Adler Arena Skating Center

Adler Arena Skating Center

The Adler Arena outside
Location	Sochi, Russia
Coordinates	43°24′31″N 39°57′10″E / 43.4086167°N 39.9528111°ECoordinates: 43°24′31″N 39°57′10″E / 43.4086167°N 39.9528111°E
Capacity	8,000 Olympic Mode[1]
Construction
Opened	2012[1]
Construction cost	$32,8 million
Tenants
2013 Russian Speed Skating Championships 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2014 Winter Olympics (speed skating)[1]

The Adler Arena Trade And Exhibition Center (Адлер-Арена) is an 8,000-seat speed skating oval in the Olympic Park, Sochi, Russia. It opened in 2012 and looks like an iceberg or ice fault. The center hosted the speed skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After the Olympics, it will be turned into an exhibition center.^[1][2][3][4]

It cost $32.8 million to build the venue, including the temporary works for the Olympics. Before the Olympics it hosted the 2013 Russian Speed Skating Championships in December 2012 and the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships from 21 to 24 March 2013.^[5]

Construction

A crystal face theme is supported by angular walls and triangular stained-glass windows. The gray and white color of the building enhances this impression. The walls along the sides of the skating rink are made transparent so that spectators can look outside. The skating center is designed to make the utmost use of local natural features.^[4]

Track records

Men Distance Skater Time Date Event 500 m Ronald Mulder 34.49 10 February 2014 Winter Olympics 1000 m Stefan Groothuis 1:08.39 12 February 2014 Winter Olympics 1500 m Zbigniew Bródka 1:45.006 15 February 2014 Winter Olympics 3000 m Ivan Skobrev 3:43.49 3 February 2014 Test Competition 5000 m Sven Kramer 6:10.76 8 February 2014 Winter Olympics 10000 m Jorrit Bergsma 12:44.45 18 February 2014 Winter Olympics Team pursuit (8 laps)  Netherlands Jan Blokhuijsen Sven Kramer Koen Verweij 3:37.71 22 February 2014 Winter Olympics Combination Skater Points Date Match 2 x 500 m Michel Mulder 69.312 10 February 2014 Winter Olympics Sprint Dmitry Lobkov 143.840 28–29 December 2012 National Championship Big Ivan Skobrev 152.747 26–27 December 2012 National Championship

Women Distance Skater Time Date Event 500 m Lee Sang-hwa 37.28 11 February 2014 Winter Olympics 1000 m Zhang Hong 1:14.02 13 February 2014 Winter Olympics 1500 m Jorien ter Mors 1:53.51 16 February 2014 Winter Olympics 3000 m Ireen Wüst 4:00.34 9 February 2014 Winter Olympics 5000 m Martina Sáblíková 6:51.54 19 February 2014 Winter Olympics Team pursuit (6 laps)  Netherlands Marrit Leenstra Jorien ter Mors Ireen Wüst 2:58.05 22 February 2014 Winter Olympics Combination Skater Points Date Match 2 x 500 m Lee Sang-hwa 74.700 11 February 2014 Winter Olympics Sprint Olga Fatkulina 155.255 28–29 December 2012 National Championship Small Yekaterina Shikhova 166.461 26–27 December 2012 National Championship

Source: www.speedskatingnews.info^[6]

Other uses

The skating centre hosted the 2014 World Robot Olympiad.

Russia will host their 2015 Fed Cup World Group semifinals tie at the Adler Arena.

References

1. "Adler Arena". Sochi2014.com. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
2. "Detailed model of Venue on Sochi Investment Forum 2009". Flickr.com. 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
3. Sochi2014.com profile Archived March 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
4. "Olympic Games – Speed Skating". Sochi 2014. Sochi 2014. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
5. "Season 2012 – 2013". ISU. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
6. "Visitenkarte der Eisbahn: Adler Arene Sotschi". speedskatingnews. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

External links

• Adler Arena on www.speedskatingnews.info