Promising progress in building the bobsleigh in Cortina!

Promising progress in building the bobsleigh in Cortina!

The German Olympic Sports Association (DOSB) is optimistic about the progress of building the bob and toboggan run in Cortina d’Ampezzo, one year before the winter games 2026. Olaf Tabor, the DOSB performance sports board, reported on positive developments, and there is the possibility that the first ice cream meter race will take place in March 2025. It could happen that test competitions have already been carried out. Despite the sustainability concerns of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the bob and toboggan run is built, which are against new permanent competition sites without a post-use concept. The total construction costs are estimated at around 82 million euros, divides Süddeutsche.de with.

The Italian organizers had commissioned the construction of the new railway despite the misfortune of the IOC, which indicated existing, functional lanes outside of Italy. According to Sportschau.de , the Italian government approved the construction application to the construction company Pizzarotti and actively supported the measure under the legal government of Giorgia Meloni. Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini drives the project forward, although the environmental associations have violent criticism of the new building and find the financial effort as disproportionate

technical challenges

The IOC had set a deadline until the end of January to present an alternative plan for the sustainability of the new railway, but this was not observed. There are concerns whether the train can be completed in good time and the technical requirements. If this does not succeed, it could be necessary to shift the competitions over 6,000 kilometers away in the USA in the United States, as in the reports of Augsburger Allgemeine . Despite these challenges, Tabor expresses his optimism that all competitions can take place in Italy as planned.

The tight schedule of the project comprises 625 days until the full acceptance and includes the first test drives that could take place in March next. The winter games 2026 are scheduled for the period from February 6th to 22nd and are played in several Italian cities.