The cable car in Cortina d'Ampezzo will not be ready by the start of the Winter Olympics. Chipperfield's hockey arena will be.
Milano – The new cable car in Cortina d'Ampezzo, which leads to the Tofane area, will not be completed by the start of the Winter Olympic Games next week. This was reported today by Reuters and Italian media. Skiing competitions will take place in the Tofane area. The state company Simico, which is managing the construction, did not comment on the information.
Reuters cites a letter from this week in which Andrea Francisi, a representative of the Milano Cortina 2026 foundation responsible for organizing the Olympic Games, claims that Simico has communicated that the new cable car will not be ready by the start of the games. The Winter Olympic Games in northern Italy will officially begin on Friday.
The cable car is primarily intended to facilitate transportation to the Tofane area. Francisi indicated that in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where Olympic events will also take place in disciplines other than skiing, the non-functionality of the cable car could cause transportation and logistical complications. According to him, the town hall should consider closing schools on the busiest days. Transportation to the area currently relies mainly on car transport.
There have also been problems with the timely completion of some other facilities that are to serve the Olympic Games. Issues arose, for example, with the Santa Giulia arena in Milan, where hockey matches will be held. "The elliptical shape of the building is inspired by the archetype of an amphitheater, reinterpreted using modern tectonics and materials," stated David Chipperfield Architects. The arena was supposed to have a capacity of 14,000 seats for hockey matches, but according to the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, Luca Tardif, it will ultimately only have 11,800 seats.
Reuters cites a letter from this week in which Andrea Francisi, a representative of the Milano Cortina 2026 foundation responsible for organizing the Olympic Games, claims that Simico has communicated that the new cable car will not be ready by the start of the games. The Winter Olympic Games in northern Italy will officially begin on Friday.
The cable car is primarily intended to facilitate transportation to the Tofane area. Francisi indicated that in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where Olympic events will also take place in disciplines other than skiing, the non-functionality of the cable car could cause transportation and logistical complications. According to him, the town hall should consider closing schools on the busiest days. Transportation to the area currently relies mainly on car transport.
There have also been problems with the timely completion of some other facilities that are to serve the Olympic Games. Issues arose, for example, with the Santa Giulia arena in Milan, where hockey matches will be held. "The elliptical shape of the building is inspired by the archetype of an amphitheater, reinterpreted using modern tectonics and materials," stated David Chipperfield Architects. The arena was supposed to have a capacity of 14,000 seats for hockey matches, but according to the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, Luca Tardif, it will ultimately only have 11,800 seats.
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