The Eugenio Monti Sliding Centre is approved
The Sliding Centre in Cortina has received official approval. And it makes its debut by hosting the first leg of the IBSF World Cup from November 21-23, 2025. Statement by Mayor Lorenzi.
November 19, 2025 represents a historic date for our community: the ‘Eugenio Monti’ Sliding Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo has received official homologation certification from the International Bobsleigh, Skeleton and Luge Federations (IBSF).
This is a fundamental step that confirms the full compliance of the facility with the technical standards required for Olympic and international competitions.
The homologation comes at the end of a complex path made up of intense work, verifications, tests and collaborations with world-class technicians and athletes. The inspections carried out in recent days have given positive results on all aspects: safety, ice quality, supporting infrastructure and general functionality of the track, sanctioning the full technical compliance of the facility with world standards.
The facility, designed with advanced high-performance refrigeration system and environmentally friendly solutions, is now ready for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games.
And already from November 21 to 23, 2025, it debuted in the first leg of the international World Cup circuit, meeting with great success among athletes and sportsmen and women who tried the circuit.
An achievement that reflects months of intense work, coordination and strategic vision, and that delivers to Cortina a state-of-the-art facility that is functional, safe and capable of accommodating the challenges and opportunities of the global sports scene in the coming years.
Statement by Gianluca Lorenzi Mayor of Cortina d’Ampezzo.
“Today’s is an important acknowledgement, which fills us with satisfaction, of the enormous success that the Sliding Centre is proving to be able to express. On the one hand from a competitive point of view, thanks to the athletes we have had the honor of hosting these days; on the other hand for the value of the homologation and the debut with the World Cup, which confirm the quality of the facility.
The greatest satisfaction, however, is to see the community reappropriate this historic place and live it with enthusiasm: our volunteers, supporters, associations and the whole world that revolves around bobbing culture have shown extraordinary commitment, restoring life and identity to a structure that is truly Cortina’s again.
I thank the Government Commissioner for making this achievement possible, which for many seemed like a miracle. It was exciting to see the races broadcast in Italy and abroad, with images of our valley, our mountains and a Cortina that showed itself ready, thanks also to the snowfall that framed this weekend in the best possible way.
I invite everyone to experience this Olympic energy, to share the positive spirit that these sports bring and to look forward to the future with confidence. The Olympics are already bringing added value to our community and will be an opportunity for a true sports renaissance, not only for Cortina but for the entire territory.”
Ph. credit IBSF