Winter Olympic Games 2026 Bid Process

[heywoodu 15,141]

So where is the speed skating going to be, Milan?

[ofan 238]

5 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

So where is the speed skating going to be, Milan?

 

Val di Fiemme, near Trento

Edited June 24, 2019 by ofan

[heywoodu 15,141]

Just now, ofan said:

 

Val di Fiemme, near Trentino

Not Baselga?  

[hckošice 14,831]

1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said:

Hey that’ll be legal at the LA Olympics 

 

Mikey Phelps agree

[ofan 238]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Not Baselga?  

 

Yes, in Baselga, within the Val di Fiemme cluster of venues. They're rebuilding the venue used for the 1995 World Championships

Edited June 24, 2019 by ofan

[heywoodu 15,141]

2 minutes ago, ofan said:

 

Yes, in Baselga, within the Val di Fiemme cluster of venues. They're rebuilding the venue used for the 1995 World Championships

Oh crap. That was my one and only reason to hope Italy didn't get it. RIP Baselga  

 

Now I'm not sure which epic venues are left...Collalbo and the basically never used Medeo I guess..

[ofan 238]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Oh crap. That was my one and only reason to hope Italy didn't get it. RIP Baselga  

 

Now I'm not sure which epic venues are left...Collalbo and the basically never used Medeo I guess..

 

Yes, very unfortunate. However, the IOC had concerns with the long-term viability of adding a roof and "modernizing" the facility, so it is still possible that it may remain an outdoor facility :d. It would be nice to have the speed skating outside again, it hasn't happened since 1992, but I'm sure logistical concerns such as weather make it an issue. 

[phelps 7,675]

1 hour ago, Griff88 said:

Congratulations Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo!

 

Let's make this one memorable! (since Torino 2006 is voted as the least memorable Winter Olympics)

 

I don't agree at all...

 

sure it wasn't the best edition ever, but what about Albertville, Nagano and Pyeongchang? (not to mention what awaits us in Beijing?)

Edited June 24, 2019 by phelps

[heywoodu 15,141]

2 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

I don't agree at all...

 

sure it wasn't the best edition ever, but what about Albertville, Nagano and Pyeongchang? (not to mention what awaits us in Beijing?)

Nagano is in my mind as more memorable than Torino by a wide margin  

[heywoodu 15,141]

7 minutes ago, ofan said:

 

Yes, very unfortunate. However, the IOC had concerns with the long-term viability of adding a roof and "modernizing" the facility, so it is still possible that it may remain an outdoor facility :d. It would be nice to have the speed skating outside again, it hasn't happened since 1992, but I'm sure logistical concerns such as weather make it an issue. 

Yeah it'd be awesome, but I highly doubt it. Most likely we'll end up with just another regular indoor speed skating rink that pretty much looks like all others (at least hopefully they'll make it better than the mind-numbing borefests of Calgary, Salt Lake City and Inzell, to name just some random rinks).