Eugenio Monti olympic track

The Eugenio Monti Olympic Track (Italian: Pista olimpica Eugenio Monti ) was a bobsleigh and skeleton track located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It was named after Eugenio Monti (1928–2003), who won six bobsleigh medals at the Winter Olympic Games between 1956 and 1968 and ten medals at the FIBT World Championships between 1957 and 1966. It was featured in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, held after the 1981 FIBT World Championships, before the track was shortened to its current configuration. In January 2008, after one last bobsleigh race tournament, the track was closed.

Eugenio Monti Olympic Track
Unidentified bobsleigh during practice at the track in 2007
Full namePista olimpica Eugenio Monti
Addressvia Ronco
Location Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
OwnerComune di Cortina d'Ampezzo
OperatorBob Club Cortina
SurfaceArtificial-refrigerated concrete
Construction
Broke ground1923
Opened1923
Renovated1936, 1948, 1956, 1981, 2026
Closed2008
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