Italy 2026 Olympic organizers sign deal to rebuild sliding track amid IOC standoff
Barely two years before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the local organizing committee signed a contract on Friday to rebuild a century-old bobsleigh track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, putting "a full stop" on a saga that has Italy's finance minister starting to regret backing the bid.
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![Bobsleighs are parked next to the track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Organizers for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics signed a deal Friday to rebuild the century-old track. Two bobsleighs sit next to each other.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7103537.1706904942!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/sliding-track-italy-020224.jpg)
Barely two years before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the local organizing committee signed a contract on Friday to rebuild a century-old bobsleigh track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, putting "a full stop" on a saga that has Italy's finance minister starting to regret backing the bid.