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 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. (14 September 2006 article accessed 20 February 2008.) 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, new changing rooms, and facilities for coaches and officials. (23 November 2006 article accessed 20 February 2008.) The women's singles luge start house was integrated near the men's singles luge start house during the construction. The track hosted the first two-woman bobsleigh world championships in 2000.
Statistics +Physical statistics SportTrack information - accessed 20 February 2008. Length Turns Vertical dropBobsleigh and skeleton14Luge - men's singles14Luge - women's singles14Luge - men's doubles11
The venue includes a maximum grade of 15% and an average grade of 9.8%
Turn number Name Reason named1, 2, 3Omega KurveAfter the Omega shape.7.Veltins Kreisel270-degree Kreisel (circular) curve sponsored by Veltins, a German brewery located in neighboring Meschede.11, 12, 13Labyrinth (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.
+Track records Sport Record Nation - athlete(s) Date Time (seconds) Bobsleigh two-man Start - Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis 5 December 2015 5.05 Bobsleigh two-man Track - Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schüller 25 February 2024 54.39 Bobsleigh four-man Start - Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer, & Alexander Schüller 10 January 2021 4.96 Bobsleigh four-man Track - Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Alexander Schüller, & Felix Straub 3 March 2024 53.11 Bobsleigh two-woman (accessed 2 January 2010) Start - Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse 12 December 2009 5.54 Bobsleigh two-woman Track - Laura Nolte & Deborah Levi 2 March 2024 55.75 Luge - men's singlesFIL Luge World Cup Winterberg 9 January 2010 men's singles results. - accessed 9 January 2010. Start Andi Langenhan - 7 December 2007 4.536 Luge - men's singles Track Anton Dukach - 7 February 201552.037 Luge - women's singlesFIL Luge World Cup Winterberg 10 January 2010 women's singles results. - accessed 10 January 2010. Start Natalie Geisenberger - 31 October 2009 4.915 Luge - women's singles Track Natalie Geisenberger - 14 December 2008 56.192 Luge - men's doublesFIL Luge World Cup Winterberg 9 January 2010 doubles results. - accessed 9 January 2010. Start - Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt 9 January 2010 3.616 Luge - men's doubles Track - Walther & Grüneker 10 January 2009 44.106 Skeleton - men Track Marcus Wyatt - 23 February 2024 55.26Skeleton - women Track Kimberley Bos - 10 December 2021 56.70
Championships hosted FIBT World Championships: 1995 (bobsleigh), 2000 (women's bobsleigh), 2003 (women's bobsleigh), 2015 (bobsleigh and skeleton) FIL European Luge Championships: 1982, 1992, 2000, 2006 FIL World Luge Championships: 1989, 1991, 2019
References
External links BSD-portal.de track profile FIBT track profile - Click on video to ride down the track. Men's and women's singles luge will intersect with the bobsleigh and skeleton part of the track prior to turn one while men's doubles luge will intersect with the track prior to turn four. FIL-Luge track profile Official website