Team Ireland Chef de Mission Nancy Chillingworth has expressed confidence that the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be a success despite some concerns over infrastructure.
International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry admitted on Monday that preparation had been “bumpy” with some facets not completed with the opening ceremoney on Friday.
Organisers have been busy trying to finish several venues that had been on an extremely tight deadline including the Cortina d’Ampezzo sliding centre, which had to be built from scratch, and the Santagiulia ice hockey venue in Milan.
A cable car intended to carry spectators to the women’s Olympic Alpine skiing in Cortina will not be used as it has not…