Cortina is ready to receive the representatives of the best 12 nations, who for a week will challenge each other with a competition in Italian style on the frozen surface of the Olympic Ice Stadium.

From Saturday April 3rd until the 11th, the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina will be dressed up to warmly welcome the best curlers from twelve nations, namely Italy, USA, China, Japan, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and the Canadian ‘Golden Boys’.
Teams presentation

EVERYBODY'S CRAZY ABOUT THE STONE

"Fenomeno curling" was the title in the Italian language that appeared in several Italian dailies in the lee of the Turin Olympics of 2006. A new and different sport, out of the ordinary, which – despite its being over five centuries old - only moved into the spotlight with a vengeance at the last Games with the successes of a national team consisting largely of athletes coming from Cortina d’Ampezzo, which was the first locality to “import” the sport to Italy.

WELCOME TO CORTINA D'AMPEZZO

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Cortina town centre: Corso Italia

The valley as seen from the Olympic Ski Jump

Cortina as seen from
Mount Faloria (2123m)