Bobsleigh officials rave about Cortina track, a good sign for 2026 Olympic events being held there
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.
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Italy's new sliding centre for 2026 Games passes initial tests
The new 'Eugenio Monti' sliding centre for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics has successfully completed its initial tests for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions.
Athletes get chance to test Cortina sliding venue
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy : Athletes had the chance on Tuesday to test the new sliding centre that will host events at the Winter Olympics next year following the completion of work on the track.
Friedrich wins 16th bobsleigh world title, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season.
Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsleigh title race as weather takes its toll on Lake Placid track
Germany's Francesco Friedrich is well on his way to another world bobsleigh title.
It's not just Jamaica with a 'Cool Runnings' story. There are sliders from all over the world now
It doesn't snow in Jamaica. Or Malta. Or Ghana. There's been a maybe dusting reported on rare occasions in parts of Thailand and Malaysia. And nobody thinks of Spain, Colombia, Israel, Brazil and Taiwan as winter sports superpowers.
Friedrich wins 9th 2-man world bobsleigh title, leading another German sweep
The greatest ever just keeps getting better.
Germans hold top 3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsleigh championship
Take the season's biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsleigh, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world championships, and there have been 59 instances of sliders from one place sweeping the podium.