Ski jumping | Nordic combined: a delayed timetable for the 2026 Olympic ski jumps
Construction machinery is currently on site at Predazzo (Italy), which is due to host the ski jumping and nordic combined events at the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games from 7 February to 19 February 2026.
The renovation of the ski jumps was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of summer 2024. However, the schedule has been extended to the end of the 2024/2025 winter season. Also not working, the latest announced completion date is April-May 2025. A situation that is bound to cause concern.
“The Italians have constantly made promises that have not been kept. I’m sceptical that the work will be completed by February next year. It is possible that the Olympic ski jumping and combined events will have to be cancelled and moved”, worries an Austrian ski jumping expert, who wished to remain anonymous, in the columns ofIltalehti.
Pre-Olympic competition cancelled
This delay has led to a change in the international calendar. Indeed, the competition serving as a test for the Olympic Games was originally scheduled to take place this weekend, on 10 and 11 January. Sandro Pertile, Director of Ski Jumping Competitions at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), has confirmed that the event will be replaced by a Summer Grand Prix to test the ski jump for the athletes.
“We have received a firm promise that we will be able to hold Grand Prix races at Predazzo in the summer of 2025. The jumps will be open for training in the summer of 2025, so that the teams can train and test the future Olympic venues,” he says.
The cost of renovating the ski jumps was announced at €17 million in April 2023. This figure is likely to increase due to the delay in the work.
