Kreisel

For people named Kreisel, see Kreisel (surname).

Kreisel (German for gyro) is the name of a turn found on six bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks around the world. This is a turn that moves the bobsled, luge, or skeleton around between 270 and 320 degrees around the circumference of the circle.

There are six Kreisels on the tracks shown below:

Country	City
Austria	Igls
Canada	Calgary
Germany	Altenberg
	Königssee
	Oberhof
	Winterberg

Note: Oberhof is the only one that is not used for bobsleigh four-man.

See also

• Bobsled
• Luge
• Skeleton

References

• International Bobsled and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) Official site
• International Luge Federation (FIL) Official site

(German)