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The James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink is an outdoor artificial ice track for speed skating in Lake Placid, New York, United States (US). It hosted the speed skating events at the 1932 (plus six of twelve ice hockey matches) and 1980 Winter Olympics. In the interim, it hosted Lake Placid High School football games.[1]
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| Former names | Olympic Stadium Lake Placid |
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| Location | Lake Placid, New York |
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| Capacity | 7,500 (1932 stadium) |
| Field size | 400 meters |
| Surface | Ice |
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| Opened | 1932 |
| Renovated | 1977 |
History
The rink, which is located in the same area as Lake Placid High School, was built outdoors as a skating rink for the Winter Olympics in 1932. Besides "speed drills", the arena was also used for the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, the starting- and end-point for cross-country exercises and dog racing (demonstration branch), and ice hockey matches. The Tribune section of the rink was capable of accommodating 7,500 spectators and was demolished following the completion of the Olympics.[2]
Two weeks after the 1932 Olympics, the 1932 World Allround Speed Skating Championship was held at the rink and the venue was subsequently reused for other sports. International skating competitions have not been held at the rink since the Olympics.
The city was awarded the 1980 Winter Olympics in October 1974,[3] at a time when an artificial ice track was being constructed (which opened in late-fall 1977). The first international championship to be held at the new rink was the 1978 World Sprint Speed Skating Championship for women and men.
During the 1980 Olympics competition, Eric Heiden won five gold medals and set a world record in the 10,000-meter event, with a time of 14.28,13—the only world record to have been achieved at the rink.[4]
The 1989 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women were the last world's championships decided here.
References
- "Whiteface Lake Placid - Ice Skating". Archived from the original on 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- "Whiteface Lake Placid - Olympic Center". Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- "Past Elections". Gamesbids. 13 October 1974. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Whiteface Lake Placid - Olympic Center". Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- 1932 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 147–50.
- 1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 43–7.
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На других языках
- [en] James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
[es] Lake Placid Speedskating Oval
El Lake Placid Speedskating Oval oficialmente llamado James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink (en español, Pista de patinaje olímpica James B. Sheffield) es un estadio al aire libre ubicado en la ciudad de Lake Placid, estado de Nueva York, EE.UU.. El recinto acogió las ceremonias de apertura y clausura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 1932[1][2].[ru] Олимпийский каток имени Джеймса Б. Шеффилда
Олимпийский каток имени Джеймса Б. Шеффилда (англ. James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink) — конькобежный каток в Лейк-Плэсид, штат Нью-Йорк, США. На этой спортивной арене проходили мероприятия зимних Олимпийских игр 1932 и 1980 годов.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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