Roda applauds Bormio, but warns: "Work is needed for the 2026 Olympics. We want the men's competitions here"

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The federal president wanted to launch a message at the end of the two days on the Stelvio, already thinking about the Milan-Cortina Games.

Wednesday 30 December 2020 5 minutes reading time

The compliments were addressed to all those who worked for the success of the two days of the Bormio World Cup, especially for what Omar Galli and his men did with the unfavorable weather between Monday and Tuesday, but at the same time Flavio Roda he wanted to set the record straight. To have the men's competitions of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, here on the Stelvio, it is necessary to move with the necessary works for the construction of those infrastructures that are essential to be able to host such an event. A clear warning to the local administrators, expressed after today's descent: “I would like to congratulate the organizers and the great work carried out in these days; the snowfall on Monday put everyone in great difficulty, but the choice to postpone the races by one day was a winner - the words of the number 1 of the FISI - Once again Bormio and Alta Valtellina, with Santa Caterina set up two beautiful giants at the beginning of December, they have shown that they know how to organize great events ”. Then the jab: “We have great ability to organize top events and the right people to set them up in the best possible way. At the level of structures, however, we are not yet there. In Bormio it is impossible to think of having a finish area like the current one for the Olympics. I am convinced that we are wasting too much time: we are in 2021 and it was necessary to already have the conditions so that this parterre of arrival was on track to become a structure worthy of an Olympics. All those who hold positions of responsibility will have to fine-tune the finish area in the coming days and not the next few years, as well as the widening of the slalom track. There are so many things to do. Good organizers, less good people who should think about what the Olympic event is. The five-circle one is a very important appointment, the maximum. Perhaps no one has yet understood that Bormio, by organizing the Olympic men's alpine skiing competitions, will be the most important place from a sporting point of view of all the Games. We will have to try to work hard to fine-tune the structures, the rest works well ”. Could Cortina blow the races in Bormio? “No, there is no such risk - Roda's dry clarification - The FISI has always supported Bormio and Stelvio for the men's alpine ski races and Cortina for the women's races. We want the highest quality, and with the Stelvio we have a descent that has a value that not even Kitzbuehel can have. However, the time has come to do things and not just keep talking about it also because this location will have pre-Olympic slalom and giant races before the event ”.

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