Iceberg Skating Palace

Iceberg Skating Palace
Tenants

Location	Sochi, Russia
Capacity	12,000
Opened	2012
2014 Winter Olympics (short track speed skating and figure skating)

The Iceberg Skating Palace (Russian: Дворец Зимнего Спорта Айсберг) is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Sochi Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia. The venue hosted the figure skating and short track speed skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics. It cost $43.9 million, including the temporary works for the Olympics. 15,000 tonnes of steel were used.^[1] The environment was taken into consideration in its construction.^[1] A local figure skating competition was held in October 2012 but the International Skating Union said more work was needed to be ready for the 2012–2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, a test event in December 2012.^[2]^[3] At the Grand Prix Final, competitors said they liked the venue but some spectators complained about handrails obstructing the view in the upper tier.^[4] It takes about two hours to adjust the ice when switching from figure skating to short track or vice versa.^[5]

After the Olympics, the arena may remain for ice skating or be converted into a cycling velodrome.^[6]

References

1 2 Dolgova, Tatiana (2012-12-05). "Olympic 'Iceberg' welcomes world's best figure skaters". Voice of Russia.
↑ Chaykovskaya, Evgeniya (2012-10-08). "Russian skaters test the ice at the new Iceberg Sports Palace in Sochi". The Moscow News.
↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (2012-05-14). "Sochi's 'Iceberg' Skating Palace ready for action". Icenetwork.
↑ Heintz, Jim (December 6, 2012). "Olympic skating venue a hit with Grand Prix competitors". Associated Press. Canada.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-07.
↑ Александр Коган: чтобы Ледовый дворец «Айсберг» перестроился с фигурного катания на шорт-трек и наоборот, нужно всего два часа [Aleksandr Kogan: At the Iceberg Skating Palace, you need only two hours to switch from figure skating to short track and vice versa]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 2012-12-24.
↑ "Minister Hints at Skating Legacy for Sochi Venue". rsport.ru. 2013-02-07.

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Venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics

Coastal Cluster	Bolshoy Ice Dome Fisht Olympic Stadium Shayba Arena Ice Cube Curling Center Adler Arena Skating Center Iceberg Skating Palace

Mountain Cluster	Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex Rosa Khutor Extreme Park Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort RusSki Gorki Jumping Center Sliding Center Sanki

Sochi Olympic Park Sochi Medals Plaza Sochi Autodrom Krasnaya Polyana Rzhanaya Polyana

Olympic venues in figure skating

1908: Prince's Skating Club 1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion 1948: Olympic Stadium 1952: Bislett Stadium 1956: Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena 1964: Olympiahalle 1968: Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Olympiahalle 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall 1988: Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: La halle de glace Olympique 1994: Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre 1998: White Ring 2002: Salt Lake Ice Center 2006: Palavela 2010: Pacific Coliseum 2014: Iceberg Skating Palace 2018: Gangneung Ice Arena 2022: Capital Indoor Stadium NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.

Olympic venues in short track speed skating

1988: Max Bell Arena (demonstration) 1992: La halle de glace Olympique 1994: Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre 1998: White Ring 2002: Salt Lake Ice Center 2006: Palavela 2010: Pacific Coliseum 2014: Iceberg Skating Palace 2018: Gangneung Ice Arena 2022: Capital Indoor Stadium

Coordinates: 43°24′27″N 39°57′30″E / 43.40739177°N 39.95835°E / 43.40739177; 39.95835

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