La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins from Switzerland (gold), Great Britain (silver), and Belgium (bronze). Bobsleigh speeds reached up to 115 km/h (71.5 mph) during competition. The track is no longer in use. It was located near the "Ligne du téléférique de l'Aiguille du Midi" aerial tramway area, near the village of Les Pèlerins. 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,
French people in Nebraska spot grew into the city of Bellevue. The town of Du Bois was named for the forest surrounding the area. Fremont was named for John C. Frémont, French-American pioneer and politician. Both Loup County and the Loup River were named after the Skidi Pawnee people, who called themselves the Wolf People. The town of Papillion was named from the French word "papillon", which means "butterfly". The Platte County and Platte River were named for the French word for "flat," a translation of the Oto. Sarpy County was named after Peter Abadie Sarpy, a fur trader of French Creole origin, born