The Dolomites, also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley. The Dolomites are in the regions of Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, covering an area shared between the provinces of Belluno, Vicenza, Verona, Trentino, South Tyrol, Udine and Pordenone.
Cortina d'Ampezzo sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and comune in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite river, in an alpine valley, it is an upscale summer and winter sport resort known for its skiing trails, scenery, accommodation, shops and après-ski scene, and for its jet set and Italian aristocratic crowd.
Calalzo di Cadore is a municipality of 2,400 inhabitants of the province of Belluno, in the Italian region of Veneto. The name Calalzo derives from the Latin altus callis, meaning "high place." The geographical name "di Cadore" was added by Presidential Decree on 30 June 1959.
Diana Gaspari is an Italian curler from Cortina d'Ampezzo. She currently coaches the Italian junior men's team.
Violetta Caldart is an Italian curler who lives in Chur, Switzerland.
Tofane is a mountain group in the Dolomites of northern Italy, west of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the province of Belluno, Veneto. Most of the Tofane lie within the Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park.
The 2010 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 3–11, 2010 at the Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
The 2026 Winter Paralympics, branded as Milano Cortina 2026, is an international winter multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to take place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 15 March. The election was held on 24 June 2019 at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, home of the IOC headquarters. Milan-Cortina were elected as hosts, defeating Stockholm-Åre.
Marc Otida Pfister is a Swiss–Filipino curler from Schalunen.
Enrico Otida Pfister is a Swiss–Filipino curler from Rüdtligen. He has competed in three World Championships for his native Switzerland.
Fabio Alverà is an Italian curler and curling coach.
Federica Apollonio is an Italian curler.
Stefania Menardi is an Italian curler.
Stefano Ferronato is an Italian curler.
Carlo Alessandro Zisa is an Italian curler and curling coach.
Stefano Morona is an Italian curler.
Enea Pavani was an Italian curler.
Giancarlo Valt is an Italian curler.
Massimo Alverà is an Italian curler.
Giuseppe Dal Molin is an Italian curler.
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