
Some Venues For The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Still Aren't Finished
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Organizers are still rushing to complete venues in Milan and the mountain clusters.
MILAN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The Milan Cortina Olympics will live up to their billing as the greatest winter sports show on earth despite last-minute efforts to get venues, including the much-delayed Santagiulia ice hockey stadium, ready for next week’s start, the IOC said on Sunday.
Organisers are rushing to complete venues in Milan and the mountain clusters.
On Saturday Reuters reported that a cable car in Cortina designed to carry spectators to women’s alpine skiing events, would not be ready for the Games’ February 6 start.
But Olympic officials are confident venues will be ready for the first Winter Games in the European Alps in 20 years.
“The preparation is going extremely well,” International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry told a press conference. “The team is working very hard. All stakeholders are working really well. We are exactly where we need to be.”













