Gangneung Ice Palace ( box 강릉 아이스 아레나 ) is an ice arena that was built in 2016 in Gangneung for the 2018 Winter Olympics . There were competitions in two sports: figure skating and short track . The stadium was originally called the Gyeongpo Ice Hall and was named after a nearby lake. The opening took place on December 14, 2016, and the first competition in January 2017 [1] .
| Gangneung Ice Palace | |
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| Location |  Gangneung , Republic of Korea |
| Built | 2013-2016 |
| Open | December 14, 2016 |
| Construction cost | $ 85 million |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
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Description
Gyeongpo Ice Hall is designed for 12 thousand spectators [1] . By architecture, the Palace resembles an ice block. The color of the dome cover is pearl white and transparent gray. The estimated cost of building the ice palace is 85 million US dollars. The stadium is located in Gangneung Olympic Park near six other facilities for the Games in Korea [1] . This stadium was the first commissioned building among those built for the Olympics [1] .
Competition
Test
The first test competition in figure skating was the championship of South Korea in January 2017. The first international competition was held a month after the national championship - on February 14. It was the championship of the four continents in figure skating [2] , which was attended by many famous athletes [3] , including Olympic champion Sochi Yuzuru Hanyu and three-time world champion Patrick Chan .
Then the arena “switched” to the short track test competitions that took place in April 2017 .
During the Olympic Games
Figure skating competitions began with a team tournament, which started a few hours before the opening ceremony [4] . The Canadian national team won gold medals, the silver medal went to the Olympic athletes from Russia , the American figure skaters became bronze medalists. Then medals were also won in individual championships.
Between the performances of the skaters, short track competitions were held. Moreover, on February 17 and 20, competitions were held in two ways at once: in the morning the skaters (men and dancers respectively) won the medals, and in the evening session the short track was set.
Post-Olympic use
After the Games, the arena will be the national training center of the NOC of the Republic of Kazakhstan .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 PyeongChang 2018 opens first new venue in Gangneung . International Olympic Committee (January 25, 2017). Date of treatment March 1, 2018. Archived January 1, 2018.
- ↑ The year before the 2018 Olympic Games: South Korean Pyeongchang meets guests and tests objects . RIA Novosti (February 9, 2017). Date of treatment March 1, 2018. Archived on February 9, 2017.
- ↑ Figure skating four continents tournament: winners (photo) (inaccessible link) . Today (February 19, 2017). Date of treatment March 1, 2018. Archived March 1, 2018.
- ↑ Nesyn, Eugene Russian skaters won the short program of the team tournament of the Olympics 2018 with a personal record . Komsomolskaya Pravda (February 9, 2018). Date of treatment March 1, 2018. Archived on February 25, 2018.