List of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks
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There are a total of 16 bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks around the world in use for competitions. All of the current tracks on this list are constructed of reinforced concrete and use artificial refrigeration to keep the track cool enough during early and late season to hold ice. St. Moritz, Switzerland is the exception, as it is carved into the snowpack each year. The IBSF is the governing body for racing with the sports of Bobsled and Skeleton while the FIL is the governing body for racing with Luge.
Artificial tracks
[edit]Current tracks
[edit]Country | Track | Length (m) | Vertical Drop (m) | Average Grade (%) | Maximum Grade (%) | Bobsleigh / skeleton curves | Luge men's singles curves | Luge women's singles / men's doubles curves | Winter Olympics | Current Track Completed / First Run (year) |
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Igls[1] | 1,228 | 124 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1964, 1976 | 1963 |
Imst[2] | 1,000.9 | 124.8 | 12.48 | 17 | 1958 | |||||
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Whistler[3] | 1,450 | 148 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2010 | 2007 |
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Yanqing[4] | 1,975 | 121 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 16 | 16 | 2022 | 2020[5] | |
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La Plagne[6] | 1,507.5 | 124 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 1992 | 1990 |
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Altenberg[7][8] | 1,413 | 122.22 | 8.66 | 15.0 | 17 | 17 | 15 / 11 | 1983 | |
Königssee[9] | 1,251.2 | 120 | 9.0 | 10.35 | 13 / 12 | 16 | 12 | 1968 | ||
Oberhof[10] | 1,069.70 | 96.37 | 9.2 | 36.4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1971 | ||
Winterberg[11] | 1,330 | 110 | 9.8 | 15.0 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1977 | ||
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Pyeongchang[12] | 1,376.38 | 116.32 | 9.48 | 25.0 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 2018 | 2016 |
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Sigulda[13] | 1,200 | 99 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1986 | |
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Lillehammer[14] | 1,365 | 114.3 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1994 | 1992 |
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Sochi[15] | 1,500 | 124 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 2014 | 2013 |
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St. Moritz[16] | 1,722 | 130 | 8.14 | 15.0 | 19 | 1928, 1948 | 1903 | ||
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Lake Placid[17] | 1,455 | 128 | 9.8 | 20.0 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 1932, 1980 | 1930 |
Park City[18] | 1,335 | 103.9 | 8.1 | 15.0 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 2002 | 1997 |
Planned tracks
[edit]Country | Track | Length (m) | Vertical Drop (m) | Average Grade (%) | Maximum Grade (%) | Bobsleigh-skeleton curves | Luge men's singles curves | Luge women's singles/ men's doubles curves | Winter Olympics | Current Track Completed / First Run (year) |
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Bludenz[19] | 700 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
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Cesana[20] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2026 | TBD |
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Hammarstrand[21] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Former tracks
[edit]Country | Track | Length (m) | Vertical Drop (m) | Average Grade (%) | Bobsleigh curves | Luge men's singles curves | Luge women's singles /
men's doubles curves |
Opened | Closed | Winter Olympics |
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Trebević[22] | 1,300 | 125.9 | 10.2 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1982 | 1991 | 1984 |
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Calgary | 1,475 | 121.48 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1986 | 2019 | 1988 |
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Alpe d'Huez | 140 | 6 | 1940s ? | 1950s ? | none | ||||
Alpe d'Huez (olympic track) | 1,500 | 140 | 9.33 | 13 | 1967 | 1968 | 1968 (Bobsleigh) | |||
Chamonix | 1,369.88 | 156.29 | 11.4 | 19 | 1923 | 1950 | 1924 | |||
Villard-de-Lans | 1,000 | 110 | 11 | 11 | 1967 | 1971 | 1968 (Luge) | |||
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 1,525 | 129.43 | 8.49 | 17 | 1910 | 1960 | 1936 | ||
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Cesana[23] | 1,435 | 117 | 9.2 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 2005 | 2012 | 2006 |
Cervinia | 1,520 | 142 | 9.34 | 15 | 1963 | 1991 | ||||
Cortina d'Ampezzo (bobsleigh and skeleton only) | 1,350 | 120.45 | 15.9 | 13 | 1923 | 2008 | 1956 | |||
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Teineyama | 1,536 | 132 | 8.4 | 14 | 1971 | 1990 | 1972 bobsleigh | ||
Teineyama | 1,023 | 101 | 9.9 | 14 | 11 | 1971 | 1972 | 1972 luge | ||
Nagano | 1,360 | 113 | 8.64 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1997 | 2018 | 1998 | |
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Oslo | 1,507.5 | 124.35 | 8.6 | 13 | 1951 | 1952 | 1952 | ||
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Szklarska Poręba (Schreiberhau) | 2100 | 1925 | 1939/40 | ||||||
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Sinaia[24] | 1500 | 132 | 13 | 1970 | 2009 | ||||
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Paramonovo | 1600 | 105 | 15 | 19 | 2010 | 2016 (not iced since) | |||
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Hammarstrand | 1,045 | 11 | 8 | 1963 | 2001 |
Natural luge tracks
[edit]Please see List of natural luge tracks
These are tracks adapted from existing mountain roads and paths. Artificial banking and refrigeration are prohibited.
References
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- ^ "IBSF | Tracks". 2021-04-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
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- ^ "IBSF | Tracks". 2021-01-16. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "Rodelbahn Bludenz".
- ^ "Italian Government wants sliding sports to remain in country for Milan Cortina 2026". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Reactivation or modernisation of the track in Hammarstrand (SWE)". fil-luge.org. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Initiated activities for revitalization and reconstruction of the Trebević bobsleigh track". Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Turin 2006 luge track closing due to high costs". ESPN.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "SINAIA BOBSLEIGH / SKELETON TRACK, PRAHOVA COUNTY, ROMANIA". 4 June 2018.