Venues of the 1976 Winter Olympics

Innsbruck hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/orw1964.pdf 1964 Winter Olympics official report.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207081931/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/orw1964.pdf |date=2012-02-07 }} Accessed 10 November 2010. {{in lang|de}} Bergiselschanze, one of the venues used for those games, has been part of ski jumping's Four Hills Tournament since the 1952–3 season.[http://www.vierschanzentournee.com/History-of-the-Four-Hills-Tour.84.0.html?&L=3 History of the Four Hills tournament.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717205513/http://www.vierschanzentournee.com/History-of-the-Four-Hills-Tour.84.0.html?&L=3 |date=2011-07-17 }} Accessed 10 November 2010. {{in lang|de}}

At the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at Amsterdam in May 1970, Denver, Colorado was selected over Sion, Tampere, and Whistler, British Columbia to host the 1976 Winter Games.[http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html Gamesbid.com past host Olympic city election results: 1896-2016.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124022022/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html |date=2011-01-24 }} Accessed 10 November 2010. Local pressure from residents in Colorado forced a referendum vote two years later in which state residents, led by future governor Richard Lamm on environmental and cost concerns.[http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,40000046,00.html Deseretnews.com KSL-TV "The Games that got away".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901194251/http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0%2C3949%2C40000046%2C00.html |date=2010-09-01 }} 14 November 2001 article accessed 10 November 2010. A vote of 3 to 2 against on 7 November 1972 confirmed this, resulting in the United States Olympic Committee wanting to move the 1976 Winter Games to Salt Lake City, Utah. Denver withdrew their bid in November 1972, resulting in the IOC reopening up the bid for the 1976 Games.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf 1976 Winter Olympics official report.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202233/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf |date=2008-02-26 }} p. 318. {{in lang|en|fr|de}} Besides Innsbruck, other cities who bid were Salt Lake City, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Chamonix, and Lake Placid, New York. Innsbruck was awarded the 1976 Games by the IOC on 4 February 1973.

Before Innsbruck was awarded the 1976 Winter Games, the venues used were in the process of being expanded. Patscherkofel's downhill run was widened in 1971. Axamer Lixum's course proposed originally for the 1964 Winter Games was used for both men's and women's event had to be clear cut in order to remove the trees located there along with its slope being reduced from 66 to 71% to 28-31%. A total of {{convert|100000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}} was moved along with the canalization of a deep ditch {{convert|68|m|ft|abbr=on}} long. Seefeld used lesser loops for the cross-country courses compared to the 1964 Games. New lighting was installed in Olympiahalle to accommodate color television along with a new loudspeaker system. A plastic pipe under the ice had to be replaced when American figure skater Terry Kubicka broke through the ice, piercing the pipe, and creating a coolant leak. Two new compressors of ammonia refrigeration were added to Eisschnellaufbahn to maintain the ice at {{convert|-10|C|F|abbr=on}}. The biggest change was at the bobsleigh and luge track where a single track was used for combined events, the first of its kind in the world. Construction of the track began in 1973 under the auspices of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation and International Luge Federation and was completed the following year. During the 1975 Olympic Test Competition on the track, East Germany set up cameras and timers all along the run to determine the fastest lines through each of the straights and curves.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Luge (Toboggan): Men". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 169.

In the alpine skiing men's downhill, Austria' Franz Klammer came from behind to beat Switzerland's Bernhard Russi in where television coverage was given for the entire run.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf 1976 Winter Olympics official report.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202233/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf |date=2008-02-26 }} pp. 32-7. Accessed 11 November 2010. {{in lang|en|fr|de}}Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Alpine Skiing, Men: Downhill". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 186-7.

The work that East Germany did at analyzing the Igls track in 1975 paid off with gold medals in all three luge and both bobsleigh events.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf 1976 Winter Olympics official report.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202233/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf |date=2008-02-26 }} pp. 142-59. Accessed 11 November 2010. {{in lang|en|fr|de}}

During the cross-country skiing men's 4 x 10 km relay event, East Germany was in second place after the first leg of the event. Axel Lesser, the second leg of the East German team, ran into a spectator, injured his knee, and had to abandon the race.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf 1976 Winter Olympics official report.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202233/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf |date=2008-02-26 }} pp. 61-2. Accessed 11 November 2010. {{in lang|en|fr|de}}Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Cross-Country (Nordic) Skiing, Men: 4 x 10-Kilometer Relay". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 238.

Bergiselschanze remains a part of the Four Hills Tournament. Seefeld would play host to the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1985 and 2019.[https://archive.today/20121205235206/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?event_id=4915&event_idjp=6660&event_idnk=5335 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Seefeld 18-27 January 1985 results.] Accessed 11 November 2010.

Igls has served as host of the IBSF World Championships (previous FIBT) in 1991 (men's skeleton), 1993 (bobsleigh), 2000 (skeleton), and 2016.[http://www.fibt.com/index.php?id=109 FIBT.com Men's Bobsleigh World Championships and Olympic Games: 1924-2007 results.] Accessed 11 November 2010.[http://www.fibt.com/index.php?id=115 FIBT.com Men's Skeleton World Championships and Olympic Games: 1928-2007 results.] Accessed 11 November 2010. The track hosted the FIL European Luge Championships in 1990 and hosted the FIL World Luge Championships five times in 1977, 1987, 1997, 2007, and 2017.[http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Statistik/EM/Namentliche_Ergebnisse_EM-KB.pdf FIL-Luge.org European Championship results: 1914-2010.] Accessed 11 November 2010. {{in lang|en|de}}[http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Statistik/WM/Namentliche_Ergebnisse_WM-KB.pdf FIL-Luge.org World Championships results: 1955-2009.] Accessed 11 November 2010. {{in lang|en|de}}

Seefeld and Innsbruck combined to host the Winter Universiade in 2005.[http://www.fisu.net/en/Winter-Universiades-344.html FISU.net Winter Universiade list of hosts: 1995-2015.] Accessed 11 November 2010. In 2012, Innsbruck hosted the first Winter Youth Olympic Games.[http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/ Innsbruck2012.com official website.] Accessed 11 November 2010. All venues used for the 1976 Winter Olympics except for Axamer Lizum were in use as venues for the 2012 Winter Youth Games.[http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/venues/ Innsbruck2012.com list of venues.] Accessed 11 November 2010.

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