La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
The La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in La Plagne, France. The track was the venue for the bobsleigh and luge competitions for the 1992 Winter Olympics whose host city was neighboring Albertville.
History
In 1986, Albertville was awarded the 1992 Winter Olympics over
1998 Winter Olympic medalist Bruno Mingeon.[4] The track was part of neighboring Annecy's bid package for the 2018 Winter Olympics which was submitted to the International Olympic Committee on 15 October 2009.[5]
Statistics
The track consists of 6,500 cubic metres (8,500 cu yd) of
Igls, Austria assisted the ice workers during production and maintenance of the ice for the 1992 Winter Olympics.[2]
Track lengths and turns
| Sport[2] | Length of track | Number of turns | Vertical drop (start to finish) |
Average grade (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | yards | meters | feet | |||
| Bobsleigh and skeleton | 1,507.5 | 1,648.6 | 19 | 124.5 | 408 | 8.29 |
| Luge – men's single | 1,249.50 | 1,366.47 | 15 | 110.62 | 362.9 | 8.8 |
| Luge – women's singles / men's doubles | 1,142.60 | 1,249.56 | 14 | 92.24 | 302.6 | 7.5 |
There are no turn names listed for the track.
Track records
Bobsleigh
| Sport | Record | Nation – athlete(s) | Date | Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-man | Track |  Germany – Christoph Langen / Marko Jacobs / Thomas Platzer / Sven Rühr
|
19 December 1998 | 57.31 |
| 2-man | Track | Germany – Christoph Langen / Thomas Platzer
|
18 December 1998 | 58.68 |
| 2-woman | Track | Germany – Laura Nolte / Deborah Levi
|
11 January 2020 | 1:00.67 |
| Monobob | Track |  United States – Kaysha Love
|
9 December 2023 | 1:03.79 |
Skeleton
| Sport | Record | Nation – athlete(s) | Date | Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Track |  Russia – Alexander Tretiakov
|
10 January 2020 | 59.28 |
| Women | Track | Russia – Elena Nikita
|
10 January 2020 | 1:01.35 |
Luge[6]
| Sport | Record | Nation – athlete(s) | Date | Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Track |  Austria – Markus Prock
|
11 December 1995 | 45.176 |
| Women's singles | Track | Austria – Angelika Neuner
|
10 December 1995 | 45.277 |
| Men's doubles | Track | Germany – Patric Leitner / Alexander Resch
|
9 December 1995 | 45.022 |
Championships hosted
References
- ^ Gamesbids.com archives of past awards of Olympic Games. - accessed January 30, 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 1992 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine pp. 92-95, 350-5. (in English and French) - accessed February 14, 2008.
- ^ a b FIBT men's skeleton world championships results since 1989 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bobsleigh rides at La Plagne. Archived 2007-10-21 at archive.today - accessed February 12, 2008.
- ^ Annecy 2018 bid presentation featuring La Plagne (p. 4) - accessed 17 October 2009.
- ^ USALuge.org tracks. - Click on La Plagne, France track and scroll down for track records on luge track records. Accessed 14 February 2008.
External links
- FIBT track profile - Men's single luge starthouse is located above turn three and intersects with women's singles/ men's doubles luge prior to intersecting with the bobsleigh/ skeleton part of the track prior to turn five.
- Official link to the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track. (in English and French)
- La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton club website. (in French)
