Cortina has been a tourist resort since the mid-1800s and quickly became internationally known due to frequent visits by European nobility.
[11] Cortina was awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics in 1939, but the games were cancelled due to World War II.
[12] Lo Stadio della neve (English: The Snow Stadium) was one of the first venues constructed to meet the needs of television station RAI, Italy's national broadcaster.
[5] The Stadium was constructed in an oblong 250 by 44 m (820 by 144 ft) area in an east-west direction with the Grand Stands facing south.
[11] The death of West German bobsledder Toni Pensperger at the FIBT World Championships 1966 during the four-man event forced the track to improve safety standards.
[19] Stadio Olympica is open to the general public and also serves as home to SG Cortina's ice hockey team.
[22] Besides the bobsleigh track in For Your Eyes Only, other venues that appear in the movie are the ski jump, Tofane, Apollonino Stadium, and Stadio Olympica.