Whistler Sledding Centre — Whistler, BC - Modern Olympic Venues on Waymarking.com

The Whistler Sliding Centre is a Canadian bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track.

Design work started in late 2004 with construction taking place from June 2005 to December 2007. Bobsledders Pierre Lueders and Justin Kripps of Canada took the first run on the track on 19 December 2007. Certification took place in March 2008 with over 200 runs from six different start houses (the place where the sleds start their runs), and was approved both by the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation and the International Luge Federation (FIL). Training runs took place in late 2008 in preparation for the World Cup events in all three sports in early 2009. World Cup competitions were held in February 2009 for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton. The top speed for all World Cup events set by German luger Felix Loch at 153.98 km/h. In late 2009, more training took place in preparation for the Winter Olympics.

Olympic Games: Vancouver Winter 2010 Sport held at venue: Bobsleigh (Winter) Sport held at venue No 2: Luge (Winter) Additional sport(s) held at venue: Skeleton Start and/or Finish: Not Aplicable Web Address with Additional Details: [Web Link] Reference Supporting Olympic Use: Website Current Use: Remains a training ground for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions. Olympic Games No 2: Not listed Olympic Games No 3: Not listed Details of Reference Supporting Olympic Use: Not listed Parking Area: Not Listed

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