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EP 122 - Cortina 2026: Bond, Bobsleds, and Dolomite Gold · Trivia Trek

HOST: Picture this: in 2026, the Winter Games return to Italy, but one mountain town has been rehearsing for Olympic drama since 1956. [SFX: surprise whoosh] HOST: Today’s trek lands in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Dolomite resort nicknamed the Queen of the Dolomites. Trivia one: which film sent James Bond down Cortina’s bobsleigh run? For Your Eyes Only, in 1981. [AD_BREAK:1] HOST: Cortina hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Games widely televised across Europe. And here’s the stumper: who won three Alpine skiing golds there? Austria’s Toni Sailer, age twenty. [SFX: silly gasp] HOST: Imagine being twenty and owning more gold than a pirate with a better wax routine. [AD_BREAK:2] HOST: Next clue: Cortina sits in Veneto, but locals historically spoke Ladin, a Romance language of the Alps. Its pale peaks are UNESCO-listed because ancient tropical reefs became limestone towers. [SFX: loud reveal] HOST: Final question: in 2026, Cortina shares hosting with which fashion capital? Milan. Score that, and you’ve conquered the slopes without renting boots.