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Bobsleigh, the Glossary

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh.^[1]

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Alexandru Budișteanu

Alexandru Budişteanu (October 10, 1907—1951) was a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1930s.

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Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

The Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue in Germany for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton.

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Andrea Clemente

Andrea Clemente (6 July 1942 – 16 January 1970) was an Italian bobsledder.

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Badrutt's Palace Hotel

Badrutt's Palace Hotel is a luxury resort in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. Bobsleigh and Bobsleigh are Human-powered vehicles, racing, racing vehicles, Sledding, sliding vehicles, sports originating in Switzerland, winter Olympic sports and winter sports.

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Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics

At the 1924 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the four man event.

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Bobsleigh World Cup

The Bobsleigh World Cup is an annual bobsleigh competitions.

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Breuil-Cervinia

Breuil-Cervinia (Breuil; Cervinia; Valdôtain: Breuill), officially Le Breuil from September 2023, is a frazione of the comune of Valtournenche, Italy.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Caspar Badrutt

Caspar Badrutt (July 21, 1848 - June 28, 1904) was a Swiss businessman, hotelier and restaurateur.

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CBS News

CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio broadcaster CBS.

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Cesana Pariol

Cesana Pariol was the venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

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Chamonix

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Chamôni-Mont-Blanc), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (Chamôni), is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

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Christina Smith (bobsleigh)

Christina Smith (born 25 December 1968) is a Canadian bobsledder.

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head.

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Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.

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Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings is a 1993 American sports comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub from a screenplay by Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, and Michael Goldberg, and a story by Siefert and Michael Ritchie.

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Cresta Run

The Cresta Run is a natural ice skeleton racing toboggan track in eastern Switzerland.

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Drug overdose

A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.

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East Germany

East Germany (Ostdeutschland), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik,, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

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Eugenio Monti

Eugenio Monti (23 January 1928 – 1 December 2003) was an Italian bobsledder and alpine skier.

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Eugenio Monti olympic track

The Eugenio Monti Olympic Track (Pista olimpica Eugenio Monti) was a bobsleigh and skeleton track located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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Felix Endrich

Felix Endrich (5 December 1921 – 31 January 1953) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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FIBT World Championships 1939

The FIBT World Championships 1939 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Two-man) and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Four-man).

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FIBT World Championships 1949

The FIBT World Championships 1949 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States.

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FIBT World Championships 1953

The FIBT World Championships 1953 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the third time after previously hosting the four-man event of the championships in 1934 and 1938.

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FIBT World Championships 1966

The FIBT World Championships 1966 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the sixth time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, and 1960.

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FIBT World Championships 1971

The FIBT World Championships 1971 took place in Cervinia, Italy.

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FIBT World Championships 1981

The FIBT World Championships 1981 took place in Cortinia d'Ampezzo, Italy for the seventh time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, 1960, and 1966.

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FISU World University Games

The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU).

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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G-force

The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in units of standard gravity (symbol g or g0, not to be confused with "g", the symbol for grams).

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Giuseppe Soravia

Giuseppe Soravia (23 January 1948 – 26 November 1980) was an Italian bobsledder.

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IBSF World Championships 2019 – Four-man

The Four-man competition at the IBSF World Championships 2019 was held on March 8 and 9, 2019.

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International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) is the international sports federation for the sliding sports of Bobsleigh and Skeleton.

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James Morgan (bobsledder)

James Patrick Morgan, known as Jimmy, but nicknamed "Nitro" (December 16, 1948 - February 8, 1981) was an American bobsled driver who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.

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Jill Bakken

Jill Bakken (born January 25, 1977) is an American Olympic bobsledder who has competed since 1994.

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Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

The Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue in Germany for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton, located in Schönau am Königssee, Bavaria, near Königssee (German for "King's Lake") and the border with Austria.

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La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

The La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in La Plagne, France.

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Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track

Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track (Lillehammer Olympiske Bob- og Akebane) is a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track located at Hunderfossen in Fåberg, Norway, north of the town center of Lillehammer.

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List of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks

There are a total of 16 bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks around the world in use for competitions.

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Luge

A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face-up) and feet-first. Bobsleigh and luge are Human-powered vehicles, racing, racing vehicles, Sledding, sliding vehicles, sports originating in Switzerland, winter Olympic sports and winter sports.

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Max Houben

Max Houben (5 May 1898 – 10 February 1949) was a Belgian versatile athlete who competed from the early 1920s until his death at the 1949 FIBT World Championships.

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Mineral spa

Mineral spas are spa resorts developed around naturally occurring mineral springs.

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Moritz Heidegger

Moritz Heidegger (4 December 1932 – 12 February 1956) was a Liechtensteiner bobsledder.

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Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run

The Mt.

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Oberhof bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

The Oberhof bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue used for bobsled, luge and skeleton located in Oberhof, Germany.

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Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck

The Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Igls, Austria (southeast of Innsbruck).

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Olympic Valley, California

Olympic Valley (historically and informally known as Squaw Valley) is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California northwest of Tahoe City along California State Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe.

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Pavle Jovanovic (bobsledder)

Pavle Jovanovic (January 11, 1977May 3, 2020) was an American bobsledder of Serbian origin who had competed since 1997.

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Poiana Brașov

Poiana Brașov (Schulerau; Brassópojána) is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort.

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Reto Capadrutt

Reto Capadrutt (4 March 1912 – 3 February 1939) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.

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Riessersee

Riessersee is a German lake located in southwest Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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Sergio Zardini

Sergio Zardini (22 November 1931 – 22 February 1966) was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.

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Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

The Sigulda Bobsleigh and Luge Track is located in Sigulda, Latvia, built in 1986.

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Skeleton (sport)

Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or bobsleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. Bobsleigh and skeleton (sport) are racing, racing vehicles, Sledding, sports originating in Switzerland and winter Olympic sports.

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Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics

These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

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Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Medals awarded for the skeleton discipline at the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St Moritz.

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Sled

A sled, skid, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow. Bobsleigh and sled are Human-powered vehicles, racing vehicles, Sledding and sliding vehicles.

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Sledding

Sledding, sledging or sleighing is a winter sport typically carried out in a prone or seated position on a vehicle generically known as a sled (North American), a sledge (British), or a sleigh. Bobsleigh and Sledding are racing.

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St. Moritz

St.

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St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun

The Olympia Bob Run St.

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Steven Holcomb

Steven Paul Holcomb (April 14, 1980 – May 6, 2017) was an American bobsledder who competed from 1998 until his death in 2017.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Toboggan

A toboggan is a simple sled traditionally used by children. Bobsleigh and toboggan are Human-powered vehicles, Sledding and sliding vehicles.

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Toni Pensperger

Anton "Toni" Pensperger (died 1966) was a West German bobsledder who competed during the 1960s.

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Track gauge

In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Utah

Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Utah Olympic Park Track

The Utah Olympic Park Track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in the United States, located in the Utah Olympic Park near Park City, Utah.

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Valerie Fleming

Valerie Fleming (born December 18, 1976) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2003.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Weight

In science and engineering, the weight of an object, is the force acting on the object due to acceleration of gravity.

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Whistler Sliding Centre

The Whistler Sliding Centre (Centre des sports de glisse de Whistler) is a Canadian bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in Whistler, British Columbia, that is north of Vancouver. The centre is part of the Whistler Blackcomb resort, which comprises two ski mountains separated by Fitzsimmons Creek.

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Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games (Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice.

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Winter sports

Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice.

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Yvonne Cernota

Yvonne Cernota (19 September 1979 in Halberstadt, East Germany – 12 March 2004) was a German bobsledder who competed from 2000 to 2004 at the position of the brakeswomen.

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1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

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1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States.

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1960 Winter Olympics

The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Valley (now known as Olympic Valley), California, United States.

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2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: Tit'-so-pi 2002; Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: Soónkahni 2002), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from February 8 to 24, 2002, in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics (2006 Olimpiadi invernali), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games (XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy.

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2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games (XXIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and also known as Vancouver 2010, were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler.

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2018 Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics (Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (Pyeongchang Icheon sip-pal), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February, a day before the opening ceremony.

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2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (北京2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas with competition in selected events beginning 2 February 2022.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobsleigh

Also known as 2-Person Bobsled, 4-man bobsleigh, Bob sled, Bob sleigh, Bobbsledding, Bobsled, Bobsled run, Bobsledder, Bobsledders, Bobsledding, Bobsleigh (sport), Bobsleigh run, Bobsleighing, Bobteam, Brakeman (bobsleigh), Brakewoman (bobsleigh), Monobob, Two-man bob.

, Pavle Jovanovic (bobsledder), Poiana Brașov, Reto Capadrutt, Riessersee, Sergio Zardini, Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, Skeleton (sport), Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Sled, Sledding, St. Moritz, St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun, Steven Holcomb, Suicide, The New York Times, Toboggan, Toni Pensperger, Track gauge, United States, Utah, Utah Olympic Park Track, Valerie Fleming, Vancouver, Victorian era, Weight, Whistler Sliding Centre, Winter Olympic Games, Winter sports, Yvonne Cernota, 1924 Winter Olympics, 1932 Winter Olympics, 1960 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics.

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See also

Racing vehicles

Sledding

Sliding vehicles

Sports originating in Switzerland

Winter Olympic sports

Winter sports

References