Presentation of the first race of the World Cup in Lillehammer - The track

The track, which was the site of the 1994 Winter Olympics, is part of the calendar of the World Cup three years away from the'' last game played, and for the third time in history, will kick off the season on the sled artificial track. The Norwegian gut is located about fifteen kilometers from Lillehammer town in Hafjell and was completed in 1992. '' The following year was held the first race valid for the maximum circuit of tobogganing, on that occasion, the winners were the Austrian Markus Prock and Doris Neuner while between the double success went to the Germans Stefan Krausse and Jan Behrendt. The track renamed Lillehammer Olympiske Bob-og Akebane, has been little used in the field of World Cup tant'' is that they have played only six races valid for the maximum circuit of tobogganing and a single edition of the World Championship and of course the Olympic test of 1994. '' The system is equipped with more than 90 cubic meters of ammonia, which is injected along the track thanks to a ramification of about 80 kilometers of pipes. The refrigeration system is designed to cool the artificial gut also with rather high external temperatures and next to 20 degrees centigrade. It is no coincidence that at the beginning of October, the Scandinavian track has been used by various national as a test for the first outing of the season on icy roads. The men's track has a total length of 1365 meters consists of 16 curves, while the basin of the double and single female is shorter by about 300 meters and has 2 curves in the least. The Lillehammer Olympiske Bob-og Akebane award medals again in five circles on the occasion of the Youth Olympic Games of 2016.