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Innsbruck Skeleton World Cup Canceled After Athlete Vote

Athletes cited insufficient training on the newly rebuilt track.

Overview

  • The IBSF confirmed that the women's, men's and mixed-team races scheduled for November 28 in Igls will not take place.
  • Skeleton athletes voted 30–21 to cancel after Monday's training was scrapped and only four runs were expected to be available.
  • The federation plans to relocate the canceled events to another venue, with the site to be announced in the coming days.
  • The FIL had withheld approval for luge on the renovated track due to a high crash risk between curves 12 and 14.
  • The Igls venue underwent about 20 months of work costing roughly €30 million, and the luge World Cup opener was shifted to Winterberg.