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Swiss bobsled athlete has surgery after being thrown to ice and hit by sled in training crash
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Swiss bobsled athlete Sandro Michel is recovering from emergency surgery, his team said Wednesday, after a training crash that has some sliders considering whether it's safe or appropriate to compete in World Cup races this weekend. Michel was in a...
Big questions surround the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics exactly 2 years before the next Winter Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Construction on the much-debated bobsled track hasn’t even begun. Plans for the San Siro Stadium, where the opening ceremony is slated to be held, remain unclear. And an all-new 15,000-seat hockey arena that’s supposed to welcome back NHL players...
IOC pushes back again on Italy's $90M plan to rebuild bobsled track for 2026 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee is still not impressed with Italy’s determination to spend about $90 million rebuilding a historic bobsled track for the 2026 Winter Games. The IOC’s latest statement Wednesday on the public rift came one day...
Milan-Cortina Olympics organizers confident they can build bobsled track amid standoff with IOC
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Organizers for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics are convinced that they can build a bobsled track in record time amid a standoff with the IOC, which wants an existing foreign venue used instead to cut costs. Italian luger Armin Zöggeler, who won...
Shiffrin already in love with 2026 Olympic skiing venue in Cortina
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Two years after a disappointing Winter Olympics in Beijing, Mikaela Shiffrin couldn’t be happier about where she’ll be competing in two years at the Milan-Cortina Games. Women’s skiing in 2026 is slated for Cortina, and the resort known as the...
