Gangneung Oval
Speed skating venue in South Korea
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The Gangneung Oval (Korean: 강릉 스피드 스케이팅 경기장) is a speed skating oval in South Korea,[1] which was used for the speed skating competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The building of the oval was started in September 2013. The venue consists of a double track 400 metre rink and has a capacity of 8000 seats.[2] It has three floors above ground and two underground levels. The original plan was to build the venue at the Gangneung Science Park, but because there was limited space due to the number of local businesses taking the opportunity to relocate, the oval was built in the Gangneung Olympic Park, in the vicinity of the Gangneung Ice Arena and Gangneung Hockey Centre.[3][4]
Aerial view of the Gangneung Oval | |
 Interactive map of Gangneung Oval | |
| Capacity | 8,000 seats |
|---|---|
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | September 2013 |
| Opened | January 2017 |
| Tenants | |
| 2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2018 Winter Olympics | |
Construction of the facility was started on 29 October 2014. The speed skating rink was delivered by January 2017, in time for the first event in February: 2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships.[5]
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Track records
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Country | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | 34.41 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen |  Norway |
19 February 2018 | Olympic Games | [6] |
| 1000 metres | 1:07.95 | Kjeld Nuis |  Netherlands |
23 February 2018 | Olympic Games | [7] |
| 1500 metres | 1:44.01 | Kjeld Nuis | Netherlands |
13 February 2018 | Olympic Games | [8] |
| 3000 metres | 3:38.64 | Sven Kramer | Netherlands |
5 February 2018 | Test Competition | [9] |
| 5000 metres | 6:06.82 | Sven Kramer | Netherlands |
9 February 2017 | World Single Distance Championships | [10] |
| 10000 metres | 12:38.89 | Sven Kramer | Netherlands |
11 February 2017 | World Single Distance Championships | [11] |
| Team pursuit (8 laps) |
3:37.08 | Håvard Bøkko Simen Spieler Nilsen Sverre Lunde Pedersen |
Norway |
21 February 2018 | Olympic Games | [12] |
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Country | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | 36.94 | Nao Kodaira |  Japan |
18 February 2018 | Olympic Games | [13] |
| 1000 metres | 1:13.56 | Jorien ter Mors | Netherlands |
14 February 2018 | Olympic Games | [14] |
| 1500 metres | 1:54.08 | Heather Bergsma |  United States |
12 February 2017 | World Single Distance Championships | [15] |
| 3000 metres | 3:59.05 | Ireen Wüst | Netherlands |
9 February 2017 | World Single Distance Championships | [16] |
| 5000 metres | 6:50.23 | Esmee Visser | Netherlands |
16 February 2018 | Olympic Games | [17] |
| Team pursuit (6 laps) |
2:53.89 | Ayano Sato Miho Takagi Nana Takagi |
Japan |
21 February 2018 | Olympic Games | [18] |
