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Dear friends, take note: Alpine Ski World Championships arrive to Cortina d'Ampezzo, from 7 to 21 February 2021 and it will be the first international winter sports event, during Covid-19 emergency.

And the opening of the ticket pre-sale started on October 19!

The queen of the Dolomites will host the great sporting event, offering fans an exciting international ski show. More than 600 athletes, coming from 70 different nations, will be the protagonists of the snowy slopes and will fac each other in the shade of the Tofane, to win the 13 world titles, male and female, up for grabs: downhill, superG, giant, slalom, combined alpine, individual and team parallel. The competitions in these seven disciplines will be watched by millions of fans worldwide. 

"It’s hard to give numbers, let’s say that, for now, compared to the 120,000 spectators that we expected in the 15 days before the Covid, the maximum capacity available will be about half: 50-60,000 people overall, that is 5,000 in the days of maximum frequency" said the CEO of Cortina 2021, Valerio Giacobbi, on 9 September, talking about the situation of "Cortina 2021: ciak, si scia!", during the Day dedicated to World Cup partners and media, aimed at promoting the Queen of the Dolomites and ideally launching the next winter season.

The luckiest fans will be welcomed in the hospitality areas  and will watch the races from the stands of Rumerlo and Col Duscié, In addition to the public and athletes, there will be about 6,000 people in Cortina, including professionals, volunteers, technicians, athletic trainers, skimen and managers. While most of them will watch it on TV or online. Fans can also be updated with all the news about the event through the official app of the event.

It will be a world-wide event hosted in the Dolomites, universally recognized as the most beautiful mountains in the world, included among the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO on 26 June 2009. Being an asset of the World Heritage Site involves a dual function: tourism, cultural, scientific and landscape protection for future generations.

And it is precisely on these concepts that Cortina wants to focus its efforts in developing the project. The link with the mountains, sport and Italian tradition are the fundamental cornerstones that will convey the attention of everyone on the Dolomite environment and its territory, inhabited permanently by people who take care of its protection.

Local, national and international companies have been involved to work together, in order to protect the environment in the best way possible and to host the sports event safely. They projected the logistics and fixed the slopes and infrastructure and renewed hospitality, implementing new technologies and projects with low environmental impact. This way they are leaving a good legacy for new generations: a territory redeveloped, in a way that is respectful of the tradition and of the environment.

Image provided by Fondazione Cortina 2021

During the weeks of the Championships, there will be a number of traffic restrictions and the parking spaces in the centre of the town will be greatly reduced. ParkForFun.com, among the Regional Supporters of Cortina 2021, took into account the different roads that spectators will use to get to Cortina.

Special parking space have been prepared at three strategic points where the public can converge: P1_Acquabona for those coming from the south, and P2_Fiames for those coming from the north and east (book here). Those who arrive from the west will welcome themselves from the P3_Son dei Prade. 

Once the car is left, the public will take a free shuttle that will accompany them to the respective departure stations of the ski lifts (the cable car and the chair lift are free of charge upon presentation of the entry ticket) and finally reach the Rumero and Col Duscié race areas.

For those who want to reach Cortina without the car, BusForFun is the best option! As Technical Partner of the Championships, the company organises bus trips to and from Cortina, allowing those from further away to experience and live the emotions of the competitions!

On the Championship’s official app, there will also be a section dedicated to Infomobility. With this, each user can be updated in real time on mobility to reach Cortina and receive useful and detailed information (location, remaining travel time, available seats on board, etc.) on the shuttles used to reach the various stations.

CORTINA 2021 Foundation, the organizing committee of these Alpine Ski World Championships, is working closely with FIS, CONI, FISI and health authorities, in order to best manage the event and to welcome everyone in maximum safety.

After the confirmation of the race schedule from FIS, Valerio Giacobbi, CEO of Fondazione Cortina 2021, said: «Everything is in place in Cortina to kick off these great World Championships. We hope they will carry a message of hope for the future, promoting the healthy and positive values of sport, in spite of the difficult situation we are currently experiencing around the globe. Today FIS has demonstrated great faith in Fondazione Cortina 2021’s ability to manage an event of this calibre, ensuring everyone’s health and safety: we are working closely with the health authorities and relevant bodies to constantly monitor the situation and take all the necessary precautionary measures».

The Dolomites are ready to live together the Alpine Ski World Championships for a unique and unforgettable experience, in full respect of the safety of the public and the whole event.

Come with us, book your seat by bus here and you will arrive in Cortina without any worries, ready to enjoy the show. If you prefer to reach the location on your own, book your parking space here and you will reach the race areas without further stress!

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Image provided by Fondazione Cortina 2021