Beijing National Speed Skating Oval

Speed skating arena in Beijing

National Speed Skating Oval国家速滑馆

The Ice Ribbon

National Speed Skating Oval and the Winter Olympics Village (2019)

Location| Olympic Green, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Coordinates| 40°0′57.21″N 116°22′17.09″E﻿ / ﻿40.0158917°N 116.3714139°E﻿ / 40.0158917; 116.3714139
Public transit|  8 Lincuiqiao station
Capacity| 5,200 seats (temporary)
6,800 (permanent)
Construction
Broke ground| April 2017[1]
Opened| October 8, 2021[2]
Architect| Populous
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
Tenants
2022 Winter Olympics

The National Speed Skating Oval (The Ice Ribbon) is a speed skating arena which is the only new venue built on Beijing's Olympic Green for the Winter Olympics. It hosted the speed skating competitions at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3] It was built on the location of the former Olympic Green Hockey Field used for field hockey event and the Olympic Green Archery Field used for the archery event.

It can accommodate 12,000 spectators (6,800 permanent and 5,200 temporary seats) according to the bid book. After the games it is foreseen to use it as a public skating venue and for ice hockey clubs.

Designed by Populous and Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, construction began in mid-2017, and was completed in 2019.[4] First competition was held on 8 October 2021.[2] It has an area of 12,000 square meters, being the largest speed skating venue in Asia. The facade is highlighted by 22 "ice ribbon" with a length of 622 meters each. The second floor has a Temple of Heaven-inspired curved curtain wall system.[citation needed]

## Technologies

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This Olympic venue is one of the few large-size ice arenas in the world that uses CO2 refrigerant. CO2 is used as both refrigerant in cooling system and secondary refrigerant in cooling distribution system, including the rink pipes. The arena has been completed with a heat recovery function, that can cover arena heating demands like ventilation, air dehumidification, hot water production, etc. The refrigeration CO2 rack, including cooling machines, has 4 MW max cooling capacity.[5]

## Track records

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### Men

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Event  | Time  | Name  | Country  | Date  | Meet  | Ref

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500 metres  | 34.32  | Gao Tingyu |  China | 12 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [6]
1000 metres  | 1:07.92  | Thomas Krol |  Netherlands | 18 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [7]
1500 metres  | 1:43.21  | Kjeld Nuis |  Netherlands | 8 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [8]
5000 metres  | 6.08.84  | Nils van der Poel |  Sweden | 6 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [9]
10000 metres  | 12:30.74  | Nils van der Poel |  Sweden | 11 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [10]
Team pursuit
(8 laps)  | 3:36.62  | Daniil Aldoshkin
Sergey Trofimov
Ruslan Zakharov |  ROC | 15 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [11]

### Women

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Event  | Time  | Name  | Country  | Date  | Meet  | Ref

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500 metres  | 37.04  | Erin Jackson |  United States | 13 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [12]
1000 metres  | 1:13.19  | Miho Takagi |  Japan | 17 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [13]
1500 metres  | 1:53.28  | Ireen Wüst |  Netherlands | 7 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [14]
3000 metres  | 3:56.93  | Irene Schouten |  Netherlands | 5 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [15]
5000 metres  | 6:43.51  | Irene Schouten |  Netherlands | 10 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [16]
Team pursuit
(6 laps)  | 2.53.44  | Ivanie Blondin
Valérie Maltais
Isabelle Weidemann |  Canada | 15 February 2022  | Olympic Games | [17]

## References

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1. ^ "China's National Speed Skating Oval to be open all year round after Beijing 2022".
2. ^ a b ""冰丝带"迎来首场国际比赛". beijing2022.cn. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
3. ^ Beijing Olympic bid book
4. ^ Populous To Design Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval For 2022 Winter Olympic Games
5. ^ Bolteau, Simon (3 January 2022). "EKA contributes to the best possible ice for the Olympic arena in Beijing". EKA Sweden. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
6. ^ "Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "Speed Skating – Men's 1000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
8. ^ "Speed Skating – Men's 1500m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
9. ^ "Speed Skating – Men's 5000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
10. ^ "Speed Skating – Men's 10,000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
11. ^ "Speed Skating – Men's Team Pursuit – Semifinals – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
12. ^ "Speed Skating – Women's 500m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
13. ^ "Speed Skating – Women's 1000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
14. ^ "Speed Skating – Women's 1500m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
15. ^ "Speed Skating – Women's 3000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
16. ^ "Speed Skating – Women's 5000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
17. ^ "Speed Skating – Women's Team Pursuit – Finals – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

## External links

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Media related to Beijing National Speed Skating Oval at Wikimedia Commons

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Chaoyang District, Beijing

Areas|

* Beijing central business district
* Chaowai Subdistrict
* Dashanzi
* Sanlitun
* Wangjing Subdistrict
* Yabaolu
* Yayuncun Subdistrict

Education|

| Tertiary|

* Beijing International Studies University
* Central Academy of Fine Arts
* China Women's University

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K-12|

* No.80 High School of Beijing
* Beanstalk International Bilingual School Upper East Side and Dongrun
* Beijing BISS International School
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* Beijing City International School
* Canadian International School of Beijing
* Deutsche Botschaftsschule Peking
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* High School Attached to Beijing University of Technology
* Japanese School of Beijing
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* Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin
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| Closed|

* Dulwich College Beijing Beijing Riviera Campus

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Landmarks|

* 798 Art Zone
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* Digital Beijing Building
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* Olympic Green
* Beijing National Indoor Stadium
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* Beijing Olympic Tower
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* China National Convention Center
* China Science and Technology Museum
* Digital Beijing Building
* Ling Long Pagoda
* Beijing National Speed Skating Oval
* National Tennis Center, Beijing
* Olympic Green Archery Field (Closed)
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* Ritan Park
* Silk Street
* Taikoo Li Sanlitun
* Workers' Stadium
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Transport|

| Air|

* Beijing Capital International Airport

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China Railway
stations|

* Beijing Chaoyang railway station
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Beijing Subway
stations|

* Beiyuanlu North
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* Lishuiqiao
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* Sihui
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This list is incomplete.

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Olympic venues in speed skating

20th century|

* 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix
* 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
* 1932: Olympic Stadium
* 1936: Riessersee
* 1948: Olympic Stadium
* 1952: Bislett Stadium
* 1956: La pista di Misurina
* 1960: Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink
* 1964: Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck
* 1968: L'Anneau de Vitesse
* 1972: Makomanai Speed Skating Rink
* 1976: Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck
* 1980: James B. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval
* 1984: Zetra Ice Rink
* 1988: Olympic Oval
* 1992: L'anneau de vitesse
* 1994: Hamar Olympic Hall
* 1998: M-Wave

21st century|

* 2002: Utah Olympic Oval
* 2006: Oval Lingotto
* 2010: Richmond Olympic Oval
* 2014: Adler Arena Skating Center
* 2018: Gangneung Oval
* 2022: Beijing National Speed Skating Oval
* 2026: Fiera Milano Rho

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Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics (Beijing, China)

Beijing cluster|

| Olympic Green|

* Beijing National Speed Skating Oval
* Beijing National Stadium
* Beijing National Aquatics Center
* Beijing National Indoor Stadium

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Others|

* Big Air Shougang
* Capital Indoor Stadium
* Wukesong Arena

Yanqing cluster|

* Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre
* Yanqing National Sliding Centre

Zhangjiakou cluster|

* Kuyangshu Nordic Center and Biathlon Center
* Genting Snow Park

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