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2018 By the Book: Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge Venues

(ATR) PyeongChang plans a new venues for bobsleigh, skeleton and luge. In this installment of By the Book, Around the Rings presents a look at the competition venues of Annecy, Munich and PyeongChang. By the Book is an exclusive series of reports by Around the Rings based on the bid books presented by the three 2018 bids.

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WHISTLER, BC - FEBRUARY 20: Simone Bertazzo and Samuele Romanini of Italy compete in Italy-1 during the men's bobsleigh two-man heat two on day 9 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Whistler Sliding Centre on February 20, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Simone Bertazzo;Samuele Romanini

WHISTLER, BC - FEBRUARY 20: Simone Bertazzo and Samuele Romanini of Italy compete in Italy-1 during the men's bobsleigh two-man heat two on day 9 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Whistler Sliding Centre on February 20, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Simone Bertazzo;Samuele Romanini

PyeongChang plans a new venue for bobsleigh, skeleton and luge. In this installment of By the Book, Around the Rings presents a look at the competition plans of Annecy, Munich and PyeongChang. By the Book is an exclusive series of reports by Around the Rings based on the bid books presented by the three 2018 bids.

Annecy

Sports: bobsleigh, skeleton, luge

Venue: Sliding Center

$2.0 million in permanent construction, $7.8 million in temporary construction

Munich

Sports: bobsleigh, skeleton, luge

Venue: Koenigssee Sliding Center

$49.1 million in permanent construction, $4.2 million in temporary construction

PyeongChang

Sports: bobsleigh, skeleton, luge

Venue: Alpensia Sliding Center

$70.3 million in permanent construction, $3.7 million in temporary construction

New Venue

By the Book is a series of reports on the 2018 candidate cities, using information provided in the candidate file of each city.

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