Michael Schumacher in critical condition after ski accident

Seven-time Formula One world champion, Michael Schumacher, has been airlifted to hospital after suffering a head injury while skiing.

The German racing driver was on holiday at a luxury resort in Meribel, France, when the accident happened just after 11am … Read More

Help Team GB prepare for Sochi

Did you receive some spending money this Christmas?

If so, have you bought your Limited Edition ‘British Ski Team’ ski ties yet?  You can get them online from Ellis Brigham, by clicking HERE.

These simple foam and Velcro straps wrap … Read More

Olympic torch breaks new underwater record

The Olympic Torch for the Sochi Winter Games in 2014 has broken yet another world record as it was taken underwater in deepest freshwater lake in the world – Lake Baikal.

The torch has already travelled aboard an icebreaker to … Read More

Olympic torch in space

An Olympic torch is tonight aboard the International Space station.

It is just the latest episode in an extraordinary torch relay journey prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games which take place next February.  Just a few days ago, … Read More

Olympic torch relay to North Pole

As the first month of the Sochi Winter Olympic Torch Relay draws to a close, FamilySkiNews looks at the torch’s progress to date, including a historic visit to the North Pole!

The torch was first lit from the rays of … Read More

Come and meet Team GB Winter Olympic athletes

A number of athletes from the British Winter Olympics team will be at the Ski and Snowboard Show at London’s Earls Court this week.

Before they head off to compete in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, they will be spending some … Read More

Skiing in central London

Did you go skiing in central London this week?!

This weekend, a real snow slope was constructed in Covent Garden for skiing and snowboarding, as part of the Slide2Sochi Roadshow.

With just 102 days until the 2014 Winter Olympics start in Sochi … Read More

North Korea builds Asia’s biggest ski resort

North Korea is constructing a massive new ski area, according to the country’s news agency in Pyongyang.  Leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly made a recent visit to the site of the Masik Pass Skiing Ground, currently being built by … Read More

First snowfall for Sochi

The first snow has fallen in the Sochi mountain range, scene of the next Winter Olympics in February 2014.

The slopes in the Extreme Park at Kasnaya Polyana/Rosa Khutor sites are nearly complete – 130,000 square metres of sculpted terrain … Read More

Record-breaking Olympic Torch Relay starts

The Sochi Winter Olympic Torch Relay starts today.

Over the next 123 days, it will break numerous Olympic records.

It is the longest in the history of the Olympic movement, covering more than 40,000km (the length of the earth’s equator) … Read More