There’s new opposition to a proposal to add cross-country running and cyclocross to the Winter Games, including at Utah’s next Olympics in 2034.

The international federations over traditional Olympic winter sports — biathlon, bobsled and skeleton, hockey, luge, skating, ski and snowboard, and curling — are now warning the possible additions could hurt the Winter Games.

In what’s been dubbed a “Cold War” in sports, the Winter Olympic Federations issued a statement Wednesday against what they labeled a “piecemeal” proposal from World Athletics, the international federation for track and field.

“The Winter Olympic Federations are firm in our belief that such an approach would dilute the brand, heritage, and identity that make the Olympic Winter Games unique — a celebration of s

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