Winter Sports

Chinese sportswear brand Anta has agreed a deal to sponsor 13 of China’s national winter sports teams.

Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has stepped up its backing of US winter sports by partnering with US Figure Skating and US Speedskating, and extending an existing agreement with USA Hockey.

Swiss tourism bodies Titlis Cableways and Lucerne Tourism have signed on as main sponsors of the 2017 World Women’s Curling Championship and the 2018 World Men’s Curling Championship.

German lubricants manufacturer Liqui Moly has strengthened its winter sports portfolio by agreeing deals to sponsor this year’s World Luge Championships and Ski Jumping World Cup series.

Beijing Competitor Sports Science and Technology (CPT) has been named as title sponsor of the 2017 World Women’s Curling Championship.

Confectionery group Hershey has entered into a partnership with the US Ski and Snowboard Association.

Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has agreed to become the title sponsor of the US Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) 2016-17 US Grand Prix.

Private banking and asset management group LGT has agreed a partnership with the Infront Sports & Media agency to sponsor three leading events organised by the World Curling Federation.

South Korean tyre manufacturer Nexen has agreed deals to sponsor a number of leading winter sports competitions as it seeks to strengthen its brand and increase sales of winter products.

Italian fashion label Calzedonia has entered into a partnership with the Italian Winter Sports Federation (Fisi).

German lubricants manufacturer Liqui Moly has agreed a deal with the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation to become the main sponsor of its World Cup and World Championships events.

Business communications and networking firm VoIP Defender has signed on as the title sponsor of the 2017 World Junior Curling Championships.

Telecommunications company KPN has agreed a two-year extension to its partnership with the Royal Dutch Skating Association (KNSB).

The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter Games (POCOG) has agreed a sponsorship deal with Korean oil refinery S-Oil.

International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour team Trek-Segafredo has unveiled a sponsorship deal with software company CA Technologies.

The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter Games (POCOG) has agreed partnerships with ServeOne and HS Ad, subsidiaries of Korean conglomerate LG Group.

German Carmakers Audi and BMW are two of the three dominant multimillion euro spenders in winter sports across eight disciplines and 17 events.

Business communications and networking firm VoIP Defender has agreed a deal to become title sponsor of the World Curling Federation’s 2016 World Junior Championships.