When Squaw Valley, California in the United States did not construct a bobsleigh track for the 1960 Winter Olympics, the track served as host for the bobsleigh World Championships in 1960. The death of West German bobsledder Toni Pensperger at the FIBT World Championships 1966 during the four-man event would force the track to improve its safety standards. Another Bobsleigh World Championships would not take place until 1981. During the 1981 championships, an American bobsledder named James Morgan was killed during the four-man event. After Morgan's death and a death of a stuntman during the filming of the James Bond 1981 film "For Your Eyes Only", the track length was reduced to and 13 curves. The track would host the Bobsleigh World Championships twice more in 1989 and 1999. Following the death of Cortina native Eugenio Monti in December 2003, the track was renamed in Monti's honor. In June 2007, the track was selected to host the 2011 world championships. The track withdrew their hosting of the 2011 championships in February 2009 due to issues with the city of Cortina over the track itself. The bobsleigh track is current inactive, but can be re-activated when needed.