Taereung International Skating Rink
37°38′18″N 127°06′11″E / 37.638456°N 127.103084°E
Taereung International Skating Rink is a speed skating oval in South Korea, used for training and competitions, operated by the Korean Olympic Committee.[1] It is one of only two indoor long-track (400m) skating facilities in the country, and the most actively used,[2] with Gangneung Oval completed in 2017 for the 2018 Winter Olympics but planned for conversion to a multi-sports and convention center.[3] It is also one of the remaining active training grounds of the Korea National Training Center in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu in northeast Seoul; most other teams, including the short track and ice hockey teams, have moved to Jincheon National Training Center[4]
The facility offers instructional courses in speed skating and figure skating,[5] along with open skate hours for the general public[6]
International events hosted[edit]
- 1989-90 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - weekend 4
- 1992-93 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - weekend 3
- 2000-01 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - weekend 3
- 2000 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
- 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
- 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - weekend 2
- 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
References[edit]
- ^ "Visit Seoul - Taereung International Skating Rink". english.visitseoul.net. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ Bizwire, Korea. "Growing Calls to Use Olympic Ice Rink as Indoor Tennis Court". Be Korea-savvy. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ 유지호 (2019-09-24). "PyeongChang Winter Olympic facilities to be transformed to sports complex, cultural center". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ Herald, The Korea (2017-09-27). "Korean natl. athletes get new training base". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "태릉국제스케이트장". icerink.or.kr. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ ."Collection of Sledding Grounds and Ice Skating Rinks this Winter in Seoul -". 서울시 영문. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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