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The sliding track for the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy is to be built in Cortina d’Ampezzo after long debates. The company responsible for the construction of the Olympic infrastructure, Simico, awarded the Italian construction company Pizzarotti the contract to build the sliding track, the Ministry of Infrastructure said on Friday. According to current figures, the new track will cost €81.6 million ($87.5 million) and is intended to prevent the sliding events to take place outside of Italy. After the 2026 Winter Games were awarded to Milan and…