Overview
- Test runs were halted after driving-technical problems in the rebuilt lower section, with the entry to curve 14 deemed too wide and a wooden plank installed to force a safer line.
- International federations FIL and IBSF, together with Austria’s federations and operator Olympia World, are rushing structural adjustments to address the risk.
- The next official homologation check is scheduled for November 14–16 in Innsbruck.
- Without approval, the bob and skeleton World Cup slated for November 28–30 and the luge World Cup on December 6–7 cannot proceed as planned.
- The track underwent a roughly 20‑month renovation costing nearly €30 million that redesigned the lower third, extended the outflow and added a women’s start, yet athletes warn full-height runs remain too dangerous.