Cortina, the match Italy absolutely did not want to lose against the IOC - Francs Jeux

The Italian government had made a point that the construction site of the Cortina Sliding Centre would be completed. The Italian authorities did not have to face the challenge of seeing the bobsleigh, sledge and skeleton events taking place in another country. Against the advice of the International Olympic Committee, the Italian authorities therefore put the package on the renovation of the Eugenio Monti track, used during the 1948 Winter Games…