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
Ski wood", "stick of wood" or "ski". In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were "fara á skíðum" (to travel, move fast on skis), "renna" (to move swiftly) and "skríða á skíðum" (to stride on skis). In modern Norwegian the word "ski" has largely retained the Old Norse meaning in words for split firewood, wood building materials (such as bargeboards) and roundpole fence. In Norwegian this word is usually pronounced . In Swedish, another language evolved from Old Norse, the word is (plural, ). English and French use the original Norwegian spelling , and modify the pronunciation. Prior to 1920, English