Vikingskipet

Hamar Olympiske Anlegg
(Hamar Olympic Hall)

Vikingskipet
Exterior view of the Vikingskipet
Data
place	Åkersvikvegen 1 2321 Hamar , Innlandet , Norway
Coordinates	60 ° 47 '35 "  N , 11 ° 5' 59"  E Coordinates: 60 ° 47 '35 "  N , 11 ° 5' 59"  E
owner	Hamar Commune
operator	Hamar Olympiske Anlegg
architect	Biong & Biong Niels Torpy
costs	NOK 230 million
opening	December 19, 1992
capacity	10,600 seats (sporting events) 20,000 seats (concerts)
Extensions	Indoor use: three hockey fields or a Bandy -Spielfeld or a football field and Curling
Website	hoa.no
special
construction	Hall (tempered)
surface	Artificial ice
Track length	400 meters
Altitude	125 meters
Curve radii	25.5 / 29.5 meters
Total points	372,969 points
Events
1994 Winter Olympics Sporting events Concerts, etc. a.

The Vikingskipet ( German  Viking ship ), one of the largest speed skating rinks in the world, is located in the Norwegian city ​​of Hamar , Innlandet province , and was built for the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer . It was completed in 1992 and the following year it passed the dress rehearsal with the men's speed skating all- around championship . It got its name from the form of an overturned Viking ship proposed by the architects Biong & Biong and Niels Torp. The self-supporting roof construction, without supporting pillars in the inner field, offers an unrestricted view of what is happening and enables versatile use of the interior. In addition to international speed skating championships, events in the disciplines of soccer, track cycling , track and field, curling , motor sports and cross-country skiing are held in the multi-purpose hall , as well as exhibitions and trade fairs.

Technical specifications

On a floor area of ​​22,000 m², the hall offers 26,000 m² for events. The building is 250 m long, 110 m wide and reaches a height of 36 m. The 25,000 m² roof rests on 17 glulam beams , the longest of which is 96 m. These beams are up to 4 m high. Except for the two curves, the entire bottom of the inner surface can be cooled. This enables the simultaneous use of two ice hockey rinks or one bandy rink.

Up to 10,600 people can be seated in the stands. Overall, the hall is approved for up to 20,000 people (with additional seating and standing room).

Events

International competitions

winter Olympics	1994
Individual distance world championships	1996
Sprint World Championship	1997 , 2002 , 2007
All around world championship	1993 , 1999 , 2004 , 2009 , 2013
All-around European Championship	1994 , 2000 , 2006 , 2010
World cup	1993/94 , 1994/95 , 1996/97 , 1997/98 , 2000/01 , 2001/02 , 2002/03 , 2003/04 , 2004/05 , 2007/08 , 2009/10 , 2010/11 , 2011 / 12 , 2012/13 , 2013/14

Other major sporting events

• 1993: 1993 World Bandy Championship
• 1993: Track cycling world championship 1993
• 2006: Rally Norway (The Vikingskipet was used as a service hall)

Other big events

• 1994: Norwegian Military Tattoo
• since 1996: The Gathering
• 2005: Andrea Bocelli (concert)
• 2007: Beyoncé (concert)
• 2008: Stevie Wonder (concert)

Track records

The Vikingskipet is one of the fastest speed skating rinks in the world.

Women

route	athlete	time	date	competition
00100 m	Linda Olsen	00 11.15	November 3, 2002	Norwegian Cup
00500 m	Jenny Wolf	00 37.52	January 25, 2008	World Cup 2007/08
01000 m	Anni Friesinger	01.14.81	January 27, 2008	World Cup 2007/08
01500 m	Ireen Wüst	01.54.65	January 25, 2008	World Cup 2007/08
03000 m	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	04.00.26	February 17, 2001	World Cup 2000/01
05000 m	Martina Sáblíková	06.50.07	November 21, 2009	World Cup 2009/10
10,000 m	Trude Nielsen	17.14.70	January 17, 1998	?
Team Pursuit	Canada Cindy Klassen Christine Nesbitt Brittany Schussler	03.00.90	November 28, 2010	World Cup 2010/11
All-around	athlete	Points	date	competition
2 × 500 m	Ida Njåtun	079.510	18th October 2013	Norwegian Championships 2014
Sprint MK	Anni Friesinger	151.935	January 20-21, 2007	Sprint World Cup 2007
Mini MK	Sofie Karoline Haugen	166.058	7th - 8th December 2013	Norwegian Cup
Small MK	Ireen Wüst	159.736	January 11-12, 2014	All-around European Championship 2014

Not or no longer held in international competition.

• As of February 7, 2014
• Sum of the individual routes broken down to 500 m (500, 1000, 1500, 3000, 5000 meters): 194.191 pts.

Men

Joel Eriksson

route	athlete	time	date	competition
00100 m	Pekka Koskela	00 9.78	November 6, 2004	Norwegian Cup
00500 m	Jeremy Wotherspoon	00 34.31	January 26, 2008	World Cup 2007/08
01000 m	Shani Davis	01.08.38	November 21, 2007	Sprint World Cup 2007
01500 m	Shani Davis	01.44.27	November 21, 2009	World Cup 2009/10
03000 m	Håvard Bøkko	03.44.73	October 6, 2012	Norwegian Cup
05000 m	Sven Kramer	06.09.74	February 7, 2009	All-around World Championship 2009
10,000 m	Sven Kramer	12.50.96	November 22, 2009	World Cup 2009/10
Team Pursuit	United States Trevor Marsicano Jonathan Kuck Shani Davis	03.43.58	November 27, 2010	World Cup 2010/11
All-around	athlete	Points	date	competition
2 × 500 m	Christoffer Rukke	071,550	18th October 2013	Norwegian Championships 2014
Sprint MK	Kyu-Hyeok Lee	138.775	January 20-21, 2007	Sprint World Cup 2007
Mini MK	Johan Röjler	151.949	February 12-13, 2000	?
Small MK	Henrik Christiansen	153.721	March 3-4, 2007	Norwegian Cup
Big MK	Sven Kramer	147.567	February 7th - 8th, 2009	All-around World Championship 2009

Not or no longer held in international competition.

• As of February 7, 2014
• Sum of the individual routes broken down to 500 m (500, 1000, 1500, 5000, 10000 meters): 178.778 pts.

World records

• List of the latest five world records in speed skating set in the Vikingskipet .

No.	discipline	Time / points	athlete	date
19th	Team (women)	3.05.49	Canada Cindy Klassen , Clara Hughes , Kristina Groves	November 14, 2004
18th	Team (men)	3.48.56	United States Chad Hedrick , Derek Parra , KC Boutiette	November 13, 2004
17th	Big MK	150.478	Chad Hedrick	February 7-8, 2004
16	3000 meters	4.00.26	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	February 17, 2001
15th	5000 meters	6.56.84	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	January 16, 2000
List of all established world records

Web links

Commons : Vikingskipet  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hamar Olympiske Anlegg engl. (English)
• The Vikingskipet on speedskatingnews.info

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hamar Olympiske Anlegg ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the operating company "Hamar Olympiske Anlegg". Accessed June 6, 2011. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} speedskatingnews.info Vikingskipet
3. ↑ out of competition (ooc): The four individual routes of the cup were carried out in all-around mode