Olympics-Italy's new sliding centre for 2026 Games passes initial tests

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the Cortina Sliding Centre, which will host bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge competitions during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, in Cortina, Italy, January 24, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

(Reuters) - The new 'Eugenio Monti' sliding centre for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics has successfully completed its initial tests for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions.

Track experts from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and International Luge Federation as well as coaches, assessed its compliance with international racing standards.