La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins (Pellerins Bobsleigh Track in ) was a bobsleigh track constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. The track was 1369.88 metres long with 19 curves and an elevation difference of 156.29 metres. Turns 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 have no names attached to them. Average grade for the track was 11.4%. During the bobsleigh competitions, a total of nine teams from five countries competed. Two teams withdrew after the first run while another team withdrew after the third run. The three medalist teams were
Repoussé and chasing of the tools used is usually visible in the result, a condition not always apparent in other techniques, where all evidence of the working method is eliminated. The word "repoussé" is French and means "pushed up", ultimately from , which means "to push". Repoussage is the noun to refer to the technique, with "repoussé" being an adjective referring to a piece to which the technique has been applied (e.g. ""repoussé" work", ""repoussé" piece"). Chasing comes from the French word, "chasser" meaning to drive out, or to chase around which is what the artists are doing as they "chase" the forms