Ice Speedskating in Russia

Information about the sport of ice speedskating in Russia. See also Russia Skating, and Skating in Europe and about Skating World Wide.

Governing Body

Russian Skating Union
Organization recognized by the International Skating Union (ISU) as the national governing body for the sport of ice speedskating in Russia, including both long track and short track speedskatingn. Russia became a member of the ISU in 1991.
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RESOURCE:
- International Skating Union (ISU) "Member Federations" List

Skaters

Male Russian Ice Speedskaters
- Alexander Podolsky
- Daniil Aldoshkin
- Dmitry Burakov
- Egor Yunin
- Timur Karamov
- Victor Lobas

Male Russian Ice Speedskaters
- Daria Kachanova
- Evgeniya Lalenkova

Resources
- Wikipedia "Russian Speed Skaters" Category
- Wikipedia "Russian Short Track Speed Skaters" Category

Venues

NAME: Baikal Ice Palace
LOCATION: Irkutsk, Russia

NAME: Speed Skating Centre
LOCATION: Kolomna, Russia
ALTITUDE: 390 feet above sea level (120 Meters)
FIRST OPENED: 2006
CAPACITY: 6,150

NAME: Uralskaya Molniya
LOCATION: Chelyabinsk ,Russia
ALTITUDE: 728 feet above sea level (222 meters)
FIRST OPENED: 2005
CAPACITY: 1,600

Former Venues

FORMER NAME: Olympic Oval Indoor Skating Center (2012-2014)
CURRENT NAME: Adler Arena Trade and Exhibition Center
LOCATION: Olympic Park, Imereti Lowland, Adler District, Sochi, Russia
ALTITUDE: 89 feet above sea level (27 meters)
FIRST OPENED: 2012
RENAMED AND REFRIGERATION STOPPED: February of 2014
NOTEABLE EVENTS:
- 2012 Dec 26-27 | Russian Classic All-Around Speed Skating Championship
- 2012 Dec 28-29 | Russian Sprint All-Around SpeedSkating Championship
- 2013 Mar 21-24 | World Single Distance Speed Skating Championship
- 2013 Dec 26-29 | Russian Separate Distances Olympic Qualifier
- 2014 February | Winter Olympics Ice Speedskating Competition
RESOURCES:
- Sochi2014.com "Olympic Oval Skating Center" Article (2012 Archive)
- Wikipedia (EN) "Adler Arena Skating Center" Article
- Wikipedia (RU) "Адлер-Арена" Article

NAME: St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (1980-2020)
FORMER NAME: V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex
FORMER LOCATION: 8, Yu. Gagarina av. St. Petersburg, Russia
ALTITUDE: 49 feet above sea level (15 meters)
FIRST OPENED: 1980 OR 1981
DEMOLISHED: January through march of 2020
NOTE: Included speedskating track 12 meters by 333.3 meters
REPLACEMENT TO BE BUILT: SKA Arena Complex
NEW BUILDINNG TO HOST: Ice Hockey World Championship 2023
RESOURCES:
- Wikipedia (EN) "Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert_Complex" Article
- Wikipedia (RU) "Петербургский (спортивно-концертный комплекс)" Article
- encspb.ru (Article)

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