The International Luge Federation followed its bobsled and skeleton counterpart in declaring the testing of the track that Italy hopes to use at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics a success.

USA Luge women’s doubles athletes Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby will travel to Cortina to test the 2026 Olympic sliding venue.

Luge athletes are scheduled to have an international training period at the new track from Oct. 27 through Nov. 2, then return for a test event there in the final week of November.

Next year’s Olympic sliding races will be in Italy after all, international luge officials predicted Saturday in another ringing endorsement of the newly rebuilt track in Cortina d’Ampezzo ...