Sochi

Sliding Center Sanki

Rzhanaya Polyana, Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai · Russia

Used for Russian domestic racing only; international racing stopped after the 2021–22 season.

Start Lowest point Mapped line 1,085 m, including run-out and start spurs. Shape © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Real track · Published figures

Opened: 2013
Status: Racing today
Length: 1,475 m
Drop: 132 m

FIL men's luge figure; another listing gives 1,500 m. Curve counts of 17, 18, 19 and 20 are all published.

The story

Sanki was built in the mountains above Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics and held its first test races in February 2013. At the Games it staged every sliding event, and the luge team relay made its Olympic debut here. The 2017 bobsleigh World Championships were moved away after the McLaren doping report, the federation calling it prudent while investigations continued, though the 2020 luge Worlds went ahead here. Since 2022 Russia's ban has kept international racing away.

The luge team relay made its Olympic debut here in 2014.
A fire damaged the track on 26 April 2016.
It hosted the luge World Championships in 2020.

Today

A refrigerated track in the mountains above Sochi, used only for Russian racing.

See the place on OpenStreetMap

Sliding Center Sanki at Krasnaya Polyana from above. Photo: Sergei Kazantsev, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Racing history

Earliest and latest recorded race of each event at this level, from published results.

Olympic Games

Two-man bob	2014
Four-man bob	2014
Women's bob	2014
Men's luge	2014
Women's luge	2014
Doubles luge	2014
Luge team relay	2014
Men's skeleton	2014
Women's skeleton	2014

World Championships

Men's luge	2020
Women's luge	2020
Doubles luge	2020
Luge team relay	2020

Continental championships and cups

Men's luge	2015
Women's luge	2015
Doubles luge	2015
Luge team relay	2015