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 ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy :A group of Olympic athletes got their first chance on Tuesday to test the track at the new sliding centre that will host events at the Winter Games next year as a project ...

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 ...

While the 2026 Winter Olympics is still 11 months away, it's a big week in Cortina as the Olympic committee decided that its rebuilt sliding track was ready for world-class athletes to use.

We haven’t even gotten to Paris yet and we are already seeing massive innovation in other parts of Europe as the continent begins to prepare for its stint hosting the Olympics. The Summer ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland : Construction of a new sliding centre for the 2026 Milano-Cortina winter Olympics is on track despite a tight schedule, with athletes set to test the venue for the first ...

Dubi did not elaborate on what is specifically being considered regarding Cesana or if a decision to restore the track could lead to it becoming an option to hold sliding sports in 2026. After a ...

BERLIN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The sliding centre of the Milano-Cortina 2026 winter Olympics will be delivered on time, with the icing of the track to start next month, the International Olympic ...

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 ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. On Italy’s side of things, there is a bit of difficulty with the creation of the sliding track because of its costly renovation. The home of ...