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IBSF Junior Bobsleigh World Championships

The IBSF Junior Bobsleigh World Championships are the IBSF's annual world title event for junior bobsleigh athletes under 26, held for men since 1987 and women since 2005.

IBSF North American Cup

The IBSF North American Cup is the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's second-tier race series for bobsleigh and skeleton, held on North American tracks since 2006/07.

IBSF World Snooker Championship

IBSF World Snooker Championship, or World Amateur Snooker Championship: the premier non-professional snooker tournament run by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation, first held in 1963, with amateur national representatives and past champions including Jimmy White and Ken Doherty.

Ibtihaj Muhammad

Ibtihaj Muhammad (born 1985, Maplewood, NJ) is an American sabre fencer, 2016 Olympic team bronze medalist, first U.S. woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab, first Muslim American woman to win an Olympic medal, Louella founder, and author of PROUD.

IBU Cup

The IBU Cup is the second tier of senior biathlon, one step below the World Cup, where rising athletes prove they are ready for the elite level.

Ícaro Da Conceição

Ícaro Da Conceição (Ícaro Geovane da Conceição Nascimento) is a Brazilian defensive midfielder, born in 2007 in Sergipe, who plays for Club América in Mexico's Liga MX.

ICC Awards

The ICC Awards, also called the International Cricket Council Awards, are annual prizes honoring outstanding players, teams, umpires, and moments in international cricket, first held in London in 2004.

ICC Awards of the Decade

The ICC Awards of the Decade honored the best international cricketers from January 2011 to October 2020. Winners announced 28 December 2020: Virat Kohli (Sir Garfield Sobers Award) and Ellyse Perry (Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award), with 1.5 million fans voting.

ICC Champions Trophy

ICC Champions Trophy: men's ODI cricket tournament, also called the Mini World Cup, launched 1998 as ICC KnockOut; eight teams, 15 matches; India won a record third title in 2025 in Pakistan/UAE; next edition India 2029.

ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

ICC Cricket Hall of Fame: honor roll run by the ICC with FICA, launched 2 January 2009 in the ICC centenary year; began with 55 FICA inductees, eligibility five years after final international, 125 members after the 2026 class.

ICC Future Tours Programme

ICC Future Tours Programme (FTP): the ICC's rolling multi-year schedule of international cricket tours and tournaments for Full Members and ODI-status associates; current men's cycle 2023-2027 with over 770 matches and two World Test Championship cycles.

ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings

ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings, formerly ICC ODI Championship: David Kendix's points-per-match rating of men's One Day International teams, updated after every ODI, weighted toward recent results, and used for World Cup qualification; India led at 118 after the May 2026 update.

ICC men's player rankings

The ICC men's player rankings, once the PwC cricket rankings, are the official International Cricket Council ratings for male cricketers in batting, bowling, and all-rounding across Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

ICC Men's T20 World Cup (World T20): biennial ICC men's Twenty20 International championship, first held 2007 when India won; 20-team expanded era since 2024; India reigning champions after winning 2024 and 2026 editions.

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings: official ICC ratings for men's Twenty20 International teams, developed by David Kendix, rating equals points divided by matches. Launched 2011; annual update each May; England and India recent leaders.

ICC Men's Test Team Rankings

ICC Men's Test Team Rankings, the David Kendix rating system ranking men's Test nations by points divided by match/series total, weighted 100% for recent and 50% for older matches, updated each May; distinct from the World Test Championship table.

ICC Test Championship Mace

ICC Test Championship Mace, the trophy for the leading men's Test cricket side, made by Asprey & Garrard in 2001 and held by the No. 1 ranked team until 2019, now awarded to the World Test Championship winner, currently South Africa.

ICC World Test Championship

ICC World Test Championship (WTC), the ICC's biennial Test cricket league launched August 2019 with nine teams; 12/6/4 points per win/tie/draw, standings on points percentage; champions New Zealand 2021, Australia 2023, South Africa 2025; 2027 final at The Oval, 9-13 June.

Ice axe

Ice axe: mountaineering tool for snow and ice with pick, adze, shaft, and spike; also called ice tool in short technical form. Covers types, EN 13089/UIAA 153 Type B and T ratings, lengths, self-arrest use, history, and recalls.

Ice bath

Ice bath, a form of cold-water immersion (CWI, cold plunge) in ice-filled very cold water after exercise. Reduces soreness and aids acute recovery, but regular use after resistance training can blunt muscle and strength gains.

Ice Capades

Ice Capades: American touring ice show revue, founded 1940, first performance June 16, 1940 in New Orleans; toured until 1997, owned by Dorothy Hamill 1991, rival of Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice.

Ice dance

Ice dance: a figure skating discipline for couples emphasizing rhythm, musicality, and footwork over jumps. Olympic medal event since Innsbruck 1976; world championship event since 1952; scored under the ISU judging system with Rhythm Dance and Free Dance programs.

Ice hockey

Ice hockey is a team game on skates in which two sides use sticks to shoot a rubber puck into the opposing net, first organized in Montreal in 1875.

Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics

The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, won by the United States and famous for the "Miracle on Ice".

Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics men's tournament, Vancouver 2010 Olympic men's hockey: 12-team IIHF event on NHL-sized ice; Canada beat USA 3-2 in overtime on Sidney Crosby's golden goal for Canada's 8th men's gold.

Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics men's tournament (Sochi): 12 teams, 12–23 February 2014, Bolshoy Ice Dome and Shayba Arena; Canada beat Sweden 3–0 for gold, Finland took bronze, last NHL-player Olympics until 2026.

Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey at PyeongChang 2018: first men's Olympic tournament without NHL players since 1994; OAR won men's gold on Kirill Kaprizov's OT goal, Germany took silver, US women beat Canada in a shootout for gold.

Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics men's tournament: 12 teams in Gangneung, 14–25 February 2018, without NHL players. Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) beat Germany 4–3 in overtime for gold; Canada took bronze.

Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's ice hockey tournament, PyeongChang 2018 Olympics; eight teams; United States won gold, beating Canada 3-2 in a six-round shootout, ending Canada's 24-game Olympic win streak; Finland took bronze.

Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: 12-team men's and 10-team women's tournaments, 3–20 February 2022, without NHL players after the league's COVID-19 withdrawal. Finland beat ROC 2-1 for its first men's gold; Slovakia took bronze.