4 days ago · Italy appears to be one big step closer to having the sliding events at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics on its own track after all. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation said Friday that it has declared this week’s testing period at the Cortina d’Ampezzo track “successful” and that it looks forward to the 2026 Olympics being held at the rebuilt track.

Mar 25, 2025 · Construction on the Cortina track began in February last year. The pre-homologation plan calls for athletes to begin their initial runs from the junior start, well below the ramps from where they would begin to race for World Cup and Olympic competitions. Sliders would move up the track slowly throughout the coming days.

4 days ago · Italy appears to be one big step closer to having the sliding events at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics on its own track after all. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation said ...

17 hours ago · The CEO of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Andrea Varnier dispelled doubt that the sliding races will be held in Italy. The newly rebuilt track in Cortina d'Ampezzo underwent testing last week and both the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation and International Luge Federation declared it a success, with the final approval to come from the International Olympic Committee.

Mar 25, 2025 · The 1.749-kilometer (1.09-mile) track features 16 curves with an estimated top speed of 145 kph (90 mph) with run times slated for 55-60 seconds. Athletes from 12 nations are involved in the tests ...

3 days ago · For Cortina d’Ampezzo’s “Eugenio Monti” Sliding Centre, the legacy plans in place are well developed, with the track set to become a fixed part of the IBSF calendar planning post-Games ...

Mar 18, 2025 · The track’s essential structure is done. The ice is being prepared. And next week 60 athletes will come to test the controversial sliding center for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.

4 days ago · Construction work takes place at the Cortina Sliding Center, venue for the bob, luge and skeleton disciplines at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday ...

3 days ago · The 1.749-kilometer (1.09-mile) Cortina track features 16 curves with an estimated top speed of 145 kph (90 mph) and with run times slated for 55-60 seconds. The Olympic Regional Development Authority, a state agency in New York that oversees Lake Placid's Olympic facilities — including the Mount Van Hoevenberg sliding complex — is going ...

23 hours ago · With the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics less than a year away, organizing committee CEO Andrea Varnier said he has "absolutely no doubt" that sliding sports will be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy ...