Three-time Australian Olympian Alex Ferlazzo has launched his international season on the track set to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, finishing 20th in the official Olympic Test Event.
The Cortina track welcomed athletes for two separate training weeks in November, culminating in the Test Event over the weekend, which counts towards Olympic qualification.
Ferlazzo posted a time of 54.041 seconds in his opening run, ranking 20th for the round. In the final run, he improved slightly with the 19th fastest time of 54.113 seconds, bringing his combined two-run total to 1:48.154 and 20th place overall—1.79 seconds behind event winner Jonas Mueller of Austria. The podium was rounded out by Kristers Aparjods of Latvia in second and Austrian Wolfgang Kindl, third.
The 30-year-old QAS slider from Townsville commented after the race.
“Cortina has been a blast! Learning a new track is always fun. Racing was difficult, there’s still a lot of work to do with the equipment side of things.”
“The North American races are home races now. It’s important for me now to get back to a familiar track and work on the basics and set up the sled for the rest of the season leading to the games.”
The opening World Cup of the season is next weekend in Winterberg, Germany. However, as the event does not count toward Olympic qualification, Ferlazzo has opted to travel to North America early, in preparation for the upcoming World Cup competitions in Park City and Lake Placid, USA.
The Cortina track welcomed athletes for two separate training weeks in November, culminating in the Test Event over the weekend, which counts towards Olympic qualification.
Ferlazzo posted a time of 54.041 seconds in his opening run, ranking 20th for the round. In the final run, he improved slightly with the 19th fastest time of 54.113 seconds, bringing his combined two-run total to 1:48.154 and 20th place overall—1.79 seconds behind event winner Jonas Mueller of Austria. The podium was rounded out by Kristers Aparjods of Latvia in second and Austrian Wolfgang Kindl, third.
The 30-year-old QAS slider from Townsville commented after the race.
“Cortina has been a blast! Learning a new track is always fun. Racing was difficult, there’s still a lot of work to do with the equipment side of things.”
“The North American races are home races now. It’s important for me now to get back to a familiar track and work on the basics and set up the sled for the rest of the season leading to the games.”
The opening World Cup of the season is next weekend in Winterberg, Germany. However, as the event does not count toward Olympic qualification, Ferlazzo has opted to travel to North America early, in preparation for the upcoming World Cup competitions in Park City and Lake Placid, USA.
Alex Ferlazzo pushing out of the start on the Cortina track
© Chris Hocking
© Chris Hocking
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