Olympic Oval
Interior view of the oval in 2012 | |
Interactive map of Olympic Oval | |
| Full name | Olympic Oval at the University of Calgary |
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| Address | 288 Collegiate Boulevard NW Calgary Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°04′37″N 114°08′10″W / 51.077°N 114.136°W |
| Owner | University of Calgary |
| Operator | University of Calgary, Faculty of Kinesiology |
| Capacity | 2,000 – permanent seating 4,000 w/ temporary seating |
| Type | Arena |
| Current use | Ice skating Ice hockey Running |
| Public transit | University |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1985 |
| Opened | September 27, 1987 |
| Construction cost | CAD$38.9 Million |
| Architect | Graham McCourt Architects |
| Builder | W. A. Stephenson Construction (Western) Ltd. |
| Tenants | |
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| Website | |
| oval.ucalgary.ca | |
The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is North America's first covered speed skating oval; it was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics and opened 39 years ago on September 27, 1987.
Located on the University of Calgary campus, it is the official designated training centre for Speed Skating Canada and the Elite Athlete Pathway. This oval includes an ice hockey rink, a short track speed ice skating rink, a 400m long track rink, and a 450 m running track.