Ice stadium Davos
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place | Talstrasse 41 7270 Davos , Graubünden , Switzerland |
Coordinates | 782 223 / 185 674 |
owner | Davos community |
opening | 1894 |
Extensions | Vaillant Arena |
Website | www.davos-skating.ch |
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construction | Open-air track |
surface | Natural ice |
Track length | 400 meters |
Altitude | 1536 meters |
Total points | 402,055 points |
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Swiss Championships |
The Davos Ice Stadium is an open-air natural ice rink in Davos in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . Located in the center of Davos, the 18,000 m² rink is the largest natural ice rink in Europe. Speed skating , ice hockey , curling and, since 2014, bandy again are practiced on the ice rink .
The runway is at an altitude of 1536 meters above sea level. The low air resistance at this altitude, the good water quality and the optimal weather conditions made the track the record track for many years. At the same time, it is also known for weather changes, with strong sunlight and a hair dryer , which makes ice skating practically impossible. Next to the natural ice rink is the Vaillant Arena , home of the local ice hockey club HC Davos .
Internationally, the all-around world championship took place in 1898 for the first time. On February 7, 1898, Peder Østlund set the first world record over 1500 meters. Ard Schenk ran the 1500 meters for the first time under two minutes. Over 90 official world records were set here in the following 100 years. The last major championship was the European all-around championship in 1972. Of the 19 men's decisions, twelve titles went to the Norwegians .
Davos has hosted the Speed Skating World Cup eleven times and, with the Vikingskipet in Hamar , is the sixth most popular venue. In 1913 the European Championship in Bandy was held in the stadium .
Events

All around world championship | 1898 , 1908 , 1928 , 1936 , 1937 , 1938 , 1951 , 1960 |
All-around European Championship | 1899 , 1902 , 1904 , 1906 , 1907 , 1929 , 1932 , 1937 , 1949 , 1954 , 1972 |
World cup | 1985/86 , 1986/87 , 1987/88 , 1988/89 , 1989/90 , 1990/91 , 1991/92 , 1992/93 , 1993/94 , 1994/95 , 1996/97 |
Track records
Women
route | athlete | time | date | competition |
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100 m |
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11.86 | February 25, 2006 | ISCD Club Championships 2006 |
500 m |
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39.42 | January 18, 1992 | International competition 1992 |
1000 m |
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1.18.31 | January 10, 1988 | International competition 1988 |
1500 m |
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2.00.60 | January 9, 1988 | International competition 1988 |
3000 m |
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4.17.75 | January 9, 1988 | International competition 1988 |
5000 m |
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7.58.61 | January 23, 1988 | Swiss Championships 1988 |
All-around | athlete | Points | date | competition |
Sprint MK |
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159.390 | January 18-19, 1992 | International competition 1992 |
Mini MK |
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163,446 | January 9-10, 1988 | Swiss Championships 1988 |
Small MK |
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180.537 | January 7th - 8th 2006 | Swiss Championships 2006 |
Not or no longer held in international competition.
- As of September 26, 2013
- Sum of the individual routes broken down to 500 m (500, 1000, 1500, 3000, 5000 meters): 209.594 pts.
Men
route | athlete | time | date | competition |
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100 m |
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10.41 | January 5, 2007 | Swiss Championships 2007 |
500 m |
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36.03 | December 31, 2006 | Franz Krienbühl Memorial 2007 |
1000 m |
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1.11.42 | December 31, 2006 | Franz Krienbühl Memorial 2007 |
1500 m |
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1.50.33 | January 15, 2005 | Swiss Championships 2005 |
3000 m |
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3.49.38 | January 16, 2005 | Swiss Championships 2005 |
5000 m |
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6.48.82 | January 12, 1992 | World Cup 1991/92 |
10,000 m |
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14.21.25 | January 7, 2006 | French Allround Championships 2006 |
All-around | athlete | Points | date | competition |
Sprint MK |
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148.050 | January 18-19, 1992 | Swiss Championships 1992 |
Mini MK |
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155.448 | January 6-7, 2007 | Swiss Championships 2007 |
Small MK |
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160,605 | January 7th - 8th 2006 | Int. Competition 2006 |
Big MK |
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164.765 | January 7th - 8th 2006 | Int. Competition 2006 |
Not or no longer held in international competition.
- As of September 26, 2013
- Sum of the individual routes broken down to 500 m (500, 1000, 1500, 5000, 10000 meters): 192.461 pts.
Established world records
- List of the latest five world records in speed skating set in the Davos ice rink.
No. | discipline | Time / points | athlete | date |
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94 | 500 meters | 36.41 | Dan Jansen | January 25, 1992 |
93 | 500 meters | 36.43 | Uwe-Jens Mey | January 19, 1992 |
92 | Sprint MK | 159.390 | Bonnie Blair | January 19, 1992 |
91 | 3,000 meters | 4.03.22 | Viktor Sjasjerin | January 18, 1986 |
90 | 3,000 meters | 4.03.31 | André Hoffmann | January 13, 1985 |
List of all established world records |
See also
Web links
- The Davos ice rink on speedskatingnews.info
Individual evidence
- ↑ Exciting events on the natural ice ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ worldcup stats & stats at www.speedskatingstats.com
- ^ Bandy: A concise history of the extreme sport . Russia Beyond the Headlines. February 14, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ a b speedskatingnews.info ice stadium Davos