Riessersee held the speed skating and some of the ice hockey matches while the bobsleigh events took place south of the lake.
[8] The speed skating and some of the ice hockey matches took place at Reissersee near the hotels located on the east side of the lake.
[6] During the men's singles figure skating event, judge John Machado of Canada contracted pneumonia after being outdoors in six hours of inclement weather and had to be replaced.
[4] The bobsleigh track hosted the FIBT World Championships in 1938 (four-man), 1953, and 1962 before being demolished in 1966.
[13][14][15] It was part of Munich's unsuccessful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics to host all of the skiing events (alpine, cross-country, freestyle, Nordic combined, snowboarding, and ski jumping) for those games should the city that hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics be awarded the games in July 2011.