Ice Speedskating Ovals in Russia

Information about ice speedskating ovals and other ice spees skating venues in Russia. See also Russia Skating, and Skating in Europe and about Skating World Wide.

NAME: Baikal Ice Palace
IN RUSSIAN: Ледовый дворец Байкал, Иркутск
Ice skating arena in the city of Irkutsk that built to host the 40th edition of the Bandy World Championships March 29 through April 5 2020. That event was rescheduled to October 11-17, 2021 due to the Coronavirus epidemic. The arena is the home ice of the Baikal-Energia ice hockey club and it is also a venue for ice speedskating. The arena's ice surface is 432 meters above sea level. Construction of the arena began 2018 but a 2019 flood delayed construction by limiting access to the site. The arena's grand opening ceremony was held on September 11, 2020 and its first official sports competition was the Russian Bandy Cup held September 11-16, 2020.
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NAME: Kolomna Speed Skating Centre
ALSO KNOWN AS: Kometa Ice Rink
ALSO KNOWN AS: Noscor Region Speed Skating Centre
LOCATION: Kolomna, Russia
ALTITUDE: 390 feet above sea level (120 Meters)
FIRST OPENED: May of 2006
CAPACITY: 6,150
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NOTABLE EVENTS:
- 2007 World Cup Event
- 2008 | European Speed Skating Championships ( Jan 12-13)
- 2009 World Cup Event
- 2013 World Cup Event
- 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championship (Feb 11-14)

NAME: Krylatskoye Ice Palace
OPENED: 2004
CAPACITY: 8,000
LOCATION: Krylatskoye District, Moscow, Russia.
NOTE: Home ice of the Dynamo Moscow Bandy Club
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NAME: Uralskaya Molniya
LOCATION: Chelyabinsk ,Russia
ALTITUDE: 728 feet above sea level (222 meters)
FIRST OPENED: 2005
CAPACITY: 1,600
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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)

Resources

Wikipedia:
- Speed Skating Venues in Russia (Category)
- Indoor Speed Skating Rinks (List)

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