Olympic Sliding Centre

Olympic Sliding Centre
올림픽 슬라이딩 센터
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LocationDaegwallyeong, South Korea
Coordinates37°39′13″N 128°40′53″E / 37.65361°N 128.68139°E / 37.65361; 128.68139
CapacityTotal: 7,000
Seated: 1,000
Standing: 6,000
Construction
Broke ground4 March 2014
Construction cost₩ 122.8 billion
Main contractorsDaelim Inc
Website
Track Website

The Olympic Sliding Centre (Korean올림픽 슬라이딩 센터) is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is located in Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang, South Korea.[1] The centre is located between the Alpensia and Yongpyong Resort. The venue is one of only two operating sliding facilities in Asia, along with the Spiral in Japan.

It was renamed from Alpensia Sliding Centre to Olympic Sliding Centre in June 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Olympic Sliding Centre | Venues | PyeongChang 2018 | The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games". 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ "'알펜시아 슬라이딩 센터→올림픽 슬라이딩 센터' 명칭 변경" (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. 27 June 2017.