 The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1989 (Skeleton).Meanwhile, Königssee hosted a championship event for the third time, doing so previously in 1979 and 1986.A controversy was created when Weder was caught overnight by officials scraping off ice at a difficult corner of the track.