Side events
The emotions continue off-piste! Discover all the events to celebrate this unmissable sporting event!
Bormio Ski World Cup - Side Events
Unmissable. The Alpine Ski World Cup race is our most anticipated event of the year.
Be it at home on a big screen, or live at the ski stadium, cheering on the champions of skiing is an electrifying experience. Everyone should try it at least once!
Bormio is legendary in the world of Alpine skiing. Since their construction, its ski slopes have become some of the most famous on the World Cup circuit. On these very slopes champions like Deborah Compagnoni and Pietro Vitalini were born and some of the most significant pages in the history of the sport have been written. The dates are fixed. On 28th and 29th December the whole of Bormio awaits the opening of the gate with bated breath.
Find out all the side events here below!!
Dates and times
Friday 27 December
from 11.00 am
World Cup Village (piazzale Walter Fontana)
Come and visit us at the World Cup Village, you will find stands, food & beverage and lots of
entertainment!
- from 11.00 am – Live broadcast on giant screen of the official training of the Audi FIS Ski
World Cup men’s Downhill race - following – DJ Set
from 4.30 pm
Autographs with the champions & live music (Location varie)
Come and meet the champions! Autograph session and lots of fun in the clubs and shops of Bormio!
- 4.30-6.00 pm – Autograph session with Florian Schieder (Italian Alpine Ski Team A
Fisi) c/o Celsino Sport – Atomic (via Btg. Morbegno) - After the bib draw, photo & autograph session with the champions of the Rossignol
group c/o Bormio Lounge Bar, via Roma 79
from 5.30 pm
Official bib draw (piazza Cavour/Kuerc)
Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the ski champions! Parade of the ski clubs, the local sports groups, the skiers of the past and ski instructors, with the participation of the Bormio Philarmonic Orchestra, along via Roma up to Piazza Cavour/Kuerc. Once in the square, bibs will be drawn for the downhill on 28th December. Music, entertainment, hot tea and mulled wine will complete the evening.
:30 PM Entertainment begins with Lorenzo Pinciroli & Max Benzoni
- 5:40 PM Tribute moment to Oreste Peccedi with journalist Daniela Cuzzolin Oberosler
- 5:47 PM – Presentation of Daniele Berbenni, Sara Della Valle and Lucia Stefanoni who will participate in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin. Special Guest, Kristian Ghedina.
- 6:00 PM – Parade of local clubs accompanied by the Bormio Philharmonic.
- 6:05 PM Entertainment with Andrea Casta, the world’s most famous crossover electric violinist.
- 6:30 PM – Bib draw and distribution.
- 7:00 PM Italian team presentation and gadget giveaway.
Saturday 28 December
from 10.00 am
World Cup Village (piazzale Walter Fontana)
Come and visit us at the World Cup Village, you will find stands, food & beverage and lots of
entertainment!
- From 10.00 am to 2.00 pm – Entertainment with Fausto Molinari, B. SIMO Tattoo Factory
and, for the little ones, the Trudi Theatre. In addition, local masters of wood carving sport
and nature - from 11.30 am – Live broadcast of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup men’s Downhill race on the
legendary Stelvio slope in Bormio
from 2.00 pm
Race Party at the World Cup Village (piazzale Walter Fontana)
Visit us at the World Cup Village and enjoy our Race Party!
- From 2.00 pm – Live music with Andrea Casta and his electric violin and with Simon & Mac and their modern accordion
- To follow – live talk by Carlo Vanzini and Marc Genè with the special participation of Simone Origone, holder of the speed record in the KL speciality of 254 km/h. Special guests: Kristian Ghedina, Giorgio Rocca, Pietro Zazzi, Michael “Much” Mair, Nicolò Molteni, Christoph Innerhofer, Mattia Casse and Werner Heel. (The live talk will be held in Italian).
Andrea Casta is the most famous Italian crossover electric violinist in the world; in his career he has played in 30 countries, reaching 1 million live audiences and 250,000 followers on social networks, and has collaborated on events and communication campaigns for more than 100 Italian and international brands.
Simon & Mac are a South Tyrolean EDM duo that combines tradition and modernity in an innovative way. With a unique mix of Styrian accordion sounds, electronic drums and modern pop and dance elements, they create a sound that reinterprets tradition. Carlo Vanzini is an Italian journalist, sports commentator and former alpine skier. In the 1990s he participated in two Universiades (Sapporo 1991 and Zakopane 1993). Marc Genè is a former Formula 1 driver (Minardi, Williams and Ferrari test driver) and sports commentator.
from 2.00 pm
Vitalini Speed Contest (ski stadium pista Stelvio)
3.00 p.m. – On the occasion of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup, the Vitalini Speed Contest is dedicated to all young alpine ski athletes from local ski clubs who want to compete on the track of the great champions.
from 3.00 pm
Tina and Milo: The Milano Cortina 2026 mascots are presented to the public with Trudi plush toys
3.00 p.m. – Exclusive Preview. Presented by Mr. Moris Calasso, Head of Licensing of Milano Cortina 2026, in collaboration with Dario Bertè, CEO of Trudi.
from 4.30 pm
Autographs with the champions & live music (Location varie)
Come and meet the champions! Autograph session and lots of fun in the clubs and shops of Bormio!
- 4.30-6.00 pm – Autograph session at Gazebo Level (Piazza Walter Fontana) with Italian,
Canadian and French athletes - 6.00-11.00 pm – Music by DJ Rebecca love c/o Bormio Lounge Bar, via Roma 79
from 5.00 pm
GustAntico Fest (piazzetta S. Vitale)
From 5.00 pm – Visit us at the World Cup Village and enjoy our Race Party!
“Apt Sondalo & Gli Sgangherati Ass. Giovani Frontale” will prepare mulled wine, hot tea and typical cornat while the "Circo L'azione" group will entertain young and old with its shows:
- Theatre concert ‘L’arte di arrangiarsi’ (The art of making do) – One man band show (Man
orchestra with puppets) - Circus The Action – circus show
- Dinner with Fire Eater – Fire show
“Circo L’azione” is an all-round company between circus art and music founded in 2011 by
three friends, Francesco the Merchant, Daniele and Mirco. Versatility and passion are the
keywords that have allowed the group to gather and entertain crowds in the most unusual
situations, growing to animate events such as the Venice Carnival.
from 20.30 pm
Deborah Compagnoni: a mountain girl (palazzetto dello Sport S. Antonio Valfurva)
Deborah Compagnoni, who grew up in Santa Caterina Valfurva, shares the memories of a childhood made up of games, discoveries and deep ties with her territory. With the participation of Paolo De Chiesa.
Come and meet the champion up close and be inspired by her unique journey, on and off the slopes!
Signing sessions at the end of the evening. The evening will be held in Italian.
FREE ENTRANCE
Deborah Compagnoni needs no introduction. Born and raised in S. Caterina Valfurva, she is a former Italian alpine skier and the first athlete to have won a gold medal in three different editions of the Winter Olympics in the history of alpine skiing. She was one of Italy’s most successful female skiers, her list of victories includes sixteen World Cup wins, three Olympic gold medals and three rainbow gold medals. She also won a World Cup in giant slalom and was the standard bearer of the Italian representative team during the opening ceremony of the XVII Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer 1994.
Paolo De Chiesa is an Italian journalist and former alpine skier specialising in special slalom.
He was the youngest skier in the “Italian Valanga”, and the strongest Italian slalom skier in
that team after Gustav Thöni, Piero Gros and Fausto Radici.
Sunday 29 December
from 10.00 am
World Cup Village (piazzale Walter Fontana)
Come and visit us at the World Cup Village, you will find stands, food & beverage and lots of
entertainment!
- From 10.00 am to 2.00 pm – Entertainment with Fausto Molinari, B. SIMO Tattoo Factory
and, for the little ones, the Trudi Theatre. In addition, local masters of wood carving sport
and nature - from 11.30 am – Live broadcast of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup men’s SuperG race on the
legendary Stelvio slope in Bormio
from 2.00 pm
Closing Party at the World Cup Village (piazzale Walter Fontana)
Visit us at the World Cup Village and enjoy our Closing Party!
- From 2.00 pm – Performance by the Bandadram street band
- Cabaret by Claudio Zocchi Emotiondesigner – experience a fun and exciting virtual descent
of the Stelvio slope! Complimentary bib to ‘race’ (while stocks last) – The cabaret will be
held in Italian - To follow, DJ Set with SiscoFly.
The Bandadram is an itinerant street band that captures the audience’s attention with its engaging rhythms, movements and choreography reminiscent of the samba batucada. The band includes people of very different ages: children from seven years old, teenagers and adults. The songs, written by Roberto Lisignoli, founder of the group, are performed with six or seven voices, corresponding to different types of drums to create different timbral varieties and melodic lines.
Passionate about dance and music since he was a child in Africa, SiscoFly moved to Italy in
2002, joining the ‘HIP HOP’ cultural movement, and began practising the art of break
dancing, hip hop, graffiti, rap and DJing.
from 6.00 pm
Live music
6.00-11.00 pm – Music by Samuele Intrigo c/o Bar Bormio Lounge Bar, via Roma 79
Official program
Don’t miss a single moment of the most anticipated competition of the year. Take a look at the complete program and get ready to experience all the excitement of snow racing.
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