Bobsleigh Competition Venue, schedules and Hotels Nearby
The National Sliding Centre in Yanqing
The National Snowmobile and Sled Center is located in the northwest of Yanqing District, Beijing. It will be used as a snowmobile and sled competition venue. It is 1 km from the Olympic Village and 5 minutes driving. The venue provides 2000 spectator seats and 8000 standing seats. The national snowmobile sled center track has a total length of 1.9 kilometers, a vertical drop of 127 meters, 16 corners, and a maximum design speed of 134.4 kilometers per hour. After the track is completed, it will become the 17th in the world, the third in Asia, and the first sled track in China. The center is equipped with the world's unique 360° roundabout track awning.
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Bobsleigh (Bobsled) Competition Schedules
The National Sliding Centre in Yanqing
Feb. 13: W Monobob Heat 1 & 2 09:30-11:45
Feb. 14: W Monobob Heat 3 & 4 *09:30-12:00M; Two-Man Heat 1 & 2 20:05-22:45
Feb. 15: M Two-Man Heat 3 & 4 20:15-22:45
Feb. 18: W Two-Woman Heat 1 & 2 20:00-22:15
Feb. 19: M Four-Man Heat 1 & 2 09:30-12:05; W Two-Woman Heat 3 & 4* 20:00-22:25
Feb. 20: Four-Man Heat 3 & 4 09:30-12:25
*For a complete and official schedule published by the Olympics Committee, please contact us.
Hotels in Yanqing (two official Olympic Hotels)
Holiday Inn Express Yanqing
- Close to the Yangqing National Alpine Skiing Center (for alpine skiing), the Yangqing National SlideingCenter (for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton ).
- Close to the Great Wall at both the restored Badaling and original Great Wall of Stone Gorge Pass (perfect to take our one-day hike on the Great Wall for 4 hours).
- Close to the World Horticultural Exposition site.
- Close to the Longqing Gorge
Crowne Plaza Yanqing
- An official 5-star Olympic hotel appointed by the Olympic Organizing Comittee.
- Close to the Yangqing National Alpine Skiing Center (for alpine skiing), the Yangqing National SlideingCenter (for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton ).
- Close to the Great Wall at both the restored Badaling and original Great Wall of Stone Gorge Pass (perfect to take our one-day hike on the Great Wall for 4 hours).
- Close to the World Horticultural Exposition site.
- Close to the Longqing Gorge.
Olympic Group Clients in 2008
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