{"id":9146,"date":"2024-02-15T11:14:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T10:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/legends\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:53:05","slug":"legends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/en\/history\/legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9146\" class=\"elementor elementor-9146 elementor-4984\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c2ec7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55c2ec7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89307a elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-heading\" data-id=\"f89307a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"litho-heading elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"litho-primary-title\">LEGENDS OF CORTINA<br><\/span><span class=\"litho-secondary-title\">The Queen of the Dolomites<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502ae356 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"502ae356\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cfb0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"49cfb0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a753ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a753ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631da5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"631da5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3ae2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-drop-cap\" data-id=\"7a3ae2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-drop-cap.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Stories and Legends<\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28716a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-heading\" data-id=\"28716a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"litho-heading elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"litho-primary-title\">Myths and Ancient Tales <\/span><span class=\"litho-secondary-title\">of Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cdcfeb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-heading\" data-id=\"0cdcfeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"litho-heading elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"litho-primary-title\">The Queen of the Dolomites welcomes \u2014 and still embraces \u2014 \n<\/span><span class=\"litho-secondary-title\">stories of every kind.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a2052 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4a2052\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac4586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ac4586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dolomites hold a <b>millennia-old heritage of legends<\/b>, surrounding Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo with an atmosphere of mystery and fascination. <\/p><p><b>The legends of Cortina are deeply intertwined with its history<\/b>.  Every ridge, every mountain, every corner of the valley has a story to tell, conveying a sense of wonder and respect for nature and for the ancient traditions that shape the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/en\/history\/traditions\/\">soul of Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>These tales explain remarkable natural phenomena such as the <b>Enrosadira<\/b>, the pink glow that colors the Dolomites at sunrise and sunset, as well as the pale, <b>moon-like rock of the Monti Pallidi<\/b> and the delicate strength of the <b>edelweiss<\/b>. They tell of ancient peoples, priestesses of water and sun, forgotten kingdoms, heroes, and tragic love stories \u2014 legends that gave rise to curses said to endure even today.<\/p><p>Within these captivating stories also emerge <b>real historical figures<\/b>, whose deeds became legendary over time. From the <i>Knight of Brac<\/i> to the \u201c<i>Flying Red<\/i>\u201d, from the Castle of Podestagno (Botestagno) to the Winter Olympic Games, history and myth blend into a unique narrative.  <\/p><p>Welcome to the <b>mythology<\/b> \u2014 in its own way, almost <b>Olympic<\/b> \u2014 of Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo, Queen of the Dolomites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e084da3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e084da3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37ebf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f37ebf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9a2fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-heading\" data-id=\"cb9a2fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"litho-heading elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"litho-primary-title\">Between Myth <\/span><span class=\"litho-secondary-title\">and History <\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1babf3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1babf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the valleys and on the peaks of the Dolomites, the legends of Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo tell of heroes who challenged the elements, fairies who wove destinies, and ancient spirits watching over the mountains. <br><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">Every echo among the rocks and every whisper of the wind carries the memory of centuries-old stories, wrapping the landscape in an atmosphere of timeless charm and mystery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d00dfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d00dfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"enrosadira\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0bfe2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a0bfe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae9ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-heading\" data-id=\"2ae9ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"litho-heading elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"litho-primary-title\">Tales <\/span><span class=\"litho-secondary-title\">of the Dolomites <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ae799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-drop-cap\" data-id=\"f8ae799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-drop-cap.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Cortina and the Dolomites are rich in legends and ancient stories.<\/p><p>Some are related to natural phenomena such as the <b>Enrosadira<\/b>, which dyes the snow-white rock of the Dolomites pink and orange. It is inspired by the l<b>egend of King Laurin<\/b> who, jealous of his wonderful rose garden, hid its beauty during day and night, but forgot two moments: <b>sunrise and sunset<\/b>. <\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;text-align: var(--text-align)\">Others speak of the <b>color of Dolomia rock<\/b>, which earned these peaks the name <em>Pale Mountains<\/em>. The princess of the Moon, fell in love with a young prince and moving to Earth, she missed the whiteness of her Moon. So the prince had the mountain gnomes weave a large blanket of moonlight to cover the Dolomites, giving it the pale color we still admire today and making the princess happy.   <\/span><\/p><p>Another legend tells of the <b>edelweiss<\/b>, believed to be stars gathered by angels and scattered across the mountains. The Dolomites, proud of these delicate flowers, covered their petals with a soft, protective layer to shield them from the cold.<\/p><p>Other tales recount <b>mythical peoples and ancient heroes<\/b>, as in the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/en\/history\/legends\/#dolasilla\">Saga of the Fanes<\/a><\/b>, one of the most famous legends of the Dolomites. It even explains the origin of the name Falzarego Pass, linked to the tragic love story of Ey de Net and Dolasilla, and the betrayal by her father, the \u201c<b>false king<\/b>\u201d \u2014 <b>falza-rego<\/b>.  <\/p><p>There are also the Salv\u00e0ns, the mysterious people of the forests, and the Angu\u00e0ne, originally priestesses connected to ancient animistic worship of water, sun, and mountains.<\/p><p>And finally, there are stories where the line between myth and history becomes blurred \u2014 such as the tale of the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/en\/history\/legends\/#gran-bracun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knight of Brach from Marebbe<\/a><\/b>, a real historical figure whose life gradually took on the colors of legend.  <\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369d4e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"369d4e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1440de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1440de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2454f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed2454f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gruppo-del-Sorapiss-visto-dal-Col-Druscie-cortinadampezzo.it_-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7951\" alt=\"Gruppo del Sorapiss visto dal Col Drusci\u00e8-cortinadampezzo.it\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gruppo-del-Sorapiss-visto-dal-Col-Druscie-cortinadampezzo.it_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gruppo-del-Sorapiss-visto-dal-Col-Druscie-cortinadampezzo.it_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gruppo-del-Sorapiss-visto-dal-Col-Druscie-cortinadampezzo.it_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gruppo-del-Sorapiss-visto-dal-Col-Druscie-cortinadampezzo.it_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gruppo-del-Sorapiss-visto-dal-Col-Druscie-cortinadampezzo.it_-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gruppo-del-Sorapiss-visto-dal-Col-Druscie-cortinadampezzo.it_-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gruppo-del-Sorapiss-visto-dal-Col-Druscie-cortinadampezzo.it_-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef2dfc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aef2dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cortinadampezzo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pomagagnon-in-estate-cortinadampezzo.it_-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8119\" alt=\"Pomagagnon in estate - 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Another famous tale recounts his daring leap across the 80-meter gorge of <b>Ponte Alto in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo<\/b>, riding his horse. The bridge had been sabotaged by enemies who had learned of his journey toward <b>Podestagno Castle<\/b>, where his beloved Sidonia di Winkelhofen lived.<\/p><p>Although the Knight of Brach managed to escape this dangerous ambush, he did not survive a later assassination plotted by the lords of Colz in 1582. Yet his story endured through oral tradition and artistic depictions, including one that can still be seen today near Ponte Alto in Cortina \u2014 a lasting symbol of the thin line between history and legend in the Dolomites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3594cab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3594cab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a242f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a242f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dolasilla\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1970992 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1970992\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb032d elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-heading\" data-id=\"5bb032d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"litho-heading elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"litho-primary-title\">The \u201cFalse King\u201d of Fanes \n<\/span><span class=\"litho-secondary-title\">and the Warrior Dolasilla\n<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b647978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b647978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>King of Fanes<\/b> was driven by an insatiable thirst for power and wealth \u2014 a desire that ultimately led to the downfall of his family and his entire kingdom.<\/p><p>His daughter <b>Dolasilla<\/b> was a legendary warrior, considered invincible thanks to her white armor, forged by mountain dwarves in gratitude for her honesty and courage. <b>Ey de Net<\/b>, a hero fighting for the opposing side, fell deeply in love with Dolasilla and asked the King of Fanes for her hand in marriage.<\/p><p>The king, aware of a prophecy that foretold Dolasilla would <b>lose her powers once married<\/b>, rejected Ey de Net and instead betrayed his own kingdom, secretly striking a deal with the enemy.<\/p><p>Urged by the people of Fanes, <b>Dolasilla entered battle<\/b>. But without the protection of her armor \u2014 now turned black \u2014 and stripped of her powers, she was killed in combat. <\/p><p>The King of Fanes, waiting for his reward near Lagazuoi, received only the news of his daughter\u2019s death. As punishment for his betrayal, he was <b>turned to stone<\/b>, becoming the Falzarego Pass, whose name is said to derive from \u201cfalza rego\u201d \u2014 the false king. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360895a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"360895a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3134951 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3134951\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7619d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-heading\" data-id=\"7619d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"litho-heading elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"litho-primary-title\">OLYMPIC <\/span><span class=\"litho-secondary-title\">LEGENDS <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf6e00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cf6e00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f56d67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f56d67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff08bf elementor-view-default h-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-fancy-text-box\" data-id=\"0ff08bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;litho_fancy_text_box_styles&quot;:&quot;fancy-text-box-style-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"litho-fancy-text-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fancy-text-box-wrapper fancy-text-box-style-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fancy-text-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStefania Constantini\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>Olympic gold <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f057c4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f057c4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b288689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-drop-cap\" data-id=\"b288689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-drop-cap.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>A life shaped by sport and ice, among the Dolomites of Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo: <b>Stefania Constantini<\/b> made history at the Beijing Winter Olympics, winning Italy\u2019s <b>first-ever Olympic gold medal in curling<\/b>, together with <b>Amos Mosaner<\/b>. A dream turned into reality, crowned with the most prestigious achievement at the <b>XXIV Winter Olympic Games in 2022<\/b>. <\/p><p>Their extraordinary chemistry on the ice continued in the years that followed. At the <b>Milano\u2013Cortina Winter Olympics<\/b>, Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner once again stood on the podium, winning the <b>bronze medal<\/b> and confirming the strength of a partnership that has left a lasting mark on Italian curling.<\/p><p>A modern fairy tale that became part of Cortina\u2019s sporting history \u2014 in a discipline whose first Italian clubs were founded in <b>1954<\/b>, right here among the peaks of the Queen of the Dolomites. <\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4699f94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4699f94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3937c7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3937c7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d8274 elementor-view-default h-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-fancy-text-box\" data-id=\"d9d8274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;litho_fancy_text_box_styles&quot;:&quot;fancy-text-box-style-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"litho-fancy-text-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fancy-text-box-wrapper fancy-text-box-style-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fancy-text-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEugenio Monti\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>The Rosso Volante<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50496a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b50496a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698bdc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-drop-cap\" data-id=\"698bdc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-drop-cap.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Winner of <b>six Olympic medals<\/b> and <b>nine gold medals at the World Championships<\/b> \u2014 including seven in the two-man bobsleigh \u2014 he is <b>among the most decorated athletes in history<\/b>.<\/p><p>Son of Ugo Monti from Auronzo di Cadore and Adele Fabrizi, born in Carnia, he moved to Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo at a young age. Journalist Gianni Brera coined the nickname &#8220;<b><i>Rosso Volante<\/i><\/b>&#8221; for him, referring to his fierce competitiveness and the color of his hair. <\/p><p>An Italian bobsledder who has a bobsled track in Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo named after him, he also made history as <b>the first athlete to receive the Pierre de Coubertin Medal<\/b> at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics. He gave a bolt from his own bobsled to the British team, which then went on to win the competition, while his own team secured the bronze medal. <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);background-color: var(--bs-body-bg);color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif\">To the press that criticized him, he responded, &#8220;Nash didn&#8217;t win because I gave him the bolt. He won because he was faster.&#8221;<\/span>  <\/p><p> <b>A champion to be proud of<\/b>.<\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33df71a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33df71a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efdf80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7efdf80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f49760 elementor-view-default h-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-fancy-text-box\" data-id=\"4f49760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;litho_fancy_text_box_styles&quot;:&quot;fancy-text-box-style-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"litho-fancy-text-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fancy-text-box-wrapper fancy-text-box-style-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fancy-text-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristian Ghedina \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>The Ghedo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a693f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a693f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f34cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-litho-drop-cap\" data-id=\"a7f34cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"litho-drop-cap.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>A <b>downhill<\/b> and <b>Super-G <\/b>specialist, <b>winner of three World Championship medals and 13 World Cup races<\/b>, Kristian Ghedina \u2014 known in Cortina simply as \u201c<b><i>Ghedo<\/i><\/b>\u201d \u2014 became a legend in 2004. <\/p><p>That year, he performed an extraordinary and unforgettable feat, never seen before on a ski slope: the famous mid-air <b>split over the final jump<\/b> of the Streif in Kitzb\u00fchel, at 137 km\/h.<\/p><p>An iconic moment that entered ski racing history \u2014 and cemented the legacy of a true champion from Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo.<\/p><p>Today, you can experience something truly unique on the slopes of Cortina: <b>ski alongside Kristian Ghedina<\/b>, sharing a day on the snow surrounded by the spectacular scenery of the Dolomites. 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