"Downhill racing at the last three Winter Games Sochi in 2014, Pyeongchang in 2018 and Beijing in 2022 were held at completely new sites. Women's skiing at the Games will be on the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, which has hosted the World Cup circuit's signature races for decades. The Cortina course features a rhythmic track where racers can reach speeds hovering around 80 mph."
"Men's skiing will be held on the Stelvio in Bormio, which is known as the most physically demanding course on the World Cup circuit. It's usually held in late December, when the course is dark, icy and uncomfortably bumpy. In February, the sun figures to be peeking out, making the courage-testing downhill a little less daunting. It's so unique that we're actually in a classic Alpine space for both of these events,"
Olympic alpine events will take place at iconic World Cup venues Cortina d'Ampezzo and Bormio, restoring classic Alpine settings to the Games. Women's downhill will use the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina, known for a rhythmic track and speeds near 80 mph. Men's downhill will run on the Stelvio in Bormio, regarded as the most physically demanding World Cup course, typically dark, icy and bumpy in December but sunnier and slightly less daunting in February. Cortina hosted Lindsey Vonn's record-breaking 63rd World Cup victory in 2015, an event marked by Tiger Woods briefly lifting a skull mask and showing a missing front tooth.
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