January 6-8 | USS Short Track Junior Championships & World Cup Qualifier | Utah Olympic Oval

January 19-21 | ISU Long Track 4-Continents Championships | Utah Olympic Oval

January 20 | FIS Aerials Open | Utah Olympic Park

January 21 | US Aerials Championships | Utah Olympic Park

January 26-28 | ISU Long Track World Cup | Utah Olympic Oval

February 1-3 | FIS Freestyle World Cup | Deer Valley

February 7-8 | FIS Moguls NorAm Cup | Deer Valley