Gangneung_Ice_Arena

Gangneung Ice Arena

Gangneung Ice Arena

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Gangneung Ice Arena (Korean: 강릉 아이스 아레나) is an indoor ice arena, built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It was the venue for two sports: figure skating and short track speed skating.[1]

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The seating capacity is 12,000. The Gangneung Ice Arena is designed to house two ice rinks (60 m × 30 m [197 ft × 98 ft]), one for competition and one for training. The building has four floors aboveground and two underground levels. An environmentally-friendly ice cooling system was adopted, and the facility is used for local recreational purposes since the Games.

The cost of construction was US$85 million and the facility was inaugurated on 14 December 2016.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Pyeongchang Volume 2" (PDF). Newhorizons. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  2. [2]
    PyeongChang 2018 opens first new venue in Gangneung - International olympic committee. Retrieved on 16 December 2016.
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