3 6 5 m ▁configuration ) ▁is ▁ 1 3 1 . 9 ▁meters . ▁The ▁track ▁will ▁have ▁permanent ▁se ating ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁a ▁temporary ▁se ating ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁standing ▁room ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁games . ▁ ▁Post - O lymp ic ▁usage ▁involves ▁international ▁b obs le igh , ▁l uge , ▁and ▁ske leton ▁compet itions ▁and ▁training ▁for ▁Russian ▁athlet es ▁involved ▁in ▁those ▁sports . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁Olympic ▁bid ▁package , ▁So chi ' s ▁track ▁would ▁cost ▁R UB ▁ 1 3 5 . 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁Const ruction ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁run ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁testing ▁events ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Bob s le igh ▁and ▁Tob og gan ing ▁Federation ▁( FI B T ) ▁and ▁the ▁F IL ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁two ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁track ▁regarding ▁location . ▁ ▁Down hill ▁gr ades ▁Seven ▁different ▁locations ▁have ▁been ▁submitted ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁F IB T ▁and ▁F IL , ▁but ▁have ▁all ▁been ▁rejected ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁down hill ▁gr ades ▁on ▁the ▁track . ▁The ▁joint ▁track ▁commission ▁of ▁the ▁F IB T - FI L ▁has ▁expressed ▁concerns ▁over ▁this ▁issue . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁König