Sliding Center Sanki

Sliding Center Sanki
Plan of the train
place	Krasnaya Polyana , Russia
Installation	2012
Orbit data Maximum height difference 131.9 m begin length Curves Bob start 1,500 m 17th Skeleton start 1,500 m 17th Toboggan start men 1,475 m 17th Toboggan start women 1,384 m 16 Double-seater start 1,384 m 16

Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′ 19.5 ″  N , 40 ° 17 ′ 46 ″  E

The Sanki Sliding Center ( Russian Центр санного спорта "Санки" , санки / sanki = Russian sledge ) is an artificial ice rink in Krasnaya Polyana , 60 km northeast of Sochi . The track was the venue for the luge , bobsleigh and skeleton competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics .

location

The ice rink is located in the West Caucasus at an altitude of about 840 meters. The railway is located north of Krasnaya Polyana on the slope of Mount Aibga . The grandstands and the spectator areas at the track are designed for 5000 people.

history

The plans for a bobsleigh and toboggan run in Krasnaya Polyana - together with another run near Moscow - were made in 2006. After Sochi was selected for the Winter Olympics, the ISC IBG Group , an international team of sports experts and engineers, began planning the track. Seven locations and designs were proposed to the world federations, but all of them were rejected because the track profiles for international races contained inadmissible height differences. The plant was built by the Russian company Mostowik , which exceeded the planned budget of around 50 million US dollars by 60 percent and finally paid 76 million. It was planned to complete the runway by 2009, but due to the delays it was not opened until 2012. The first toboggan and bobsleigh competitions were held as test competitions on the track as part of the corresponding World Cups in 2013. After the Olympic competitions took place in 2014, the track was added to the official World Cup calendar for luge, bobsleigh and skeleton.

Orbit data

The track has a total length of 1,814 m, making it the longest in the world. It has 18 curves, with a maximum of 17 being driven through within a competition, since curve 18 is arranged after the finish. The length from start to finish varies depending on the discipline (1,384 m to 1,500 m). The starting height also varies depending on the discipline (839.2 to 829.6 meters above sea level) - the target height is 711.5 meters. In order to limit the maximum speed, there are 3 sections with an increase. The lowest point of the track is before the finish in curve 17 at a height of 704.1 meters.

discipline	Length [m]	Starting altitude [m above sea level M.]	Height difference [m]	Ø gradient [%]	Curves
Bobsleigh and skeleton	1,500	836.0	124.5	8.30	17th
Luge men's singles	1,475	839.2	127.7	8.66	17th
Toboggan two-seater and women's single-seater	1,384	829.6	118.1	8.53	16

Track records

discipline	Time [m: ss,]	Ø speed [km / h]	date	driver	nation
Bob men twos	56.080	96.29	17th February 2014	Alexander Subkow , Alexei Wojewoda	RUS
Bob foursome	54.820	98.50	February 22, 2014	Alexander Subkow , Alexei Negodailo ; Dmitry Trunenkov ; Alexei Voevoda	RUS
Bob ladies twos	57.260	94.31	February 18, 2014	Elana Meyers Taylor , Lauryn Williams	United States
Skeleton men	55,950	96.51	February 14, 2014	Alexander Tretyakov	RUS
Skeleton women	57.910	93.25	February 14, 2014	Elizabeth Yarnold	GBR
Luge men's singles	51.613	102.88	February 9, 2014	Felix Hole	GER
Two-seater toboggan	49.373	100.91	12th of February 2014	Tobias Wendl , Tobias Arlt	GER
Women's single-seater toboggan	49,601	100.45	February 15, 2020	Julia Taubitz	GER
Luge team competition	2: 45.468 (53.890) (55.812) (55.766)	-	March 1, 2015	Dajana Eitberger , Felix Loch , Tobias Wendl , Tobias Arlt	GER

The start of the toboggan team competition is from the women's and double-seater start. The driven length is longer than the normal length of 1384 meters, as the contact board is about 100 meters behind the normal target. The exact length from the start to the contact board is unknown, so that no average speed can be calculated.

Competitions

A total of nine Olympic Games competitions are held in the Sanki Sliding Center.

• See also : 2014 Olympic Winter Games / Skeleton
• See also : 2014 Winter Olympics / Luge
• See also : 2014 Winter Olympics / Bobsleigh

Web links

• Presentation at sochi2014.ru

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BSD press kit (PDF). Retrieved February 5, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Sochi 2014 Sanki Sliding Center Olympic Track . ISC IBG Group. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 15, 2015. 
3. ^ Sanki Sliding Center . fbk.info. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
4. ^ Sanki Sliding Center . Swiss radio and television . Retrieved February 15, 2015.