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, Thursday, Jan ...

With less than a year until the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, the sliding track is finally ready for its first ...

ROME, Italy — When Italian skeleton competitor Mattia Gaspari became the first athlete to test the controversial sliding track for next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, he did so in a sort ...

Testing Begins at Cortina's Controversial Olympic Sliding Track for Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton ROME (AP) — When Italian skeleton competitor Mattia Gaspari became the first athlete to test the ...

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 ...

Sliders would move up the track slowly throughout the coming days. There are testing events at the Cortina track for all three sliding sports — bobsled, skeleton and luge — scheduled for ...

Sliders would move up the track slowly throughout the coming days. There are testing events at the Cortina track for all three sliding sports — bobsled, skeleton and luge — scheduled for ...