The track also hosted the bobsleigh world championships that same year, the first time that had ever happened in both bobsleigh and luge in a non-Winter Olympic year (Igls hosted both bobsleigh and luge events at the 1976 games held in neighboring Innsbruck. ).
The track also played host to the world championships in bobsleigh that same year, which was a historic first for both bobsleigh and luge in a non-Olympic winter season (Igls had previously hosted both bobsleigh and luge events at the 1976 games in Innsbruck).