Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck

Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck

The most recent version of the track was completed in 1975 and is the first permanent, combination artificially refrigerated bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track which has served as a model for other tracks of its kind. It hosted the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

TRACK SPECIFICATIONS

Bobsleigh/Skeleton and Luge men’s singles

Length: 1270 metres

Turns: 14

Grade: 14

Luge women’s singles and men’s doubles

Length: 870 metres

Turns: 10

Grade: 8.5

TURNS:

4, 5, 6 – Upper Labyrinth – three in quick succession without a straight.

7 – Kreisel – 270 degree Kreisel (circular) curve.

11, 12, 13 – Lower Labyrinth – three turns in quick succession without a straight.

TRACK RECORDS

Bobsleigh Two-Woman

Start: Canada (Kaillie Humphries & Heather Moyse)

22nd Jan 2010 – 5.5 secs

Track: United States (Shauna Rohbock & Michelle Rzepka)

22nd Jan 2010 – 53.47 secs

Luge Men’s Singles

Start: Johannes Ludwig (GER)

29th Nov 2009 – 3.865 secs

Track: David Moller (GER)

29th Nov 2009 – 48.533 secs

Luge Women’s Singles

Start: Tatjana Hunter (GER)

28th Nov 2009 – 2.003 secs

Track: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)

28th Nov 2009 – 39.569 secs

Luge Men’s Doubles

Start: Austria (Markus Schiegl & Tobias Schiegl)

29th Nov 2009 – 1.927 secs

Track: Germany (Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch)

28th Nov 2009 – 39.278 secs

Skeleton Men

Track: Martins Dukurs (LAT)

3rd Dec 2011 – 52.69 secs

Skeleton Women

Start: Courtney Yamada (USA) & Amy Williams (GBR)

12th Dec 2008 – 5.33 secs

Track: Shelley Rudman (GBR)

12th Dec 2008 – 54.65 secs

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