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Top Bobsleigh Pilots Endorse New Cortina Olympic Track After First Runs

Built for roughly €100 million following relocation talks, the 1,445-meter course next hosts the World Cup opener on November 22.

Overview

  • Four-time Olympic champion Francesco Friedrich said the track looks finished even though the surroundings remain a construction site.
  • Athletes completed their first test runs during an international training week at the Eugenio Monti Sliding Centre.
  • Laura Nolte praised the layout’s 16 curves and described it as technically demanding, especially in monobob.
  • The season opens in Cortina with women’s monobob before the two-man event later the same day on November 22.
  • Friedrich is targeting another Olympic double in February after four career golds as he assesses early-season competition.