List of world cup locations in speed skating

The list of World Cup locations in speed skating contains all the venues of World Cups in speed skating since the first event in the 1985/86 season . The World Cups are organized by the International Skating Union (ISU) and the respective national association and took place in Europe, North America and Asia. So far (as of March 2016 of the 2015/16 season) World Cup races have been held in a total of 51 cities. The venues Davos, Hamar and Östersund are natural ice rinks with open-air rinks, the others are artificial ice rinks. The track length is always 400 m.

World Cup in speed skating

Legend

• World Cup location: gives the name of the venue.
• Country: Name the host country.
• Indoor / Track: Names the ice rink or the open-air track where the competition took place.
• Railway: Indicates whether it is a hall or an open-air railway .
• Height: Name the height.
• Opened / Closed: states when the hall or open-air track opens and whether it is closed.
• Season: States the season in which the World Cup was held and a link to the season year in which it took place.
• Qty: states the number of World Cups held at the respective location
• Image: Image of the hall

World Cup location	country	Hall / train	train	height	Opened / Closed	season	Number	image
Albertville	France	Stade de Patinage Olympique	open air	331 m	1991 to June 30, 1992	1990/91 , 1991/92	2
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Kompleks Medeo	open air	1691 m	Dec. 28, 1972	1995/ 96	1
Aces	Netherlands	De Smelt Assen	open air	10 m		1986 /87	1
Nur-Sultan (until 2019 Astana)	Kazakhstan	Ice Palace Alau	Hall	348 m	2011	since 2011 /12	3
Baselga di Pinè	Italy	Ghiaccio Stadium	open air	998 m	1985	1985/ 86 1986/ 87 1988/ 89 1990/ 91 1992/ 93 1995/ 96 -1997 / 98 1999/ 2000 , 2002/ 03 , 2,004 / 05 , 2,007 / 08	12
Mountains	Norway	Slåtthaug Kunstisbane	open air	61 m	1991	1994 /95	1
Berlin	Germany	Horst Dohm ice rink	open air	47 m	1974	1985 /86 1986 /87 1988 /89 1989 /90	4th
Berlin	German Democratic Republic of Germany	Sports forum Hohenschönhausen	Hall	34 m	1985	1986 / 87- 2001 /02, 2,004 / 05, 2,006 / 07, 2008 / 09-2011 / 12 since 2013 /14	24
Butte	United States	US High Mountain Altitude Rink	open air	1688 m	1987	1987 / 88-1991 / 92 1999/ 2000	6th
Calgary	Canada	Olympic Oval Calgary	Hall	1105 m	July 1, 1987	1987 /88 1988/ 89 , 1990 /91 1994/ 1995 1995/ 96 - 1997 /98 1999/ 2000 - 2001 /02, 2003 / 04- 2007 /08 2009 /10 since 2012/ 2013	19th
Changchun	People's Republic of China	Jilin Provincial Speed ​​Skating Rink	Hall	210 m	Dec 2005	2008 /09 2010 /11	2
Chelyabinsk	Russia	Uralskaya Molnija (Ural Lightning)	Hall	222 m	March 10, 2005	2011 /12	1
Chuncheon	South Korea	Uiam Outdoor Rink Chuncheon	open air	79 m	1993	1998 /99	1
Davos	Switzerland	Ice stadium Davos	open air	1536 m	1894	1985/ 86 -1994 / 95 1996/ 97	13
The hague	Netherlands	De Uithof	open air		1989	1990/ 1989/ 90 1990/ 91 , 2,001 / 02	3
Eindhoven	Netherlands	Kunstijsbaan Eindhoven	open air	18 m		1985 /86	1
Erfurt	Germany	Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann Hall	Hall	214 m	Nov 5, 2001	2002/03 - 2004/05 , 2006/07 - 2009/10 , 2012/13 , 2014/15 , 2017/18	10
Eskilstuna	Sweden	Eskilstuna Isstadion	open air	16 m	1967	1988/89	1
Gothenburg	Sweden	Rudhallen Gothenburg	open air	40 m	1971 to 2001	1989/90 , 1992/93	2
Groningen	Netherlands	IJsstadion Stadspark Groningen	open air	1 m	1993	1988 /89	1
Harbin	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang Indoor Rink	Hall	141 m	Nov 18, 1995	2002 / 03- 2004 /05 2006 /07 2012 /13	5
Hamar	Norway	Vikingskipet	Hall	125 m	Dec 20, 1992	1993 /94 1994/ 95 , 1,996 / 97 1998 /99 2000/ 01 - 2004 /05 2007/ 08 , 2009 /10, 2011/ 12 2014/ 15	14th
Hamar	Norway	Hamar Stadium	open air	138 m	1920 to 1992	1986/ 87	1
Heerenveen	Netherlands	Thialf	Hall	10 m	Nov 17, 1986	since 1986 /87	45
Helsinki	Finland	Oulunkylän	open air	39 m	1977	1986/ 87 1989/ 90 , 1992 /93 2000/ 01	4th
Inzell	Germany	Inzell ice stadium (1965–2009) Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion (1995–2011) Max Aicher Arena (2011-)	Open air / hall	691 m	Dec 11, 1965	1985/ 86 -1994 / 95 1996/ 97 - 1999 /2000, 2001/ 02 -2003 / 04 , 2,005 / 06, 2,007 / 08 2012/ 13 2013/ 14 , 2015 /16	24
innsbruck	Austria	Olympic Ice Stadium Innsbruck	open air	586 m	1963	1985/ 86 -1990 / 91 1992/ 1993 - 1999 /2000 2000/ 01 , 2,001 / 02	16
Jeonju	South Korea	Jeonju Indoor Ice Rinks	open air	42 m	Dec 1996	1996 /97	1
Karuizawa	Japan	Karuizaw Skating Center	open air	980 m	1961 to 2001	1989 /90 1990 /91 1992 /93	3
Klobenstein	Italy	Ice Rink Ritten	open air	1173 m	1989	1989/ 90 -1991 / 1992 1998/ 99 , 2,003 / 04 , 2,005 / 06	6th
Kolomna	Russia	Moscow Oblast Ice Skating Center	Hall	120 m	May 31, 2006	2,007 / 08, 2,008 / 09 , 2012 /13	3
Lake Placid	United States	James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink	open air	568 m	1972	1986/ 87 1989/ 90	2
Larvik	Norway	Fram Kunstisbane	open air	8 m	1976	1986/ 87	1
Matsumoto	Japan	Asama Onsen International Skating Rink	open air	1042 m	1969	1989 /90	1
Milwaukee	United States	Pettit National Ice Center	Hall	216 m	1993	1993/ 94 1995/ 96 -1997 / 98 , 2,005 / 06	5
Moscow	Russia	Krylatskoje ice rink	Hall	127 m	Oct. 2004	2,006 / 07, 2,008 / 09, 2010/ 11	3
Nagano	Japan	M-Wave	Hall	346 m	1996	1998 /99 2000 /01 2002 /03 2004 /05 2006 /07 2008 /09 2012 /13	7th
Obihiro-Nemuro	Japan	No Mori Skating Center	open air	79 m	1986 to 2008	1994 /95	2
Obihiro-Nemuro	Japan	Meiji Hokkaido Tokachi Oval	Hall	79 m	Sept 2009	2010 /11 2014 /15	2
Ostersund	Sweden	Lövsta Idrottplats Frösön	open air	341 m	1968	1985/ 86 1986/ 87	2
Oslo	Norway	Valle Hovin Kunstisbane	open air	92 m	1966	1986/ 86 , 1988 /89 1995 /96 2001/ 02	4th
Quebec	Canada	Gaétan Boucher Oval	open air	103 m	1978	1991/ 92	1
Roseville	United States	Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval	open air	276 m	1993	1995/ 96 , 1997 /98 1998/ 99	3
Salt Lake City	United States	Olympic Oval Utah	Hall	1423 m	Jan. 2000	2001 / 02- 2003 /04, 2,005 / 06, since 2007 /07	11
Seoul	South Korea	Taeneung International Ice-Skating Rink	Hall	63 m	2000	1989 /90 1992 /93 2000 /01 2014 /15	4th
Shibukawa	Japan	Machiyama Highland Skating Center	open air	936 m	1967	1996 /97	1
Skien	Norway	Nye Isstadion Moflaten	open air	10 m	1973	1986/ 87 , 1989 /90	2
Stavanger	Norway	Sørmarka Arena	Hall	48 m	Oct 2010	2015/ 16	1
Trondheim	Norway	Leangen Kunstis	open air	60 m	1979	1985 /86	1
Turin	Italy	Oval lingotto	Hall	233 m	Sept 2005	2005 /06 2006/ 07	2
Tynset	Norway	Savalen Kunstisbane	open air	724 m	1974 to 1990	1987/ 88	1
Utrecht	Netherlands	De Vechtsebanen	open air			1985 /86	1
Warsaw	Poland	Gate Stegny	open air	82 m	1979	1991 /92 1999 /2000	2

statistics

So far Norway has the most host cities with eight stadiums, Germany is the country with the most host cities so far. In Berlin and Hamar World Cup took place in two different ice rinks. The World Cup venue Heerenveen has been the only one on the World Cup calendar without interruption since the 1986/87 season, from the 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2002/03 to 2004/05 season and since 2006/07 two World Cups have been held there in one season. Most of the World Cup races have been held here so far. Most of the World Cup venues were held on open-air rinks with artificial ice rinks and the others on indoor tracks.

Venues

• Place: Indicates the order of the nation.
• Nation: Name the nation.
• Entry into the World Cup year: Names the year in which the nation first took part in the World Cup.
• Number of venues: states the number of venues in the World Cup.

space nation Entry into the World Cup year number 01.  Norway 1985/86 09 02.  Netherlands 1985/86 06th 02.  Japan 1989/90 06th 03.  United States 1986/87 05 05.  Germany 1986/87 04th 06th  Russia 2006/07 03 06th  South Korea 1989/90 03 06th  Italy 1989/90 03 06th  Sweden 1985/86 03

space nation Entry into the World Cup year number 10.  Canada 1987/88 02 10.  People's Republic of China 2002/03 02 10.  Kazakhstan 1995/96 02 13.  France 1990/91 01 13.  Finland 1986/87 01 13.  Poland 1991/92 01 13.  Austria 1985/86 01 13.  Switzerland 1985/86 01

World Cups per nation

• Place: indicates the order of the nation.
• Place: Name the nation.
• Number: states the number of World Cups per nation.

space nation number 01.  Germany 61 02.  Netherlands 52 03.  United States 27 04th  Norway 26th 05.  Italy 20th 05.  Canada 20th 07th  Austria 16 07th  Japan 16 09.  Switzerland 13

space nation number 10.  Russia 7th 10.  People's Republic of China 7th 12.  South Korea 6th 12.  Sweden 5 14th  Finland 4th 14th  Kazakhstan 4th 16.  Poland 2 16.  France 2

Web links

• World Cup overview at speedskatingnews.info

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