western caucasus sixty kilometers from the black sea resort of sochi the venue will host the blob's lee lucian and skeletal events for the twenty fourteen winter olympics the one thousand eight hundred forty meters it's the longest artificial track anywhere and was built in just two years the venue is unique for russia they have been just fourteen tracks worldwide fully approved by the sports international federation and the conflicts and sergeant becomes the newest latest high tech refrigeration technology will ensure accurate and constant monitoring of jam bridges along the entire subzero speedway. first we put ice on the track and then we grind every centimeter to reduce friction and increase speed and only then the athletes start to slide down starting from the last mark gradually going up the track confirming its safety and finally to make starts from the very top. it's been designed for the three olympic high speed ice disciplines with sixteen torrens and a maximum speed of for around one hundred thirty five kilometers per hour that's a recent reduction however for safety reasons a major