The town of Cortinadan Petzo, one of the most famous ski resorts in Italy, is preparing to co -host the Winter Olympics in 2026, and is one of the traditional European venues for the first time in 20 years. It shows the return.
The skiers are enjoying the slope of the nearby Doromites, and tourists are walking in the center of the town of Takayama, so the builder works completely to prepare for the deadline in March, which is the first athlete to test. I am.
Finishing a sliding center to hold Olympics Bob, Skeleton and Luge's competitions is one of the headaches facing local organizers and must be adapted to climate change.
Cortina and Milan, the largest North of Italy, are more than 250 miles away, are the main hosts of the game on February 6-22, and five other venues are used before the closing ceremony in Verona. 。
Mayor Cortina Genreka Lorenzi, which is surprisingly long -distance backup solution when things do not go well in Cortina, take the risk of losing slide events from the global hub of these sports. Masu.
“There is a backup to all, but as of today, Bobrace's Plan B does not exist anymore because it reveals that the sliding center is built here,” Lorenzi said.
“I'm not worried … engineers say that the center is ready.”
The International Olympic Committee repeatedly repeated Lorenzi's remarks last week, repeating the truck on time.
The IOC previously proposed to use existing venues in nearby Austria or Switzerland, but the Northeast and Central Government in Italy finally chose to fully rebuild the Cortine Uginio Mont Truck. 。
The estimated cost of this improved site, named after the Italian Bobs Racer, which won two silver medals at the Winter Olympics held in Cortine in 1956, is $ 123 million.
This is a part of the 3.4 billion euros budget of the infrastructure linked to the game.
Lorenzi is convinced that Cortine has a tradition in Bob Three and is one of the oldest bob clubs in Italy.
“Hope … young people go to practice this sport, and even people in other countries come here. Davide HirSchstein, a 29 -year -old local bakery shop worker, stated: I am.
Critics argue that the renewed slide venue is the risk that the renewed slide venue is a white elephant, given that the number of elite competitors in slide events is limited and that the venue management cost is high.
“This center has no future, and we are bothered by it,” said Marina Menaldi, a major activist of the local committee who opposed the project.
There is an example of anxiety. The sliding center used in 2006 when the game was hosted in the Northwest Trinos region, is expected to be abandoned a few years after the Olympics and is now dismantled.
Please let the snow fall
Return to games to Europe occurs when climate change and rise in temperature are threatening many traditional ski centers in the region.
By 2040, only 10 countries can hold the winter Olympics and paralympic snow sports.
Research, based in Bolzano, northern Italy, has shown that the amount of new snow in the Alps has decreased by 34 % in 1920 to 2020, and the reduction has been accelerated since 1980. Ta.
According to the Environment Lobby Reganbente, about 90 % of the ski slopes in Italy depend on artificial snow, 70 % in Austria, 50 % in Switzerland, and 39 % in France.
It is clear in Cortina. Snogan and Gloomers guarantee the perfect white of ski trucks, such as Olympia Derretin Run, a regular World Cup venue, and a course where women alpine events are held.
In addition to the cold temperature, water produces snow and is another important ingredient for leaving holes from early December to April.
It is pumped from an artificial basin and gradually fills in spring and summer.
“We know that we have no infinite resources, so we have very cautious water management,” said the engineer, Alberto Gaspari, an engineer who supervises Cortina's holes and cableway operations. I said.
The Snowgun was provided by the Italian specialty company Technoalpin, which supplied the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, and played an important role in confirming that snow will fall in the future games of his hometown.
Nemanja Dogo, the company's executive sales manager, stated that the infrastructure needed for Italian resorts is already in place, so this is less prior work.
“Cortina, Bormio, Rivinho, all of these destinations had already had a snowy system,” he said, quoted two of the other Olympics hosts.
Cortina enjoyed the last week of January and a decline in snowfall welcome in January because the countdown of the game was approached. The Paralympics will continue with the same joint host next March.
The hotel's hotel owners are looking forward to the additional exposure that will help you take the UNESCO World Heritage Dro Mite all year round.
“Expectations are high,” Michael Zanatta, a Family Hotel in Cortine, said. “We are excited and we are convinced that the Olympics will bring a lot.”
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