Cross-country skiing and biathlon center Hochfilzen
Cross-country skiing and biathlon center Hochfilzen | ||
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Shooting range, spring 2010 |
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place | Hochfilzen , Tyrol | |
owner | Hochfilzen community | |
start of building | 1965 | |
opening | 1967 | |
modification | 2015-2016 | |
Spectator seats | 15,000 | |
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Coordinates: 47 ° 28 ′ 32.8 " N , 12 ° 38 ′ 16.4" E
The cross-country and biathlon center in Hochfilzen / Pillerseetal (Austria) is a training and competition center for biathlon and cross-country skiing in the Austrian state of Tyrol .
history
The biathlon and cross-country skiing stadium, built around 1965, opened in 1967. Since December 1986, Hochfilzen has been a regular venue for the Biathlon World Cup . In Austria, World Cup races were held in Feistritz and Bad Gastein , among others . Since December 2003, either a World Cup or a biathlon world championship has been held in Hochfilzen every winter . In addition, Hochfilzen hosted the 1978 biathlon world championships , the team competitions of the 1998 biathlon world championships and the 2005 biathlon world championships . Other major events included a. the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2000. In February 2017, the Biathlon World Championships 2017 took place in Hochfilzen .
Data
The facility is an important training and Olympic base for ÖSV athletes . The training and competition center includes functional buildings, cross-country skiing trails, a shooting range suitable for the World Cup, an indoor shooting range and asphalt roller-skis .
location
The cross-country and biathlon center is located on the eastern edge of the Tyrolean community of Hochfilzen at almost 1000 m above sea level. Hochfilzen is located in the Pillerseetal in the Kitzbühel district , right on the border with the state of Salzburg .
Furnishing
The functional buildings were significantly expanded and modernized before the 2017 Biathlon World Championships . In this context, a total of 20 million euros was invested in the infrastructure. The extension and conversion of the main building was the focus of the renovation work. The newly constructed team and service building includes 30 wax and service cabins with a modern exhaust air system as well as 30 changing rooms and has a direct, short connection to the main building. A new indoor shooting range with a treadmill complements the facilities and offers 570 m² of space for the media center with a direct view of the shooting range during the competitions.
Events
- 1978: 1978 Biathlon World Championships
- 1986: Biathlon World Cup 1986/87
- 1987: Biathlon World Cup 1987/88
- 1991: Biathlon World Cup 1991/92
- 1996: Biathlon World Cup 1995/96
- 1998: Biathlon World Cup 1997/98 , Biathlon World Championships 1998 (both in March) and Biathlon World Cup 1998/99 (in December)
- 1999: Biathlon World Cup 1999/2000
- 2000: Biathlon World Cup 2000/01 (together with Antholz ), Biathlon Military World Championships 2000
- 2001: Biathlon World Cup 2001/02
- 2003: Biathlon World Cup 2003/04
- 2005: Biathlon World Championships 2005 (in March) and Biathlon World Cup 2005/06 (in November)
- 2006: 2 × Biathlon World Cup 2006/07 (organization of the competitions planned for Osrblie )
- 2007: Biathlon World Cup 2007/08
- 2008: Biathlon World Cup 2008/09
- 2009: Biathlon World Cup 2009/10
- 2010: Biathlon World Cup 2010/11
- 2011: 2 × Biathlon World Cup 2011/12 (hosting of the competitions planned for Annecy / Le Grand-Bornand )
- 2012: Biathlon World Cup 2012/13
- 2013: Biathlon World Cup 2013/14
- 2014: Biathlon World Cup 2014/15
- 2015: Biathlon World Cup 2015/16
- 2017: Biathlon World Championships 2017 (in February) and Biathlon World Cup 2017/18 (in December)
- 2018: Biathlon World Cup 2018/19
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ IBU Biathlon World Championships 2017 is casting its shadow ahead ( memento of the original from January 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at biathlon-hochfilzen.at, accessed on January 18, 2017