— Published January 21, 2025

The Olympia delle Tofane is a hit with everyone

Olympics 2026

An Olympic foretaste. Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the Alpine Ski World Cup last weekend on the Olympia delle Tofane track. On the program, a downhill, won by Sofia Goggia, and a Super G, dominated by Federica Brignone. The 2026 Olympic Games were obviously on everyone's minds, and This test event largely met expectations athletes. “Cortina is a guarantee of quality, says Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami, Olympic Super G champion in Beijing 2022. The track is still in excellent condition. It's the only place on the World Cup circuit where, even if it snows a meter, you can clear it. So in addition to the magnificent scenery of the Dolomites, it also helps mentally to know that when you arrive here on Tuesday, you can expect a week in perfect conditions » The Olympia delle Tofane will host the Olympic women's alpine skiing competitions, as well as Paralympic alpine skiing"I think they have really prepared everything for next year's Olympics., validates the legend Lindsey Vonn, double world champion in 2009 and Olympic downhill champion in Vancouver 2010. It is the biggest crowd i have ever seen in Cortina. The audience was incredible. I was at the Duca d'Aosta restaurant and there were people all along the mountain watching on the big screen. I had never seen that. I had never seen that kind of atmosphere." From Thursday, January 23, it will be the biathletes' turn to practice their skills at the Antholz-Anterselva site.