4.2.2024
OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2026
The IBSF has been informed by the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 about the Italian authorities ‘recent decision to reconstruct the sliding center in Cortina d´Ampezzo.
In previous technical meetings, the IBSF raised its serious concerns on the tight construction timeline given the fact that the homologation of the sliding track has to take place in March 2025. As an international federation, the safety of athletes, officials and spectators has the highest priority, followed by a sustainable legacy plan for the use of the sliding center after the Olympic Winter Games. Those aspects and the paramount importance of these for the IBSF were communicated to the Organizing Committee during various discussions; the IBSF will continue to monitor the construction process and planning very closely.
The IBSF fully supports the IOC´s request to the Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee to prepare a plan B as a contingency in case of any delays. Therefore, it appreciates the decision of the Board of Directors of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation Board, to give the CEO of the Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee the mandate to continue the work of negotiating a possible plan B.
Source: www.ibsf.org