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Innsbruck/Igls Sliding Track Denied Approval, World Cup Stops at Risk

Officials set a Nov. 14–16 re‑inspection after aborted tests exposed a hazardous line between Curve 13 and the exit of 14.

Overview

  • Test runs were halted when the section from Curve 13 to the exit of 14 showed an excessive crash risk and could not be controlled safely.
  • A temporary wooden plank is narrowing the entry to Curve 14 to force a safer line while permanent fixes are prepared, according to officials.
  • The FIL, IBSF, Austria’s federations and operator Olympia World say they are working to implement urgent structural adjustments before the mid‑November review.
  • The project rebuilt the lower third, lengthened the out‑run, and added a new women’s start and finish house over roughly 20 months at about €30 million.
  • Late‑November bob and skeleton races and early‑December luge events remain in doubt, with athletes noting most trials used the old women’s start and lacked roughly 30 km/h compared with full‑height runs.