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Bobsleigh Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Road to Milano Cortina 2026


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:USA Lake Placid is officially the back-up venue if the Eugenio Monti track isn't finished in time.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/luge/olympics-milan-cortino-lake-placid-sliding-events-backup-dec12-1.7408565

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1 hour ago, NearPup said:

:USA Lake Placid is officially the back-up venue if the Eugenio Monti track isn't finished in time.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/luge/olympics-milan-cortino-lake-placid-sliding-events-backup-dec12-1.7408565

Your telling me there isn't a single track in Europe that could cover.

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2 hours ago, TeamGB said:

Your telling me there isn't a single track in Europe that could cover.

No, Lake Placid won the bid to be the back-up host over St Moritz and Igls. I don’t believe any other track expressed interest.

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On 12/12/2024 at 5:09 PM, NearPup said:

No, Lake Placid won the bid to be the back-up host over St Moritz and Igls. I don’t believe any other track expressed interest.

I guess it makes it makes as much sense as trying to frankenstein an old track in less than two years

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The Cortina track has officially opened today, with the first athletes taking pre-homolgation runs!

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Well, this is going to complicate things for us :GBR as some results might need to be scrubbed.

 

"Great Britain bobsleigh athlete Arran Gulliver has been provisionally suspended for failing a doping test."


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/clyj04qj4peo#:~:text=Great Britain bobsleigh athlete Arran Gulliver has been provisionally suspended for failing a doping test.

 

 

 

 

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9 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Well, this is going to complicate things for us :GBR as some results might need to be scrubbed.

 

"Great Britain bobsleigh athlete Arran Gulliver has been provisionally suspended for failing a doping test."


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/clyj04qj4peo#:~:text=Great Britain bobsleigh athlete Arran Gulliver has been provisionally suspended for failing a doping test.

 

 

 

 

Only the world championship results. World Cup should be safe because the positive happened at the start of this month.

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