The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) has reported a fourth consecutive clean audit for the financial year ended 31 March 2026, alongside progress in athlete support and the delivery of Team South Africa to five international multi-sport events. The Annual Report and the draft Annual Financial Statements for adoption were presented at the virtual Annual General Meeting attended by the SASCOC Members (National Federations and Provinc

Recent public discussion around governance in South African sport has highlighted the important role that accountability and transparency play in maintaining trust in sporting institutions. While such scrutiny is both necessary and welcome, the South African Figure Skating Association (SAFSA) believes it also presents an opportunity to broaden the national conversation about sport. “I have no issue with the media reporting on what is happening in South African sport and holdi

KwaZulu-Natal will open the new Inter-Provincial figure skating season with a significantly larger field when the South African Figure Skating Association (SAFSA) KZN Inter-Provincial Championships take place at the Galleria Ice Rink in Amanzimtoti on 5 and 6 September. The championship attracted 63 entries from across South Africa, compared with 19 skaters who competed at the KZN Inter-Provincial Championships in 2025. Two athletes have since withdrawn because of injury, lea

The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games were a resounding global success, reaffirming the enduring strength, relevance and universal appeal of the Olympic brand. Independent research shows that the Games were followed by around 2.6 billion people worldwide and set new benchmarks in fan engagement. Milano Cortina 2026 marked a defining moment in how audiences experience the Olympic Games, with unprecedented levels of digital engagement across platforms worldwide. The rese

Endorsing the strategic direction of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) towards 2032, the 146th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, today made the IOC and the Olympic Movement “Fit for the Future”. With their support for the strategy proposed by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, the IOC Members laid the foundation that will allow the IOC and the Olympic Movement to remain strong, relevant and impactful in the years to come. “Our responsibility is to build on the strong

The electric atmosphere generated by the people of Italy during the spectacular Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the Olympic Cup. IOC President Kirsty Coventry presented the Olympic Cup on Tuesday during a ceremony at Palazzo del Quirinale in Rome to the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, who accepted it on behalf of the Italian people. The IOC President also awarded the Olympic O

The South African National Figure Skating Championships 2026 will return to Cape Town from Sunday, 10 May to Tuesday, 12 May 2026, bringing the country’s leading skaters together at The Ice Station, GrandWest Casino for three days of national competition, performance, and rising talent. Hosted by the Western Province Figure Skating Association in conjunction with the South African Figure Skating Association (SAFSA), the championships will give eligible athletes from across th

There is a moment, early in most skating stories, where everything feels possible. For Annika, that moment came in Sweden, where she grew up competing seriously before walking away from the sport after a performance that did not go as planned. For years, skating was something she had done, not something she still was. Then her daughter stepped onto the ice. What started as watching from the side turned into something else entirely. “Sharing the ice with my daughter is incredi

Courtney Kuhn’s skating story begins not with ambition but with shade. Growing up in Cape Town, her family sought refuge from the midday sun at GrandWest. Her brothers skated while she watched from the side. Then, at four years old, she stepped onto the main rink for five minutes at the end of a session. “That five minutes changed everything,” she says. “I begged my parents for lessons for three months straight.” At four and a half, she started private coaching. Years later,

Cross-country skier Matthew Smith and skeleton athlete Nicole Burger have been selected to carry the South African flag at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, which gets under way on Friday, at venues spread across the two Italian locations. Smith (35) and Burger (31) are the oldest members among the five athletes who will do duty for Team SA at the XXV Winter Olympics. This is the biggest delegation that the country has ever sent to a Winter Games. All five are exp

The stage is set for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry, as she opened the 145th IOC Session at Milan’s iconic Teatro alla Scala in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella. “Everyone you meet cannot wait for the Games to begin. There is definitely an Olympic vibe building in the streets of Milan, in Cortina and in all host regions and more specifically in the heart

Some partnerships are built carefully on paper, while others reveal themselves the moment two skaters step onto the ice together. For Milanѐ Gamberini (11) and Philip Malan (14), it began with a try-out lesson in 2022. Three years later, they will make history as South Africa’s first Basic Novice Pairs team to debut at an ISU-listed international competition, stepping onto the ice at Skate Berlin in February. Their coach, Konrad Giering, head coach at Evolution on Ice in Pret

On Monday, with 11 days to go to the start of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) announced the five athletes to represent Team South Africa. This is the biggest delegation that the country has sent to a Winter Games, eclipsing the four that went to the 1960 Games in Squaw Valley, USA. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be staged from 6-22 February. There are two teenagers in

The Olympic flame for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games was lit on Wednesday in Ancient Olympia, the historic birthplace of the Olympic Games. The ceremony marks the beginning of the flame’s journey towards Italy, where it will arrive on 4 December to travel across the country on its way to the Opening Ceremony on 6 February 2026. The ceremony, held in Archaeological Museum of Olympia, was hosted by Isidoros Kouvelos, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and

The Olympic Truce Resolution was adopted today by the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The resolution calls for the observance of the Olympic Truce for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry and Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee President and IOC Member Giovanni Malagò welcomed the adoption, by consensus, in their addresses during the General Assembly.

Ask Cody Kock what changed this past season and he will not point to a single jump. He will talk about time, learning to manage it and the stress that goes along with studying Grade 12 while chasing scores on the ice. “The biggest lesson I have learned was time management,” he says. “I have also been able to manage stress and self-doubt. Learning how to manage my time has helped me prepare better for my Grade 12 year and final exams, while also training and preparing for comp

The ice first hooked Etienne Dreyer across the road from his school in Johannesburg. Wednesdays meant half-price sessions and the pull was immediate. “From the moment I was on the ice, the feeling of gliding freely, the cool air on my face and the sound of the music made me want to go back again and again. So, my parents signed me up for the academy classes.” He went on to skate and compete around the world under Colleen Millard, “who also coached Barbara Anne Hawkes and Dino

Synchronised skating in South Africa is set for a timely boost with the upcoming visit of Eeva Sunnari, who will be in the country in her capacity as a Visiting ISU Coach. With development work in 14 countries, she says her goal is to help South African skaters, coaches and stakeholders build practical momentum. “Having worked around the world within the development of Synchronised Skating, I am very much looking forward to contributing to the future of this intriguing sport

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) hosted its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, where...

Team Illusion, the all-female mixed-age synchronised skating team from Gauteng North and 2025 South African champions, are coached by...