Stadium Name: | Gangneung Ice Arena |
Location: | Gangneung, South Korea |
Coordinates: | 37.7793°N 128.8971°W |
Construction Cost: | US$85 million |
Seating Capacity: | 12,000 |
Gangneung Ice Arena (Korean: 강릉 아이스 아레나) is an indoor ice arena, built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It was the venue for two sports: figure skating and short track speed skating.[1]
The seating capacity is 12,000. The Gangneung Ice Arena is designed to house two ice rinks (60x), one for competition and one for training. The building has four floors aboveground and two underground levels. An environmentally-friendly ice cooling system was adopted, and the facility is used for local recreational purposes since the Games.
The cost of construction was US$85 million and the facility was inaugurated on 14 December 2016.[2]