"Construction on the arena that is set to welcome NHL players back to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade is behind schedule and going right down to the wire. A test event at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena - the new, 16,000-seat venue that is being built on the outskirts of Milan - had to be moved, and new ones won't be until Jan. 9-11."
""There are daily updates in the sense that our team is there working every day," Francisi said. "The companies which are involved with the building of the facility have sped up their work significantly. "We're monitoring all that daily together with them, there's great collaboration between us, we're creating a coordinated plan between their work and our preparations and for the moment we're healthily optimistic, but 100% we'll do it.""
The Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, a new 16,000-seat venue on Milan's outskirts, is behind schedule as organizers race to finish construction before the Olympics. A planned test event was moved, with replacement tests scheduled Jan. 9-11. Organizers have no backup venue option and must ensure the arena is ready for the women's preliminary game on Feb. 5. Teams are monitoring daily progress, and construction firms have accelerated work under a coordinated plan with organizers. Officials have no precise handover date but express cautious optimism that the facility will be completed in time for the February tournaments.
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