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  "description": "The long-awaited decision on whether to relax the rule that Winter Olympic sports must take place on snow or ice – which would open the door to disciplines like cyclocross and cross-country running – is not set to take place until June. But Het Nieuwsblad reports that a central hurdle to their inclusion might be overcome if the International Cycling Union is open to skipping a payday.\n\nThe issue is how Olympic revenues are divvied up. Wintersports federations – which broadly already have access ",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T17:18:46.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The long-awaited decision on whether to relax the rule that Winter Olympic sports must take place on snow or ice – which would open the door to disciplines like cyclocross and cross-country running – is not set to take place until June. But _Het Nieuwsblad_ reports that a central hurdle to their inclusion might be overcome if the International Cycling Union is open to skipping a payday.\n\nThe issue is how Olympic revenues are divvied up. Wintersports federations – which broadly already have access to a smaller pot of money than their summer sport counterparts – will accept the inclusion of sports like cyclocross provided the UCI and other \"summer sport\" federations don't claim a share of the revenue from the Winter Games, per _Nieuwsblad_. The decision on whether to expand the Winter Games – originally set for December – was postponed and will now reportedly take place June 30. If approved, cyclocross could debut as soon as the 2030 Games. [Het Nieuwsblad]",
  "title": "A key hurdle to cyclocross in the Olympics? Money",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-09T17:18:46.000Z"
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