Every effort should be made to keep the sliding sports in Italy when Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has claimed.

It was announced here today that the sliding sports for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games will take place outside Italy after a proposal to redevelop the planned venue in Cortina d'Ampezzo was abandoned.

Qualifying in a further six sports for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics has been approved here by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, but International Federations are set to send reduced delegations to the Games across 22,000 square kilometres.

Milan Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malago has admitted here the Organising Committee "might need to identify another venue outside Italy" to host sliding events at the next Winter Olympics because of issues with the planned venue in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The Italian Government has agreed to evaluate possible alternatives to staging the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at a controversial proposed new track in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Hans Plenk, the luge athlete who led Germany's team at the Opening Ceremony of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, has died aged 85.

Innsbruck's Mayor Georg Willi has put his city forward to host the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games following continuing doubt over plans to construct the proposed Sliding Centre at Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has awarded the 2027 World Championships to Innsbruck, Austria, on the second day of its 71^st Congress in Bucharest, Romania.

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has voted to maintain its ban on Russian athletes and officials on the opening day of its 71^st Congress in Bucharest, Romania.

Representatives from the Russian Luge Federation (FSSR) are set to be present at the International Luge Federation (FIL) Congress.

The International Luge Federation's (FIL) newly-appointed Natural Track and Popular Sports Commission held their first meeting in Salzburg where they discussed the upcoming World Cup.

The International Luge Federation's (FIL) Slide 2026 strategic plan was among the topics of discussion when officials within the organisation came together for three days of meetings in Austria.

Tickets for the 52nd Luge World Championships are now on sale with just under 300 days to go before competition starts in the German resort of Altenberg.

Russian three-time world champion Roman Repilov has criticised the standard of the International Luge Federation (FIL) Luge World Cup in the absence of athletes from his country.

Austria's high-achieving luge squad has rounded off its season with an intensive test week in the French resort of La Plagne to generate data which will assist competiveness when the new season starts in October.