Speed Skating Venues
Sochi, Russia is preparing for the intense Winter Olympic Games of 2014. They have built an overall total of eleven venues for seven sports and ninety-eight events that will take place over two weeks. Among those venues, Adler Arena Skating Center and Iceberg Skating Palace will be used for all speed skating and short track events. Adler Arena will be used for long-track speed skating while Iceberg Skating Palace will be used for both figure skating and short-track speed skating.
Sochi, Russia is preparing for the intense Winter Olympic Games of 2014. They have built an overall total of eleven venues for seven sports and ninety-eight events that will take place over two weeks. Among those venues, Adler Arena Skating Center and Iceberg Skating Palace will be used for all speed skating and short track events. Adler Arena will be used for long-track speed skating while Iceberg Skating Palace will be used for both figure skating and short-track speed skating.
Adler Arena Skating Center
Alder Arena Skating Center will feature all of the long-track speed skating events. This stadium is located in the Coastal Cluster of Sochi's Olympic Park. The Olympic Park is along the coast of the Black Sea. Adler Arena can hold up to 8000 spectators and is made to look as if it is an iceberg. The oval-shaped arena consists of two competition and one training track that are 400 meters in length. The stadium cost 32.8 million dollars to construct and opened in 2012. So far, it has held the 2013 Russian Speed Skating Championships and the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. It will be re-purposed as a exhibition center once the 2014 Winter Olympic games are over. It is said that the Adler Arena Skating Center includes a crystal face theme, angular walls, and a triangular stained-glass windows that will allow spectators to view natural and scenic landscapes such as the mountains to the north and the sea to the south. The builders also designed the arena with walls that are meant to be the most transparent as possible to best capture the surrounding views. |
Iceberg Skating Palace
Iceberg Skating Palace will host the short-track speed skating and figure skating in the 2014 Winter Olympics. The arena has a maximum occupancy of 12000 people, a cost of 43.9 million dollars, and is located in the Olympic Park Coastal Cluster along the Black Sea. One notable aspect of this stadium is that it is portable yet sturdy. This curved, elegant structure said to mimic a figure skater's triple toe loop is able to be dismantled and relocated to different cities. So far, the Palace has been used for the ISU 2012 - 2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and the ISU Short Track World Cup. When switching the rink from figure skating (60 by 30 meters) to short track (61 by 30 meters) or short track to figure skating, the delay can take up to two hours. After the excitement of the 2014 Winter Games, the Iceberg Skating Palace will most likely continue to being used as an ice skating rink or be renovated into a cycling velodrome. Praise is given to the arena, saying that the atmosphere, ice, and design are all wonderful. |
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Iceberg Skating Palace
Iceberg Skating Palace
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