Brutal Bormio could be kinder to Canada’s Olympic downhill skiers

A skier is shown on the bottom left of the photo and the rest of the image shows mountains and a valley below.

Bormio in February is not Bormio in December. The men’s alpine ski course for the 2026 Olympic Games is a regular stop on the World Cup circuit. Canadians have been successful there in December downhills. They say the Stelvio slope, with its 1,010-metre vertical drop and speeds hitting 100 kilometres per hour, is a hairy ride.

CBC | Sports News

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