Speedskating for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics might be moved to the Turin oval or a temporary facility elsewhere after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected plans to build an expensive roof over the outdoor track at Baselga di Piné.
Costs for the roof were initially slated at 50 million euros , according to a project announced in November. But there were concerns that actual costs could rise by at least 50%.
“I defended the original masterplan but there comes a time when you can no longer defend the undefendable,” Malagò added. “Everything that has happened since then, from COVID to the war , has gone against us. Baselga is not a victim but rather one of the issues that arise systematically during the organization of an international event like the Olympics.”
Building a roof over the Baselga track was not included in the official Milan-Cortina budget in an era of increasing sensitivity about the cost of staging the Olympics—and the typical overspending funded by taxpayers. There have been calls from the start of Italy’s 2026 bid to hold speedskating at the existing indoor oval built for the 2006 Turin Games.
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