- Olympia-Kunsteisstadion
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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 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 stadion · 1956: Lo Stadio 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: Sochi Olympic Skating Centre · 2018: Gyeongpo Ice Hall
Coordinates: 47°29′20″N 11°5′44″E / 47.48889°N 11.09556°E
Categories:- 1936 Winter Olympics venues
- Olympic figure skating venues
- Olympic ice hockey venues
- Buildings and structures in Bavaria
- Outdoor ice hockey venues
- Sports venues in Germany
- Figure skating in Germany
- Bavaria building and structure stubs
- German sports venue stubs
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