Statistics
| Sport | Length of track (meters) | Number of turns | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh, skeleton, and Luge - men's singles | 1270 | 14 | 14 |
| Luge - women's singles & men's doubles | 870 | 10 | 8.5% |
The track has a vertical drop of 98.1 meters.
The 1964 Winter Olympic bobsleigh track, designed by former bobsledder and luger 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%.
| Turn Number | Name (German) | Translated name |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Startkurve | "Start curve" |
| 2., 3. | Hohes S | "High S" curves |
| 4. | Stützenkurve | "Support curve" |
| 5. | Höcker | "Peak" curve |
| 6. | Fuchsloch | "Fox hole" |
| 7. | Hohle Gasses | "Hollow lane" |
| 8. | Schanze | "Dig" |
| 9. | Hexenkessel | "Witch's pot" |
| 10. - 11. | Nadelöhr | "Needle-eye" S curves |
| 12. | Burlepautz | |
| 13. | Weckauf | "Wake on" |
| 14. | Zielkurve | "Finish curve" |
The 1964 Winter Olympic luge track, designed by former bobsledder and luger 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
| Turn Number | Name (German) | Translated name |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Startkurve | |
| 2., 3. | Labyrinth | Two turns in quick succession without a straight (labyrinth) |
| 4. | Waldkurve | "Wood curve" |
| 5. | Stoßwand | "Impact wall" |
| 6. | Gletscherblick | "Glacier view" |
| 7. | Hängematte | "Hammock" |
| 8. | Wasserschlupf | "Water slip" |
| 9. | Promenade | "Promenade" |
| 10. | Fuchsloch | |
| 11. | Koflkehre | - |
| 12. | Schoß | "Shot" |
| 13. - 14. | Mausfalle | "Mouse case" |
| 15. | Olympiakurve | "Olympic curve" |
| 16. | Wassertrog | "Water trough" |
| 17. | Zielgerade | "Finish line curve" |
| 18. | Zielkurve |
| Turn Number | Name | Reason named |
|---|---|---|
| 4., 5., 6. | Upper labyrinth | Three turns in quick succession without a straight (labyrinth) |
| 7. | Kreisel | 270-degree Kriesel (circular) curve |
| 11., 12., 13. | Lower labyrinth | Three turns in quick succession without a straight (labyrinth) |
Turns 1-3, 8-10, 14, and 15 have no names listed in the track diagram.
| Sport | Record | Nation - athlete(s) | Date | Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh two-woman | Start | Canada - Kaillie Humphries & Heather Moyse | 22 January 2010 | 5.50 |
| Bobsleigh two-woman | Track | United States - Shauna Rohbock & Michelle Rzepka | 22 January 2010 | 53.47 |
| Luge - men's singles | Start | Johannes Ludwig - Germany | 29 November 2009 | 3.865 |
| Luge - men's singles | Track | David Möller - Germany | 29 November 2008 | 48.533 |
| Luge - women's singles | Start | Tatjana Hüfner - Germany | 28 November 2009 | 2.003 |
| Luge - women's singles | Track | Natalie Geisenberger - Germany | 28 November 2009 | 39.569 |
| Luge - men's doubles | Start | Austria - Markus Schiegl & Tobias Schiegl | 29 November 2008 | 1.927 |
| Luge - men's doubles | Track | Germany - Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch | 28 November 2009 | 39.278 |
| Skeleton - men | Track | Martins Dukurs - Latvia | 3 December 2011 | 52.69 |
| Skeleton - woman | Start | Courtney Yamada - United States Amy Williams - United Kingdom |
12 December 2008 | 5.33 |
| Skeleton - women | Track | Shelley Rudman - United Kingdom | 12 December 2008 | 54.65 |
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