Organizers of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics plan to build bobsled track despite IOC's suggestion

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Organizers for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics are determined to build a bobsled track despite the International Olympic Committee's suggestion of using existing foreign venues to cut costs. The issue is expected to be resolved after a board meeting of the local organizing committee.

Organizers for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics are convinced that they can build a bobsled track in record time amid a standoff with the IOC , which wants an existing foreign venue used instead to cut costs. Italian luger Armin Zöggeler, who won medals at a record six consecutive Winter Games, said the International Olympic Committee’s suggestion of using tracks in nearby Austria or Switzerland doesn’t make sense because neither facility is ready for a modern Olympics.

The contentious issue is due to be resolved following a board meeting of the local organizing committee on Tuesday and Milan-Cortina chief executive Andrea Varnier addressed the situation over the weekend. “We knew from the beginning what the idea of the IOC was,” Varnier said in Cortina. “They never thought that we should build a new sliding center. That’s very clear. “Nevertheless, because of the tradition of Cortina, we always planned to have a sliding center in Cortin

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