Tracks

There are only 12 bobsleigh tracks in the world that are approved by the Federation Internationale de Bobsledding et de Toboganning (FIBT); bobsleigh's international governing organisation:

• Calgary, Canada. 1,475 m, 121.2 m vertical drop, 15% maximum grade
• Igls, Austria. 1,220 m, 98.10 m vertical drop, 14% maximum grade
• Cesana, Italy. 1,435 m, 117 m vertical drop, 9.2% average grade
• La Plagne, France. 1,507.5 m, 124.5 m vertical drop, 14.5% maximum grade
• Altenberg, Germany. 1,413 m, 122.22 m vertical drop, 15% maximum grade
• Königssee, Germany. 1,250 m, 117 m vertical drop
• Winterberg, Germany. 1,325 m, 110 m vertical drop, 14.5% maximum grade
• Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 1,350 m, 120.45 m vertical drop, 16% maximum grade
• Nagano, Japan. 1,762.3 m, 112.5 m vertical drop, 15% maximum grade
• Lillehammer, Norway. 1,365 m, 114 m vertical drop, 15% maximum grade
• St. Moritz, Switzerland. 1,722 m, 129 m vertical drop, 15% maximum grade
• Lake Placid, United States. 1,455 m, 107 m vertical drop
• Salt Lake City, United States. 1,340 m, 103.9 m vertical drop

Courses are standardised and must meet strict FIBT criteria for elements such as width, length, the number and types of turns and ice conditions.