Which 1960 Winter Olympics host omitted bobsleigh because no track was built?

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Squaw Valley omitted bobsleigh from the 1960 Winter Olympics because no bobsleigh track was built.

The California resort was selected to host the Games while it still had limited infrastructure. Organizers had to construct most venues, and a bobsleigh run was considered too expensive for the expected field. A pre-Olympic poll suggested that only nine countries planned to enter bobsleigh, weakening the case for building a permanent track.

As a result, bobsleigh was left off the program entirely. The 1960 Games remain the only Winter Olympics at which bobsleigh was not included. The decision was not caused by a weather cancellation or an accident; the venue was simply never constructed.

Squaw Valley also introduced several firsts, including the first Olympic Village at the Winter Games and the first live television coverage of a Winter Olympics. The site is now known as Olympic Valley, and the ski resort is commonly called Palisades Tahoe.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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