The facility will host the biathlon competitions of the 2026 Winter Olympics of Milan-Cortina.

The facility, which began construction in 1969 and opened in 1971, has regularly hosted a stage of the Biathlon World Cup, as well as six editions of the Biathlon World Championships (1975, 1976, 1983, 1995, 2007, and 2020) and two editions of the Biathlon Junior World Championships (1975 and 1983).

[1] The stadium was modernized from 2006: the grandstand for spectators was enlarged and a building was built for the competition judges.

[2] 2007 World Championship were attended by 117,000 spectators, with peaks of 23,000 on Saturday 10 February.

Antholz is usually the highest biathlon venue of the World Cup because Soldier Hollow is typically not part of the World Cup.