List of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks

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In the world, there are a total of sixteen bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks in use for competitions in bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton. All of the tracks on this list except St. Moritz, Switzerland, which is naturally refrigerated, are constructed of reinforced concrete and piped with ammonia refrigeration to cool the track down prior to its run.

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[edit] Artificial tracks

[edit] Current tracks

Country Track Length (m) Vertical
Drop (m)
Maximum
Grade (%)
Bobsleigh-skeleton curves Luge men's singles curves Luge women's singles/ men's doubles curves
Flag of Austria Austria Igls 1 220 98.10 14 14 10 10
Flag of Canada Canada Calgary 1 475 121.48 15 14 14 10
Whistler 1450 175 8.82 (average) 16
Flag of France France La Plagne 1 507.5 119 8.29 (average) 19 15 14
Flag of Germany Germany Altenberg 1 413 122.22 15 18 18 16 (women's singles)/ 12 (men's doubles)
Königssee 1 306 117 10.35 13 (bobsleigh)/ 12 (skeleton) 16 12
Oberhof (luge only though it has run bobsleigh and skeleton in the past) 1069.70 96.37 9.2 (average) 15 15 12
Winterberg 1 330 110 15 (9.8% average) 14 14 11
Flag of Italy Italy Cesana 1 435 117 9.2 (average) 19 19 17
Cortina d'Ampezzo (bobsleigh and skeleton only) 1 350 120.45 15.9 13 NA NA
Flag of Japan Japan Nagano 1 360 113 8.64 (average) 14 14 13
Flag of Latvia Latvia Sigulda 1 200 Not given Not given 16 16 13
Flag of Norway Norway Lillehammer 1 365 114.3 15 16 16 13
Flag of Russia Russia Krasnaya Polyana (under construction) - 150 - 19 20 17
Paramonovo 1 600 105.0 15 19 - -
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland St. Moritz (bobsleigh and skeleton only though it has run luge in the past) 1 722 130 15 (8.14 average) 16 NA NA
Flag of the United States United States Lake Placid 1 455 107 9.8 (average) 20 20 17
Park City 1 340 103.9 8.1 (average) 15 17 12

[edit] Former tracks

Country Track Length (m) Vertical
Drop (m)
Average
Grade (%)
Bobsleigh curves Luge men's singles curves Luge women's singles/ men's doubles curves Winter Olympics
Flag of Austria Austria Imst 1000.9 124.8 12.48 NA 17 Not given NA
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (formerly Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia) Trebević 1300 125.9 10.2 13 13 11 1984
Flag of France France Alpe d'Huez 1500 140 9.33 13 NA NA 1968 bobsleigh
Chamonix 1369.88 156.29 11.4 19 NA NA 1924
Villard-de-Lans 1000 110 11 NA 11 Not given 1968 luge
Flag of Germany Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1525 129.43 8.49 17 - - 1936
Flag of Japan Japan Teineyama 1536 132 8.4 14 NA NA 1972 bobsleigh
Teineyama 1023 101 9.9 NA 14 11 1972 luge
Flag of Norway Norway Oslo 1507.5 124.35 8.6 13 NA NA 1952
Flag of Sweden Sweden Hammarstrand 1045 Not given Not given NA 11 8 NA

[edit] Natural luge tracks

Please see List of natural luge tracks.

These are tracks adopted from existing mountain roads and path. Artificial banking and refrigeration are prohibited.

[edit] References

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