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Several fatal accidents at the finishing curve occurred during competition, causing temporarily closure of the track until safety measures were introduced. In 1960, Innsbruck was awarded the 1964 Winter Olympics which led to the construction of separate bobsleigh and luge tracks for the games.1964 Winter Olympic Games Official report.
pp. 40, 65, 69, 165, 178, 180. Track construction began in September 1961 and was officially completed in July 1963 following test runs of both tracks, including twenty injuries during the 1963 FIBT World Championships on the bobsleigh track.''Time'' magazine February 15, 1963 article on the 1964 bobsleigh track competition that lead to safety changes on the track
/ref> Prior to the start of the 1964 Winter Olympics, British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski was killed in a training run on the luge course. When
, pp. 143-5, 153, 186-7, 206-208. , and The track was praised by the FIL during testing in 1975 and proved so successful that it fostered a commission with the FIBT and the FIL on construction of combination tracks in 1977 that continues to this day. (Known as
/ref> It hosted the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.
FIL World Luge Championships men's single results since 1955
1977, 1987, 1997, 2007, 2017
FIBT track profile
- Click on video link for track. Luge - men's singles intersects with the bobsleigh & skeleton part of the track prior to turn one, then where luge - women's singles & men's doubles intersect with bobsleigh-skeleton prior to turn five.
Official website
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The Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck is a venue for bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Fe ...
, luge
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the Calf (leg), calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the se ...
and skeleton
A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ...
located in Igls, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
(southeast of Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. On the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass to the south, it had a pop ...
). The most recent version of the track was completed in 1975 and is the first permanent, combination artificially refrigerated bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Fe ...
, luge
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the Calf (leg), calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the se ...
, and skeleton
A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ...
track, serving as a model for other tracks of its kind worldwide. It hosted the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.2012 Winter Youth Games venue listings in bid packages.- accessed 2 June 2010.
History
In 1935, Igls hosted the two-man event of the world bobsleigh championships when the track ran from Römerstrasses to the Patscherkofel valley railroad station.History of the Igls bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track/ref>
Several fatal accidents at the finishing curve occurred during competition, causing temporarily closure of the track until safety measures were introduced. In 1960, Innsbruck was awarded the 1964 Winter Olympics which led to the construction of separate bobsleigh and luge tracks for the games.1964 Winter Olympic Games Official report.
pp. 40, 65, 69, 165, 178, 180. Track construction began in September 1961 and was officially completed in July 1963 following test runs of both tracks, including twenty injuries during the 1963 FIBT World Championships on the bobsleigh track.''Time'' magazine February 15, 1963 article on the 1964 bobsleigh track competition that lead to safety changes on the track
/ref> Prior to the start of the 1964 Winter Olympics, British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski was killed in a training run on the luge course. When
Denver, Colorado
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, in the United States
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withdrew in 1972 after being awarded the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a ...
two years earlier for financial reasons, the International Olympic Committee
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offered the games to 1976 runner-up Whistler, British Columbia in Canada
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(northeast of Vancouver
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), but Whistler declined in the wake of the provincial elections in 1972. As a result, the IOC gave the games to Innsbruck. Construction on a new, combined track was started in 1973 under the auspices of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), originally known by the French name ''Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing'' (FIBT), is the international sports federation for bobsleigh and skeleton. It acts as ...
(FIBT) and the International Luge Federation (FIL) and completed the following year.1976 Winter Olympics official report, pp. 143-5, 153, 186-7, 206-208. , and The track was praised by the FIL during testing in 1975 and proved so successful that it fostered a commission with the FIBT and the FIL on construction of combination tracks in 1977 that continues to this day. (Known as
homologation
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, an example of this dual certification process occurred prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics, when adjustments to the track at Cesana Pariol were made following FIL concerns about the run.) The track added a restaurant
A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...
and was extended in 1981. In 1990–1, the ladies start house at the fifth turn was renovated and the finishing stretch was extended in 1998. The track was part of the OlympiaWorld-Innsbruck in 2004, the same year a general refurbishment was done on the concrete shell. Today, it serves as a training facility for new bobsledders and skeleton racers.FIBT track profile/ref> It hosted the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.
Statistics
The track has a vertical drop of 98.1 meters. The 1964 Winter Olympic bobsleigh track, designed by former bobsledder andluge
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the Calf (leg), calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the se ...
r Paul Aste, consisted of 14 turns with a total length of 1506.36 meters, a vertical drop of 138 meters, and a maximum grade of 14.04%.
The 1964 Winter Olympic luge track, designed by former bobsledder and luge
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the Calf (leg), calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the se ...
r Paul Aste, consisted of 18 turns with a total length of 1063.76 meters for men singles and a vertical drop of 113.20 meters, and a maximum grade of 18.18%. For women's singles and men's doubles, the length was 910.00 meters with a vertical drop of 86.27 meters
Turns 1–3, 8-10, 14, and 15 have no names listed in the track diagram.
Championships hosted
* 1964 Winter Olympics *1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a ...
* 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
* FIBT World Championships: 1935 (two-man), 1963, 1991 (men's skeleton), 1993 (bobsleigh), 2000 (skeleton), 2016
* FIL European Luge Championships: 1990
* FIL World Luge Championships:See also
* RodelbahnReferences
External links
FIBT track profile
- Click on video link for track. Luge - men's singles intersects with the bobsleigh & skeleton part of the track prior to turn one, then where luge - women's singles & men's doubles intersect with bobsleigh-skeleton prior to turn five.
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