M-Wave

M-Wave
M-Wave, inside
Location	Nagano, Japan
Capacity	18,000 (10,000 seats)
Opened	1996

M-Wave (エムウェーブ, Emu-wēbu) is an indoor speed skating oval located in Nagano, Japan. Opened in 1996, the arena has a capacity of 18,000. It hosted the speed skating events of the 1998 Winter Olympics. The M-Wave is equipped with movable stands and an automatically winding artificial lawn machine. The two movable stands, each of which have seating for 1,210 spectators, allow the arena to be converted into various configurations including concert hall or a football field.

References

1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 212-4.
M-WAVE Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena (official site)
M-Wave at SkateResults.com

Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics

Aqua Wing Big Hat Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium Happōone Resort Iizuna Kogen Ski Area Kanbayashi Snowboard Park Kazakoshi Park Arena M-Wave Minami Nagano Sports Park Mount Higashidate Mount Yakebitai Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort Snow Harp Spiral White Ring

Olympic venues in speed skating

1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Stadium 1936: Riessersee 1948: Olympic Stadium 1952: Bislett stadion 1956: La pista di Misurina 1960: Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Eisschnellaufbahn 1968: L'Anneau de Vitesse 1972: Makomanai Speed Skating Rink 1976: Eisschnellaufbahn 1980: James B. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval 1984: Zetra Ice Rink 1988: Olympic Oval 1992: L'anneau de vitesse 1994: Hamar Olympic Hall 1998: M-Wave 2002: Utah Olympic Oval 2006: Oval Lingotto 2010: Richmond Olympic Oval 2014: Adler Arena Skating Center 2018: Gangneung Oval 2022: National Speed Skating Oval

Coordinates: 36°38′26″N 138°14′25.15″E / 36.64056°N 138.2403194°E / 36.64056; 138.2403194

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