Koenigssee artificial ice rink

LOTTO Bayern Eisarena Königssee

Plan of the train

place

Schönau am Koenigssee , Bavaria

owner

District of Berchtesgadener Land

operator

Bobsleigh and sledge association for Germany eV

Installation

17th January 1960

Orbit data
Maximum height difference	135 m
begin	length	Curves
Bob start	1240 m	12
Skeleton start	1185 m	12
Toboggan start men	1306 m	16
Toboggan start women	1156 m	12
Double-seater start	1156 m	12

47.588666666667 12.981166666667Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′ 19.2 ″ N , 12 ° 58 ′ 52.2 ″ E

The Königssee artificial ice rink (sponsor name 2014–2019: Deutsche Post Eisarena Königssee , since 2019: LOTTO Bayern Eisarena Königssee ) is an artificial ice rink for bobsleigh , toboggan and skeleton sports on Königssee in Berchtesgadener Land . It was the first artificial ice rink in the world and has 18 curves over a total length of 1640 meters - including a roundabout with a 360 ° curve (“Turbodrom”).

In October 2014, Deutsche Post AG became the name sponsor of the artificial ice rink. On July 1, 2019, LOTTO Bayern took over the name sponsorship.

history

Construction of the toboggan run began in 1959. The WSV Königssee built the railway, sponsored by the Tourist Association of Berchtesgaden and supported by numerous volunteers. On January 16 and 17, 1960, it was handed over to its destination with the International South German Luge Championships . In the years that followed, the railways and rail infrastructure were continuously expanded and optimized. From 1962, two-man bobsleighs could start on the track. In 1965 the sports facility received the status of a federal luge center.

In 1968 the track was converted to artificial ice, making it the first artificial ice rink in the world. The planning came from the engineering office Deyle in Stuttgart . The first expansion cost around DM 4.6 million , 80 percent of which was paid for by the federal government and 20 percent by the Free State of Bavaria . The track had a length of 1114 m and a total of 16 curves. The new artificial ice rink was also integrated into the natural terrain so that - apart from the roundabout - it does not have to be elevated. The shady location reduces the cooling energy requirement and ensures high ice quality.

On the Breitwiese in Berchtesgaden , the team house of the federal luge center was built, which was expanded in 1975 to include a sports hall. In the same year, the railway at Königssee received the world's first artificially iced start-up ramp. In 1976 the track was expanded for the four-bobsleigh. In the years that followed, the railway was continuously modernized. In 2004, the athletes and organizers were able to put a newly built starting house for bobsleigh, women toboggan, doubles and skeleton into operation.

View from Jenner to the Königssee ice arena

Between February 1, 2010 and November 2010, one of the largest renovations on the railway took place in its history. In addition to some functional structures, the entire start area down to curve 5, as well as the entire lower section of the track from curve 15 over the finish curve to the exit, were rebuilt and adapted to the current requirements of the regulations for bobsleigh and sledging.

As of October 2014, the Königssee artificial ice rink had the sponsor name Deutsche Post Eisarena Königssee , since July 1, 2019 it has been LOTTO Bayern Eisarena Königssee .

use

Detail view

overview

Since the existence of the railway, at Königssee u. a. European championships, world cup races and world championships take place regularly. In this context, the track is also used by national and international teams for training runs.

In addition to top sporting events, competitions and training runs for schoolchildren and youngsters are held on the track. In addition, it offers “guest tobogganing for everyone” as well as descents with the “racing bobsleigh taxi” - a regular racing bobsleigh - or a bobsled vehicle similar to a dinghy. In addition, clubs and companies can book the track for internal competitions, such as the private television broadcaster ProSieben for two of its Wok World Cups in 2012 and 2014 .

European championships

European Luge Championships : 1967, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1988, 1994
European Bobsleigh Championships : 1971, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2019
European Skeleton Championships : 1982, 2007

World cup race

Every year, world cup races in luge , bobsleigh and skeleton take place on the track . The Königssee artificial ice rink and the Bob-Rodel Igls artificial ice rink , each with 35 events, top the statistics as the lanes with the most frequent tobogganing World Cup races (as of 2015).

World championships

Luge World Championships : 1969 , 1970 , 1974 , 1979 , 1999 , 2016
Bobsleigh World Championships : 1979 , 1986 , 2004 , 2011 , 2017
Skeleton World Championships : 1990 , 2004 , 2011 , 2017

Olympic applications

Would it be an award of the XVI. 1992 Winter Olympics to the applicant location Berchtesgaden , the XXII. Olympic Winter Games 2014 to the candidate Salzburg or the XXIII. When the 2018 Winter Olympics came to Munich , the Königssee artificial ice rink would have been used as the venue for the Olympic bobsleigh and luge competitions.

Records

Starting records

Two-man bobsleigh	4-man bobsleigh men	Two-man bobsleigh women
4.77 s - November 22, 2011 Latvia Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens	4.73s - February 25, 2017 Latvia Latvia Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens Arvis Vilkaste Jānis Strenga	5.11s - February 18, 2017 United States Elana Meyers Taylor / Kehri Jones Germany Stephanie Schneider / Annika Drazek

Skeleton men	Skeleton women	Toboggan men	Toboggan women	Toboggan double
4.53s - January 14, 2016 Russia Alexander Tretyakov	4.83 s - February 25, 2017 Russia Jelena Nikitina	3,268s - December 2, 2012 Germany Johannes Ludwig	2.946s - January 5, 2011 Germany Natalie Geisenberger	2.819s - January 4, 2014 Germany Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt

Track records

Two-man bobsleigh	4-man bobsleigh men	Two-man bobsleigh women
48.94s - February 19, 2017 Germany Francesco Friedrich / Thorsten Margis	48.26s - February 25, 2017 Germany Germany Johannes Lochner Matthias Kagerhuber Joshua Bluhm Christian Rasp	50.28s - January 16, 2015 United States Elana Meyers Taylor / Cherrelle Garrett

Skeleton men	Skeleton women	Toboggan men	Toboggan women	Toboggan double
50.01s - February 19, 2017 Germany Alexander Gassner	51.24 s - January 24, 2020 Germany Tina Hermann	48,954s - December 29, 2015 Germany Felix Hole	50.202s - January 4, 2014 Germany Natalie Geisenberger	49,311s - January 30, 2016 Germany Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt