All the lights are green. applications that will support bobsleigh and skeleton competitions during the 2026 Winter Olympics have been submitted to tests in early June in Madrid as part of the ORIS program. Raik Bauerfeind, Executive Director of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), and Gatis Guts, Head of Sport at the IF, participated. The aim: ensure the accuracy and reliability of results and information services during the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games.
IBSF representatives participated in the homologation test of the applications that will support the Bobsleigh & Skeleton competitions at @milanocortina26 as part of the Olympic Results and Information Services programme.
— IBSF (@IBSFsliding) June 11, 2025
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« From the IBSF's perspective, the homologation test for bobsleigh and skeleton was conducted efficiently and successfully., says Raik Bauerfeind. The tests were conducted to the highest standards. The equipment and data simulated in the test environment allowed a complete and precise validation of all scenarios required. (…) Special attention was paid to the mixed team skeleton discipline, new in the Olympic program. » The Cortina track was officially pre-approved at the end of MarchAthletes will be able to train there for ten days in November.
