Olympics-Athletes test Cortina sliding track ahead of 2026 Games

2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics - Initial testing to be held at new Cortina sliding centre - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - March 25, 2025 Austria's Lisa Schulte during a test run on the new Cortina sliding track REUTERS/Claudia Greco

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) -A group of Olympic athletes got their first chance on Tuesday to test the track at the new sliding centre that will host events at the Winter Games next year as a project that has caused controversy nears completion.

The Eugenio Monti centre in the Alpine resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo has been rebuilt at a cost of 118 million euros ($128 million) and will stage bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events during the Games next February.