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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Flo Clifford

SHOCKING: Organisers admit no plan b for winter olympics ice hockey if new venue not ready - What They Never Told You

The Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, pictured in March, may not be ready in time - (Getty Images)

Construction of the 2026 Winter Olympics ice hockey venue is going right down to the wire, with the organisers admitting there is no back-up plan if the arena is not ready on time.

Work on the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena — the new, 16,000-seat venue on the outskirts of Milan — is running behind schedule, but there is no alternative stadium that could be called in at the last minute.

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