Frognerseteren is a bobsleigh course used for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Bobsleigh, bobsled or bobsledge is a Winter sport invented by Englishmen in the late 1860s in which teams make timed runs down narrow twisting banked The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway.
The track was laid on the Frognerseter hill in time for the test runs to be performed in February 1951. [1] Costing NOK 615,000 to complete, the track had 50 telephone lines of communications to keep up with the compeition and track conditions during the event. The krone ( sign: kr; code: NOK) is the Currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information [1]
| Sport | Length (meters) | Turns | Vertical drop (start to finish) | Average grade (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 1507. 5 | 13 | 124. 35 | 8. 6 |
No turn names are given for the track
Note and references
- ^ a b c 1952 Olympic Winter Games official report. pp. 24, 27, 38-41, 47, 214-215. (English) & (Norwegian) - accessed March 1, 2008.
- Official website (Norwegian)
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