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

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Edited January 20 by Sindo

[NearPup 3,177]

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

[TeamGB 186]

  On 12/12/2024 at 7:47 PM, NearPup said:

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

[NearPup 3,177]

  On 12/12/2024 at 9:17 PM, TeamGB said:

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

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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.

Edited December 13, 2024 by NearPup

[JockCartier 188]

  On 12/13/2024 at 12:09 AM, 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.

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

[NearPup 3,177]

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

[Grassmarket 3,608]

Well, this is going to complicate things for us  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.

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 08:50 AM by Grassmarket

[Dragon 1,893]

  On 3/26/2025 at 8:49 AM, Grassmarket said:

Well, this is going to complicate things for us  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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Only the world championship results. World Cup should be safe because the positive happened at the start of this month.