Cortina Sliding Centre
Winter sports venue being built in Italy
The Cortina Sliding Centre, also known as the Eugenio Monti Sliding Centre, is a sliding venue in the alpine village of Cortina d'Ampezzo in Veneto, Italy. It was purpose-built to host the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The track is a full reconstruction of the Eugenio Monti Olympic Track which sat on the same site from 1923 until its closure in 2008. The current track is similar in length to the original and has the same number of curves, but the new layout meets modern design, layout, and safety standards set out by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) and the Federation International de Luge (FIL).
Planning and construction
When the original bid for the 2026 Olympic Games was first launched by northern Italy, the venue plan included a major renovation of the abandoned track at Cesana Pariol, which was built for the Torino 2006 Olympic Games, as it was in much better condition than the track in Cortina, which had not been renovated since 1981, and was abandoned completely in 2008. By the time the bid was finalized, it included a loose plan to renovate the abandoned track in Cortina. It was later determined that if the organizing committee wanted to host sliding events in Italy, an entirely new venue would need to be constructed. Demolition of the old track in Cortina began in March 2023. Despite political concerns stemming from future legacy and sustainability of the venue, issues finding a contractor willing to build the venue, and even the International Olympic Committee calling for the sliding events to be staged on an existing track outside of Italy, construction began in February 2024.
In just 13 months, the track was ready for pre-homologation, which took place from 24–28 March 24–28 2025.
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