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Chapters: Cool Runnings, Jamaica National Bobsled Team, List of Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Tracks, Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing, Fibt World Championships 1997, Fibt World Championships 1999, Fibt World Championships 2011, John Morgan, Fibt World Championships 1957, Brazilian Ice Sports Federation, Fibt World Championships 1939, Fibt World Championships 1977, Fibt World Championships 1953, Fibt World Championships 1959, Fibt World Championships 1960, Fibt World Championships 1974, Fibt World Championships 1947, Fibt World Championships 1985, Fibt World Championships 1937, Fibt World Championships 1938, Fibt World Championships 1961, Fibt World Championships 1962, Fibt World Championships 1954, Fibt World Championships 1949, Fibt World Championships 1955, Fibt World Championships 1973, Fibt World Championships 1983, Fibt World Championships 1951, Fibt World Championships 1950, Fibt World Championships 1978, Fibt World Championships 1958, Fibt World Championships 2012, Kreisel, Fibt World Championships 1975, Fibt World Championships 1971, Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations, Fibt World Championships 2013, Israeli Bobsled Team, Bob- Und Schlittenverband Für Deutschland, United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, Shuttlecock Club, St. Moritz Tobogganing Club, the Cresta Club. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 120. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs that are combined to make your final score you slide down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. The various types of sleds came several years before the first tracks were built in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where the original bobsleds were adapted ups...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=39693 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton D'altenberg, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Königssee, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Winterberg, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton D'oberhof, Deutsches Stadion, Sportpalast de Berlin, Eiskanal, Knick-Ei. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : La Piste d'Altenberg est une piste de bobsleigh, luge et skeleton située à Altenberg (Allemagne). Le bobsleigh fait ses débuts à Altenberg en 1908 sur une piste naturelle. À la fin des années 1970, les lugeurs de l'Allemagne de l'Est qui ont toujours eu des succès en luge commencent à avoir des résultats intéressants en bobsleigh. Ceci est confirmé avec six médailles aux jeux olympiques d'hiver en 1976 et 1980 et cinq médailles aux championnats du monde de bobsleigh entre 1977 et 1979. La fédération décide alors de se doter d'une piste à l'image de leurs ambitions à Altenberg. Erich Mielke ordonne donc la construction d'une piste dont les travaux débutent en 1981 pour se terminer en 1983. Cependant, l'ouvrage n'est pas véritablement à la hauteur des attentes, ils décident alors de modifier les virages 11 et 12. Ce n'est donc qu'après 1986 et la fin des travaux que la piste est officiellement homologuée par la FIBT et la FIL en 1987. En 1992, les premières compétitions de skeleton y prennent place. En 1997, la maison de départ pour la luge féminine est créée avant le troisième virage, auparavant leurs départs coïncidaient avec le départ des lugeurs-doubles masculins. À l'été 2007, le virage 18 a été modifié. En 2008, Altenberg a été l'hôte de la 200 épreuve de la coupe du monde de la luge (qui a été créé en 1977). Entre l'aire de départ et l'aire d'arrivée, la différence d'altitude est de 122 mètres. Parm...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Title: A proud Olympian: Australia first competed in bobsleigh at the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary in 1988. Stephen Craig was historic team.(BEHIND THE DESK)
Author: Andre Khoury
Publication: Australian Banking & Finance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2010
Publisher: First Charlton Communications Pty Ltd.
Volume: 2Issue: 6Page: 26(2)

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Salle Des Sports de Saint-Nazaire, Palais Des Sports de Rouen, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de La Plagne, Nemausa, Salle Frédéric Lawson-Body, Circuit de La Versenne, Vélodrome Buffalo, Salle Saint Eloi, Cime Altitude 245, Centre Municipal Des Sports. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : La Salle des sports de Saint-Nazaire ou La Soucoupe est une salle omnisports situé à Saint-Nazaire dans le département de Loire-Atlantique en Pays de la Loire. La salle contient 2 200 gradins fixes et peut évoluer jusqu'à 3 500 places. Édifiée à partir de 1963 au cœur d'une vaste zone de 52 hectares dédiée aux sports et aux loisirs, le bâtiment a été inauguré en 1970 après sept ans de travaux. Ses architectes, Vissuzaine, Longuet et Rivière ont travaillé en collaboration avec l'architecte de la ville, Joly. Après la guerre, le secteur du grand marais est assaini avec l'apport de 500 000 m3 de gravas auxquels on va rajouter quelques 600 000 m3 de sable qui proviennent de l'estuaire de la Loire. Ces travaux de remblaiement ne sont cependant pas suffisant à rendre la zone constructible. La ville décide alors de la transformer en une vaste zone de loisirs de 50 hectares. 20 hectares sont réservés à la promenade et aux loisirs, 30 autres sont dévolus aux sports. Ce nouvel espace est destiné à remplacer les équipements sportifs d'alors - Le Plessis et Méan-Penhoët - vétustes et éloignés du centre ville. Cette place de choix donnée au sport est à l'époque un moyen de contribuer au redressement national par l'éducation et l'hygiène du corps. Ces travaux d'aménagement débutent en 1959 et s'achèvent en 1967. En 1962, la ville souhaite se doter, au cœur de ce nouvel ensemble, d'une salle pluridisciplinaire et modulabl...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pengrowth Saddledome, Canada Olympic Park Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track, Mcmahon Stadium, Olympic Oval, Canada Olympic Park, Stampede Corral, Talisman Centre, Foothills Stadium, Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Max Bell Centre, Victoria Arena, Mewata Stadium, Millennium Park, Race City Motorsport Park, Stampede Grandstand. Excerpt:Canada Olympic Park, Calgary Canada Olympic Park (COP) is located in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . The park is operated by WinSport Canada formerly the Calgary Olympic Development Association (CODA). It is currently used both for high performance athletic training and for recreational purposes by the general public. During the 1988 Winter Olympics, Canada Olympic Park was the primary venue for ski jumping , bobsleigh , and luge . WinSport Canada still maintains these facilities for training and competitive purposes. In the winter, the park is also used for downhill skiing , snowboarding , and cross-country skiing . In the summer, COP is used for warm-weather sports such as mountain biking (there are 25 km (16 mi) of bike trails) and is also the site of a number of summer festivals. The park is also home to the Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum . Major expansions and additions are under way to maintain the park's status as a training facility. In late 2010 a phase of the Athletic and Ice Complex (AIC) will open which includes 3 ice surfaces to be used by Hockey Calgary. In 2011 the second phase will open which includes the 4th (Olympic size) ice surface, gyms, a public fitness centre and a high intensity training centre for athletes. The AIC is located in front and to the side of the sliding sports training centre known as the "Ice House". The park is located in western Calgary, south of the Trans-Canada Highway , north of the community of Cougar ... ... Read more

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Chapters: Igls Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track, Seefeld, Tirol, Olympiaworld Innsbruck, Bergiselschanze. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Olympic Sliding Centre Innsburck is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Igls, Austria (southeast of Innsbruck). The most recent version of the track was completed in 1975 and is the first permanent, combination artificially refrigerated bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, serving as a model for other tracks of its kind worldwide. It will host the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. In 1935, Igls hosted the two-man event of the world bobsleigh championships when the track ran from Römerstrasses to the Patscherkofel valley railroad station. Several fatal accidents at the finishing curve occurred during competition, causing temporarily closure of the track until safety measures were introduced. In 1960, Innsbruck was awarded the 1964 Winter Olympics which led to the construction of separate bobsleigh and luge tracks for the games. Track construction began in September 1961 and was officially completed in July 1963 following test runs of both tracks, including twenty injuries during the 1963 FIBT World Championships on the bobsleigh track. When Denver, Colorado in the United States withdrew in 1972 after being awarded the 1976 Winter Olympics two years earlier for financial reasons, the International Olympic Committee offered the games to 1976 runner-up Whistler, British Columbia in Canada (northeast of Vancouver), but Whistler declined in the wake of the provincial elections in 1972. As a result, the IOC gave the games to Innsbruck. Construction on a new, combined track was started in 1973 under the auspices of the International Bobsleigh and T...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15214386 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Alpine Skiing Events at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh Events at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Cross-Country Skiing Events at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Speed Skating Events at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's Combined, Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's Downhill, Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's Slalom, Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Women's Combined, Figure Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Cross-Country Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 Km, Ice Hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Speed Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 Metres, Speed Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 Metres, Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Speed Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 5000 Metres, Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Women's Downhill, Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Four-Man, Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Women's Slalom, Cross-Country Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 4x10 Km Relay, Speed Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 10000 Metres, Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Two-Man, Cross-Country Skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 Km, Winter Pentathlon at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Excerpt:Alpine Skiing at the V Olympic Winter Games At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , Switzerland , the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988. From 1956-80, the combined continued as a medal event for the concurrent World Championships , using the results from the Olympic downhill and slalom , conducted as a "paper race."Medal summary Men's events Event... ... Read more

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Chapters: Igls Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track, Wiener Stadthalle, Imst, Arena Nova, Kulm. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Igls bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Igls, Austria (southeast of Innsbruck). The most recent version of the track was completed in 1975 and is the first permanent, combination artificially refrigerated bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, serving as a model for other tracks of its kind worldwide. In 1935, Igls hosted the two-man event of the world bobsleigh championships when the track ran from Römerstrasses to the Patscherkofel valley railroad station. Several fatal accidents at the finishing curve occurred during competition, causing temporarily closure of the track until safety measures were introduced. In 1960, Innsbruck was awarded the 1964 Winter Olympics which led to the construction of separate bobsleigh and luge tracks for the games. Track construction began in September 1961 and was officially completed in July 1963 following test runs of both tracks, including twenty injuries during the 1963 FIBT World Championships on the bobsleigh track. When Denver, Colorado in the United States withdrew in 1972 after being awarded the 1976 Winter Olympics two years earlier for financial reasons, the International Olympic Committee offered the games to 1976 runner-up Whistler, British Columbia in Canada (northeast of Vancouver), but Whistler declined in the wake of the provincial elections in 1972. As a result, the IOC gave the games to Innsbruck. Construction on a new, combined track was started in 1973 under the auspices of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) and the International Luge Federation (FIL) and completed the following y...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15214386 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Cresta Run, Centre Des Sports de Glisse de Whistler, Piste Eugenio Monti, Cesana Pariol, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton D'igls, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Calgary, Stade Olympia Bobrun, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton D'altenberg, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Königssee, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Park City, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Lake Placid, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Winterberg, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de La Plagne, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton D'oberhof, Hunderfossen, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Sigulda, Piste de Bobsleigh, Luge et Skeleton de Paramonovo, Spiral, Centre National Russe de Glisse. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Cresta Run est une piste en glace naturelle de 1212,5 m (ou trois-quarts d'une mille de long) située dans la ville suisse de Saint-Moritz et utilisée pour pratiquer des sports d'hiver, notamment le skeleton et le bobsleigh. Il fut construit en 1884 par le commandant Bulpetts - qui fonde plus tard le St Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC) - avec l'aide des habitants du hameau de Cresta, partie de la commune de Celerina/Schlarigna. Il fait aujourd'hui partie d'un partenariat avec Saint Moritz depuis 1887, l'année de la création du SMTC. Le tobogganing sur piste de glace y trouve ses origines pendant les hivers des années 1870, lors des activités de sport d'hiver de l'Hôtel Kulm. Le style de tobogganing tête en avant était connu sous le nom de Cresta racing . Toutefois, le style de tobogganing qui prédominait était encore celui où l'on est sur le dos, pieds avant. L'invention du toboggan flexible (le Flexible Flyer, plus communément appelé the American) en 1887 mena ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Bicycle, Rickshaw, Unicycle, Human-Powered Transport, Bobsleigh, Luge, Kayak, Sled, Canoe, Galley, South Pointing Chariot, Quadracycle, Wheelchair, Longboarding, Litter, Shopping Cart, Zero-Emissions Vehicle, Wheelbarrow, Skateboard, Baby Transport, Ice Boat, Kinetic Sculpture Race, Mixed Terrain Cycle-Touring, Outline of Bicycles, Watercraft Rowing, Velomobile, Human-Powered Aircraft, Cycle Rickshaw, Outrigger Canoe, History of the Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking, Handcar, Surf Ski, Bateau, Freebord, Kick Scooter, Gondola, Rushcart, Rowbike, Rickshaws Outside Asia, James River Bateau, Kicksled, Motorized Scooter, Omer, Draisine, Vigorboard, Conference Bike, Windsor Pumpkin Regatta, Powerbocking, Snakeboard, Rowcycle, Cornish Pilot Gig, List of Bicycle and Human Powered Vehicle Museums, Center for Appropriate Transport, International Human Powered Vehicle Association, Portland Urban Iditarod, Xootr, Flyak, Dromon, World Human Powered Vehicle Association, Whymcycle, Travois, Pedal Prix, Float Tube, Baggage Cart, Human-Powered Hydrofoil, Aleutian Kayak, Roller Racer, Pedalo, Razor, Bawarij, Party Bike, Wheelbench, Bamboo Bicycle, Trampofoil, Erokit, Cab-Bike, Royak, Waveski, Hobcart, Whirlwind Wheelchair, Fantom, Gravitis, Piano Trolley, Prone Bicycle, Kago, Jdbug, Rowboat. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 452. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A bicycle, also known as a bike, push bike or cycle, is a pedal-driven, human-powered, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist or a bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number about one billion worldwide, twice as many as automobiles. They are the principal means of transportation in many regions. They also provide a ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3973 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Bobbaan, La Vibora, Disaster Transport, Avalanche (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool), Schweizer Bobbahn. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Le Bobbaan (Circuit de Bob en français) est une attraction du parc Efteling aux Pays-Bas. Ces montagnes russes sous forme de parcours en bobsleigh sont aussi appelées parfois Swiss Bob, Bobslee ou encore Bob. Le terme baan pourrait être traduit par « parcours » , que ce soit parcours de montagnes russes (qui se traduit d'ailleurs par achtbaan), de flume (les bûches) ou même dans d'autres domaines que les parcs. Le Bobbaan est situé dans la section Anderrijk du parc. Appelé en français « Royaume Alternatif » ou encore « Royaume de l'Étrange », il occupe la partie méridionale du parc. Cette partie est celle des mondes parallèles et mystérieux. Le parcours serpente entre les arbres, et possède quelques belles descentes, courbes et autres dénivellations où les véhicules font des pointes d'accélération. Juste avant le dernier virage, une photo des visiteurs est réalisée ; celle-ci peut être achetée à la réception maxifoto à la sortie. Cette attraction est fermée lorsqu'il gèle durant le Winter Efteling hivernal. Le Circuit de Bob est le premier parcours de bobsleigh dans un parc d'attractions construit en Europe. Ce modèle est unique en son genre sur ce continent et les trois autres exemplaires n'existent qu'aux États-Unis. La construction débuta en 1984. Lors de l'hiver 1984 - 1985, des os et un crâne furent découverts lors les fondations de l'attraction. La police déclara que ces restes provenaient d'un chien et la construction put reprendre. Ces montagnes russes ouvrirent en 1985 et furent fabriquées par Intamin AG, qui a également construit la Pagode, Piraña, les Gon...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Coupe Du Monde de Bobsleigh 2010, Coupe Du Monde de Bobsleigh 2009, Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing, Snowtubing. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : L'édition 2010 de la Coupe du monde de bobsleigh se déroule entre le 9 novembre 2009 et le 24 janvier 2010. Organisée par la Fédération internationale de bobsleigh et de tobogganing, cette compétition débute au mois de novembre 2009 par des épreuves organisées à Park City en États-Unis et se clôt le 24 janvier 2010 à Igls. Au mois de février se déroulent les épreuves olympiques à Whistler. Piste de Park City.Sur la piste de Park City où se sont déroulés des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2002 se déroule la première étape de la Coupe du monde. L'épreuve féminine de bob à 2 ouvre le week-end et voit la victoire de la pilote allemande Cathleen Martini devant sa compatriote Sandra Kiriasis et l'Américaine Erin Pac. Martini et Kiriasis étaient clairement les favorites, occupant les deux premières places au général l'année précédente. En bob à 2 masculin, le tenant du titre de la coupe du monde 2009 Beat Hefti remporte l'épreuve en compagnie d'Alex Baumann, il devance l'Américain Todd Hays et le Suisse Ivo Rüegg (champion du monde en titre). Enfin, en bob à 4 masculin, le pilote canadien Lyndon Rush créé la sensation en s'imposant alors que celui-ci n'était jamais monté sur un podium en Coupe du monde, il devance le Letton Janis Minins et le Russe Dmitry Abramovitch, ces derniers occupant tous deux la seconde place. Piste de Lake Placid.Lors de la deuxième étape à Lake Placid, l'épreuve de bob à 2 masculin se déroule sans Hefti (en repos) et Hays (blessé). Le vainqueur est inattendu puisque c'est l'Américain John Napier (22 ans) qui s'i...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: La Plagne Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track, Villard-De-Lans, La Piste de Bobsleigh Des Pellerins, Flins-Les Mureaux, the Canal, Saint-Cloud Racecourse, Stade Bergeyre, Théâtre Des Cérémonies, Marseille Borely Racecourse, Stade Olympique de Chamonix. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in La Plagne, France. The track hosted the bobsleigh and luge competitions for the 1992 Winter Olympics located in neighboring Albertville. In 1986, Albertville was awarded the 1992 Winter Olympics over Sofia, Bulgaria; Falun, Sweden; Lillehammer, Norway; Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; Anchorage, Alaska, United States; and Berchtesgaden, West Germany. The track was constructed from September 1988 to December 1990 designed for use in bobsleigh and luge competitions with the drivers in mind. Ice team staff was recruited in August 1990 while the first ice test was performed in January 1991. The first bobsleigh test event was in February 1991 while the first luge test event was in March 1991. The track hosted the skeleton event of the FIBT World Championships in 1993. Since the 1992 Winter Olympics, the track has been host to programs on bobsleigh rides performed by 1998 Winter Olympic medalist Bruno Mingeon. The track is now part of neighboring Annecy's bid package for the 2018 Winter Olympics which was submitted to the International Olympic Committee on 15 October 2009. The track consists of 6,500 cubic metres (8,500 cu yd) of concrete cooled by 80 km (50 miles) of 10 cm (3.9 in) diameter ammonia refrigeration piping that can keep the track cooled to 15 °C (5.0 °F). When water is applied to ice up the track, a total of 15 ice workers manually apply the water to g...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15754566 ... Read more

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Chapters: Igls Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track, Seefeld, Tirol, Olympiaworld Innsbruck, Bergiselschanze. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Olympic Sliding Centre Innsburck is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Igls, Austria (southeast of Innsbruck). The most recent version of the track was completed in 1975 and is the first permanent, combination artificially refrigerated bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, serving as a model for other tracks of its kind worldwide. It will host the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. In 1935, Igls hosted the two-man event of the world bobsleigh championships when the track ran from Römerstrasses to the Patscherkofel valley railroad station. Several fatal accidents at the finishing curve occurred during competition, causing temporarily closure of the track until safety measures were introduced. In 1960, Innsbruck was awarded the 1964 Winter Olympics which led to the construction of separate bobsleigh and luge tracks for the games. Track construction began in September 1961 and was officially completed in July 1963 following test runs of both tracks, including twenty injuries during the 1963 FIBT World Championships on the bobsleigh track. When Denver, Colorado in the United States withdrew in 1972 after being awarded the 1976 Winter Olympics two years earlier for financial reasons, the International Olympic Committee offered the games to 1976 runner-up Whistler, British Columbia in Canada (northeast of Vancouver), but Whistler declined in the wake of the provincial elections in 1972. As a result, the IOC gave the games to Innsbruck. Construction on a new, combined track was started in 1973 under the auspices of the International Bobsleigh and T...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15214386 ... Read more

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Chapters: List of 1928 Winter Olympics Medal Winners, Ice Hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Nordic Combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Ski Jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Skijoring at the 1928 Winter Olympics, 1928 Winter Olympics Medal Table, Military Patrol at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Cross-Country Skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Nordic Skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1928 Winter Olympics, referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 11 through February 18, 1928. A total of 464 athletes from 25 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these Games. Overall, 14 events were contested in 8 disciplines. Athletes competed in skeleton for the first time, but unlike the previous Olympic Games there was no curling competition and military patrol was a demonstration event rather than a medal event. Both men and women competed in these Games, although the only events women were allowed to compete in were ladies singles and pairs figure skating. Eighty-three individual athletes won medals. Athletes from Norway far surpassed their competitors in the medal count, winning 15 medals to the 6 won by the nearest nation, the United States. The only three other nations that had athletes win medals in more than one event were Sweden, Finland, and Austria. Athletes from 12 of the 25 participating NOCs won at least one medal; athletes from 6 won at least one gold medal. Sonja Henie of Norway won the gold medal in the women's individual figure skating competition, the first of three consecutive Olympics where she would do so. She was only fifteen during the 1928 Games...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24636615 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ice Hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Skijoring at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Figure Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Speed Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Military Patrol at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Cross-Country Skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: At the 1928 Winter Olympics, the ice hockey event was contested by 11 teams. The competition was held from Saturday, February 11, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928. A total of 128(*) ice hockey players from eleven nations competed at the St. Moritz Games: (*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least. Not all reserve players are known. The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round. The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round. The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round. The top teams from each of the three groups, plus Canada, which had received a bye into the medal round, played a 3 game round-robin to determine the medal winners. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=935509 ... Read more

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Chapters: Lake Placid Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Lake Placid, New York. This venue was used for the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics and for the only winter Goodwill Games in 2000. The third and most recent version of the track was completed in 2000 with the track hosting both the first FIBT World Championships and FIL World Luge Championships done outside of Europe, doing so in 1949 and 1983. In 2010 the bobsled track was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bobsled track was built in 1930. According to the National Park Service: Carved out of wilderness and surrounded by forested land on all sides, the one and one-half mile long Olympic Bobsled Run was constructed in 1930 and built specifically for the 1932 Winter Olympic Games. The course was designed by Stanislaus Sentzytsky, a renowned German course designer, who designed a course that was radically different from its European counterparts. The Lake Placid course was longer, steeper, and featured a more pronounced drop in curves than European runs, which allowed for steadier driving and faster speeds than those obtained on prior bobsled events. After the American team won two gold medals and one silver in 1932, bobsledding, previously unknown in America, captivated the countrys interest, and U.S. teams dominated the sport until 1956. Although portions of the course have been retired, parts of the original Olympic Bobsled Run continue to be used for training and recreation. As Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, the structure was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 2010. The listing was a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15278158 ... Read more

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Chapters: Nba All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, Yukon Quest, List of Bobsleigh World Cup Champions, Breeders' Cup, Florence Marathon, Breeders' Cup Classic, Uefa Women's Championship, Breeders' Cup Turf, Breeders' Cup Mile, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Vienna City Marathon, Zevenheuvelenloop, Buenos Aires Marathon, Smile Sprint Handicap, Settimana Internazionale Di Coppi E Bartali, Lake Placid Stakes, Obeah Stakes, Tour de France Féminin, King's Bishop Stakes, Florida Oaks, Tro-Bro Léon, Nagoya Marathon, Turnback the Alarm Handicap, Women's Challenge, Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas, Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Top Three Finishers, Azencross, Africa Volleyball Championship U21, Nba All-Star Legends Game, Budapest Marathon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 180. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Slam Dunk Contest is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The contest was inaugurated by the American Basketball Association (ABA) at its All-Star Game in 1976 in Denver, the same year the slam dunk was legalized in the NCAA. As a result of the the ABA-NBA merger later that year there would not be another slam dunk contest at the professional level until 1984. The contest currently uses fan voting, via text-messaging, to determine the winner of the final round. The current sponsor of the event is Sprite, an American soft-drink. The very first slam dunk contest was won by Julius Erving at the 1976 ABA All-Star Game. The current champion of the NBA Dunk Contest is Nate Robinson,(formerly of the NY Knicks, now with the Boston Celtics), who is the only person to have won the event three times. The NBA reintroduced the Slam Dunk Contest in 1984 at...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1826771 ... Read more

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Chapters: Todd Hays, Dan Steele, Chip Minton, John Napier, Karlos Kirby, Curtis Tomasevicz, Bryan Leturgez, Jill Bakken, Valerie Fleming, John Heaton, Pavle Jovanovic, Vonetta Flowers, Jamie Moriarty, Brian Shimer, Steve Mesler, Mike Kohn, Patrick Martin, Erin Pac, Chuck Pandolph, Doug Sharp, Jean Prahm, Bree Schaaf, James Morgan, Elana Meyers, Emily Azevedo, James Bickford, Justin Olsen, Garrett Hines, Frederick Fortune, Lorenzo Smith Iii, Gilbert Colgate, William D'amico, Francis Tyler, Arthur Tyler, Jennison Heaton, Jay O'brien, John Cole, Jennifer Davidson, Alan Washbond, Henry Homburger, Robert Olesen, Howard Siler, Hubert Stevens, Matt Roy, Tuffield A. Latour, William Dupree, Curtis Stevens, James Atkinson, Richard Lawrence, Piet Biesiadecki, Peter Blount, Edgar Seymour, Jerry Tennant, Lloyd Johnson, Michelle Rzepka, Joseph Smith, Nick Cunningham, Donald Dupree, Gary Sheffield, Nion Tocker, Christopher Fogt, Paul Stevens, Charles Butler, Steven Langton, Robert Minton, Geoffrey Mason, Thomas Butler, Thomas Doe, Edmund Horton, Jeffrey Jost, Richard Parke, Schuyler Carron, James Lamy, Maurice R. Severino, Lyman Hine, Edward Rimkus, David Granger, Joe Wilson, Ivan Brown, Robert Huscher, William Dodge, William Casey, Percy Bryant, John L. Helmer, Thomas Hicks, Howard Crossett, Nion Tucker, Charles Berkeley, James Crall, Allen Hachigian, Jamia Jackson, Max Bly, John Shene, Donald Fox, Parker Voorhis, Henry Sterns, John Mcdonald, Robert Hagemes, Pat Buckley, Howard Clifton, Les Fenner, Richard Knuckles, James Lord, Robert Martin, Joseph Scott, Crawford Merkel, Leo J. Martin. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 233. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Todd Hays (born May 21, 1969) and raised in Del Rio, Texas is an American bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2006. Competing in three Wi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12661606 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Coupe Du Monde de Cyclisme Sur Piste, Electronic Sports World Cup, Coupe Du Monde de La Luge, Coupe Du Monde de Bobsleigh, Coupe Du Monde de Natation Fina, Coupe Du Monde de Patinage de Vitesse, Coupe Du Monde de Saut D'obstacles, Coupe Du Monde D'escrime, Jeux Équestres Mondiaux, Coupe Du Monde de Ski Sur Herbe, Coupe Du Monde de Polo, Coupe Du Monde de Crosse Féminine, Coupe Du Monde D'improvisation, Coupe Du Monde de Parapente, Coupe Du Monde de Gymnastique Artistique. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : La coupe du monde de cyclisme sur piste est une compétition organisée par l'Union cycliste internationale (UCI) rassemblant quatre manches se déroulant entre les mois de novembre et de février. Chaque meeting donne lieu à des compétitions dans plusieurs discipline du cyclisme sur piste, délivrant des points aux vainqueurs et à leurs suivants. À l'issue des quatre manches, les classements réalisés dans chaque discipline permettent de désigner les vainqueurs de la coupe du monde. La coupe du monde de cyclisme sur piste a été créée par l'UCI pour faire face à la baisse de popularité du cyclisme sur piste et à la réduction du nombre de disciplines présentes aux Jeux olympiques. ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more