Olympia-Kunsteisstadion

Olympia-Kunsteisstadion
Construction
Location	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Coordinates	47°29′20″N 11°5′44″E / 47.48889°N 11.09556°E / 47.48889; 11.09556Coordinates: 47°29′20″N 11°5′44″E / 47.48889°N 11.09556°E / 47.48889; 11.09556
Built	106 days
Opened	December 16, 1934 (1934-12-16)

The Olympia-Kunsteisstadion is a skating stadium located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

It was built according to plans of architect Hanns Ostler in only 106 days for the figure skating and ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics. It was opened on 16 December 1934. It contained an ice rink 30 meters by 60 meters for these games. It was a partially covered stadium. The stadium was able to hold 10,000 people.

The Olympia-Kunsteistadion was rebuilt in 1939/1940 for the planned 1940 Winter Olympics which were canceled due to World War II.

After the war it was reopened in 1948. the stadium received a complete roof in 1964. From 1990 to 1994 it was rebuilt again and is now the Olympic-Eissport-Zentrum of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

References

1936 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 123–8. (German)
Program of the European Championships in Figure Skating 1960

Venues of the 1936 Winter Olympics

Große Olympiaschanze Gudiberg Kreuzjoch Kreuzeck Olympia-Kunsteisstadion Riessersee

Olympic venues in figure skating

1908: Prince's Skating Club 1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion 1948: Olympic Stadium 1952: Bislett Stadium 1956: Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena 1964: Olympiahalle 1968: Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Olympiahalle 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall 1988: Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: La halle de glace Olympique 1994: Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre 1998: White Ring 2002: Salt Lake Ice Center 2006: Palavela 2010: Pacific Coliseum 2014: Iceberg Skating Palace 2018: Gangneung Ice Arena 2022: Capital Indoor Stadium NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.

Olympic venues in ice hockey

1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena (final), Olympic Stadium 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion (final), Riessersee 1948: Kulm, Olympic Stadium (final), Suvretta 1952: Dæhlenenga, Jordal Amfi (final), Kadettangen, Lillestrøm stadion, Marienlyst stadion 1956: Apollonio Stadium, Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena (final), Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Messehalle, Olympiahalle 1968: La Patinoire Municipale, Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Messehalle, Olympiahalle (final) 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall (final) 1988: Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: Méribel Ice Palace 1994: Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Håkon Hall (final) 1998: Aqua Wing, Big Hat (final) 2002: E Center (final), Peaks Ice Arena 2006: Palasport Olimpico (final), Torino Esposizioni 2010: Rogers Arena (final), UBC Thunderbird Arena 2014: Bolshoy Ice Dome (final), Shayba Arena 2018: Gangneung Hockey Centre (final), Kwandong Hockey Centre 2022: MasterCard Center (final), Beijing National Indoor Stadium NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.

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