List of Olympic venues in short track speed skating

For the Winter Olympics, there are eight venues that have been or will be used for short track speed skating. The 1988 events were held at the same venue with the curling events though both were demonstration events. Since then, the short track speed skating events have been held with the figure skating events.

Games Venue Other sports hosted at venue for those games Capacity Ref.
1988 CalgaryMax Bell Arena (demonstration)Curling (demonstration)3,200 [1]
1992 AlbertvilleLa halle de glace OlympiqueFigure skating9,000 [2]
1994 LillehammerHamar Olympic AmphitheatreFigure skating6,000 [3]
1998 NaganoWhite RingFigure skating7,351 [4]
2002 Salt Lake CitySalt Lake Ice Center
(was known as the Delta Center,
but renamed
due to sponsorship rules).
Figure skating17,500 [5]
2006 TurinPalavelaFigure skating8,000 [6]
2010 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum Figure skating 14,239 [7]
2014 SochiIceberg Skating PalaceFigure skating12,000 [8]
2018 PyeongChangGangneung Ice ArenaFigure skating12,000 [9]
2022 BeijingCapital Indoor StadiumFigure skating18,000
2026 Milano - Cortina d'AmpezzoMediolanum ForumFigure skating12,000
Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre hosted the short track speed skating events for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
EnergySolutions Arena (now known as Vivint Smart Home Arena) in Salt Lake City in 2006. For the 2002 Winter Olympics, the arena was renamed as the Salt Lake Ice Center, and hosted the short track speed skating events.

References

  1. 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2011-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Part 1. pp. 165-6. Accessed 29 November 2010. (in English and French)
  2. 1992 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine pp. 83, 87. Accessed 5 December 2010. (in English and French)
  3. 1994 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. pp. 57-60. Accessed 8 December 2010.
  4. 1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 215-8. Accessed 12 December 2010.
  5. 2002 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 92-5. Accessed 21 December 2010.
  6. 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. pp. 76-8. Accessed 27 December 2010. (in English and Italian)
  7. "VenuesPacific Coliseum". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  8. Sochi2014.com profile of the Sochi Olympic Skating Centre. Accessed 31 December 2010.
  9. Sochi2014.com profile of the Sochi Olympic Skating Centre. Accessed 31 December 2010.
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