Much of the sliding track at Königssee, Germany has been washed away, after torrents of floodwater pushed through large segments of the facility and turned it into piles of rubble. The Königssee area is one of many in Western Europe that has felt the wrath of storms in recent days. “It’s so sad,” said Natalie Geisenberger, the two-time Olympic women’s luge gold medallist for Germany who considered Königssee her home track. “Hopefully everybody is ok and healthy!”Königssee was the first artificially refrigerated sliding track in the world, converting to that from a natural track in the late 1960s. It has played host to dozens of World Cup and world championship events, most recently the luge world championships this past season.

Source: thestar July 18, 2021 15:45 UTC