Once the Monaco of the Alps , this forgotten spa town is poised for a comeback
Bad Gastein, now eerily quiet, was a magnet for high society during the Austro-Hungarian Empire
The mountain town of Bad Gastein
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When I first came to Bad Gastein, a year ago, I could not believe that I had not only never been here before, but had never even heard of it. The vagaries of its notability in history are almost as cyclical as the rise and fall of stock markets.
In February 2020, it seemed to me a classic bustling ski resort, with extraordinary, high-level skiing, comprising 200km of pistes, half of them red runs. Admittedly, the languages you heard in the après-ski establishments tended more towards the Germanic than the frequent smatterings of English or French one might hear in Zermatt or Val d’Isère.
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Cortina 2021: slopes, digital and safety these are the three key factors of the just ended World Championship event Cortina d’Ampezzo (BL), 22 February 2021 (MOREL) – The 46th Alpine World Ski Championships have been concluded. With the men’s slalom and the closing ceremony, followed by the handover to the French delegation of Courchevel-Méribel 2023, Cortina 2021 takes her leave from the international stage, after two weeks of spectacular races and thrilling sports moments. Despite the difficulties that marked the preparation phase, above all the Covid-19 pandemic, which dictated a closed-door event and an organisation of spaces and people never seen before – The World Championships succeeded in delivering optimal management of athletes (600), teams (from 70 countries), volunteers (approximately 700), technicians, press, and guests, in order to guarantee everyone’s health and safety. A success – unanimously recognised also by the int
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Friday, February 19, as part of the 46th Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d Ampezzo (Italy), Haiti participated in the men s giant slalom event.
The 24-year-old achieved a best-ever result for a Japanese woman at the worlds, beating Emiko Okazaki's 13th-place runs at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics.