Olympic races in St. Moritz are becoming more and more realistic

It would be an Olympic hammer. The natural ice rink in St. Moritz could the bobsleigh races in 2026, skeleton and tobogganing as the planned new construction at the Italian Olympic site of Cortina is running out of time.

Now the IOC is also making a statement to Blick about the spectacular secret Engadin plan. “In terms of sustainability, no new ice rinks need to be built for the Winter Olympics,” the IOC writes, “an existing facility in the region or in another country should be used.” In plain language: Olympic races in St. Moritz become more and more realistic. However, remains Igls Innsbruck A candidate.

No sustainability in Cortina

The IOC is very upset about the plans in Italy. Instead of the 2026 games becoming more sustainable and environmentally conscious after 2018 in South Korea and 2022 in China, a new ice rink must be pushed through in Cortina despite a lack of time. “A working group of all parties concluded that there was insufficient evidence of sustainable use after the game.”

In Lausanne, however, one has to accept that the Italians ignore the IOC recommendation: “The local government decided to build. The IOC cannot change the decisions of a sovereign government.”

The now absurd situation: the planned new railway line is not part of the official “Milan-Cortina» project nor the Olympic budget, but would still be used if completed in time. “The OC can rent the court for the games because it would be pointless not to use it, even though it was built regardless of our estimation,” the IOC said.

Source : Blick