Lake Placid working with Italian officials as a backup sliding site for 2026 Winter Games

[urungus]

Not technically skiing/snowboarding but would be cool to see … less than 14 months remain until opening day Feb 6, 2026, not much time left for the Italians to get their new course up and running…

Lake Placid working with Italian officials as a backup sliding site for 2026 Winter Games

Lake Placid would play host to bobsled, luge and skeleton events for the 2026 Olympics if a track currently being rebuilt in Italy isn’t finished in time for the Milan-Cortina Games, officials said Wednesday.

apnews.com

 

[BenedictGomez]

Probably a good reason why Bitcoin hardware wallets, free scholarships, offshore bank transactions, and blowjobs shouldn't be the typical prerequisites for awarding Olympic (or FIFA World Cup) bids.

 

[AdironRider]

This feels like less of a corruption problem and more of an Italian work ethic problem.