OSRAM Lights Up Alpine World Ski Championships

At the Alpine World Ski Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, OSRAM provided highlights of a special kind. Using the latest technologies, the Munich-based lighting manufacturer created unique lighting effects for the opening ceremony and the daily medal ceremonies. The main feature was a bridge of light linking the venues. The athletes and over 100,000 spectators at the World Ski Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen witnessed a breathtaking sight: during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium and the medal ceremonies each evening, an elaborate light show in the night sky connected the Olympic Stadium, Kandahar and Medal Plaza venues - a celebration in light that was visible far beyond Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Beams of light emitted by high-powered floodlights installed at the individual venues met in the sky mid-way between the three locations, created a bridge of light in the colors of the Alpine World Ski Championships: blue beacons high over Olympic Stadium, joined by red beams from the Kandahar slope, and golden yellow rays illuminating the heavens above Medal Plaza. "It was a special responsibility for us as a long-standing company, especially as we hosted the World Championships in our own country, to make the event unforgettable with the help of the most advanced lighting technology," said Wolfgang Gregor, head of Customer Relationship Management at OSRAM. "Through a project on the Galapagos Islands, OSRAM ensured that its lighting extravaganza remained climate-neutral." A total of 25 Falcon light projectors were used in the light show, the same ones used at major concerts and open-air events. These are fitted with OSRAM XBO 7kW lamps. The exceptionally high luminance and excellent color rendering properties of these high intensity discharge lamps ensured an impressive display in the night sky over Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In addition, some 4,500 colored OSRAM high power LEDs in Olympic Stadium and Medal Plaza presented brilliant light effects during the opening ceremony and the medal ceremonies. www.osram.com