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Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

Coordinates: 51°11′03″N 8°30′24″E / 51.18425°N 8.5066°E / 51.18425; 8.5066
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Track map.
Start house
Picture of the Winterberg track Turn 7 at night in December 2006.

The Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in Winterberg, Germany. It is the only track of its kind in the world with a turn that has corporate sponsorship with turn seven being sponsored by Veltins, a German brewery which has its headquarters located in neighboring Meschede.

History

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Completed in 1977, the track underwent a redesign of its start house area where the women's luge start house was moved from before turn four to near the men's luge start house prior to turn one in 2006.[1] This was done under the auspices of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) and the International Luge Federation (FIL) and included a completely covered sled storage area,[1] new changing rooms, and facilities for coaches and officials.[2] The women's singles luge start house was integrated near the men's singles luge start house during the construction.[2] The track hosted the first two-woman bobsleigh world championships in 2000.[3]

Statistics

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Physical statistics
Sport[4] Length Turns Vertical drop
Bobsleigh and skeleton 1,330 metres (4,360 ft) 14 110 metres (360 ft)
Luge - men's singles 1,324 metres (4,344 ft) 14 110 metres (360 ft)
Luge - women's singles 1,293 metres (4,242 ft) 14 110 metres (360 ft)
Luge - men's doubles 945 metres (3,100 ft) 11 90 metres (300 ft)

The venue includes a maximum grade of 15% and an average grade of 9.8%

Turn number[4] Name Reason named
1, 2, 3 Omega Kurve After the Omega shape.
7. Veltins Kreisel 270-degree Kreisel (circular) curve sponsored by Veltins, a German brewery located in neighboring Meschede.
11, 12, 13 Labyrinth (not listed on track map) Three turns in quick succession without a straight (labyrinth)

Turns 4–6, 8–10 and 14 have no names listed in the track diagram.[4]

Track records
Sport Record Nation - athlete(s) Date Time (seconds)
Bobsleigh two-man[5] Start  Germany - Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis 5 December 2015 5.05
Bobsleigh two-man[5] Track  Germany - Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schüller 25 February 2024 54.39
Bobsleigh four-man[6] Start  Germany - Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Baur, & Alexander Schüller 10 January 2021 4.96
Bobsleigh four-man[6] Track  Germany - Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Alexander Schüller, & Felix Straub 3 March 2024 53.11
Bobsleigh two-woman[7] Start  Canada - Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse 12 December 2009 5.54
Bobsleigh two-woman Track  Germany - Laura Nolte & Deborah Levi 2 March 2024 55.75
Luge - men's singles[8] Start Andi Langenhan -  Germany 7 December 2007 4.536
Luge - men's singles[8] Track Anton Dukach -  Ukraine 7 February 2015 52.037
Luge - women's singles[9] Start Natalie Geisenberger -  Germany 31 October 2009 4.915
Luge - women's singles[9] Track Natalie Geisenberger -  Germany 14 December 2008 56.192
Luge - men's doubles[10] Start  Germany - Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt 9 January 2010 3.616
Luge - men's doubles[10] Track  Germany - Walther & Grüneker 10 January 2009 44.106
Skeleton - men[11] Track Marcus Wyatt -  United Kingdom 23 February 2024 55.26
Skeleton - women[12] Track Kimberley Bos -  Netherlands 10 December 2021 56.70

Championships hosted

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References

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  1. ^ a b New start area for the luge and bobsleigh track in Winterberg. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (14 September 2006 article accessed 20 February 2008.)
  2. ^ a b A lot is being done at the world's artificially-iced tracks. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (23 November 2006 article accessed 20 February 2008.)
  3. ^ List of two-woman bobsleigh championship medalists since 2000.
  4. ^ a b c Track information (in German) - accessed 20 February 2008.
  5. ^ a b "BMW IBSF World Championships Bob & Skeleton 2024" (PDF). ibsf.org. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "BMW IBSF World Championships Bob & Skeleton 2024" (PDF). ibsf.org. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Humphries and Moyse smash bobsleigh start records". CAAWS. (accessed 2 January 2010)
  8. ^ a b FIL Luge World Cup Winterberg 9 January 2010 men's singles results. - accessed 9 January 2010.
  9. ^ a b FIL Luge World Cup Winterberg 10 January 2010 women's singles results. - accessed 10 January 2010.
  10. ^ a b FIL Luge World Cup Winterberg 9 January 2010 doubles results. - accessed 9 January 2010.
  11. ^ "BMW IBSF World Championships Bob & Skeleton 2024" (PDF). ibsf.org. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Skeletonster Bos schrijft historie in Winterberg met eerste wereldbekerzege". 10 December 2021.
  13. ^ List of two-man bobsleigh championship medalists since 1931.
  14. ^ List of men's singles luge European championship medalists since 1914
  15. ^ List of Men's singles luge World championship medalists since 1955
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51°11′03″N 8°30′24″E / 51.18425°N 8.5066°E / 51.18425; 8.5066