Utah Olympic Oval
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The Utah Olympic Oval is an indoor speed skating facility in Kearns, Utah, renowned for its high-altitude, record-setting ice and role as a premier training and competition venue.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olympic Oval | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor ice rink
ⓘ
speed skating venue ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| altitude |
approximately 1425 metres above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 4675 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| builtForEvent | 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| category |
Olympic speed skating venues
ⓘ
indoor arenas in Utah ⓘ sports venues in Salt Lake County, Utah ⓘ |
| city | Kearns ⓘ |
| climateControl | temperature-controlled ice conditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Salt Lake County ⓘ |
| designedTo | maximize ice speed ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffiliation | U.S. Speedskating ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
400-metre speed skating track
ⓘ
fitness and training facilities ⓘ indoor climate-controlled environment ⓘ running track ⓘ two international-size ice sheets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community recreation facility
ⓘ
elite winter sports training center ⓘ |
| legacyFacilityOf | 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| location | Kearns, Utah ⓘ |
| nickname | Fastest Ice on Earth ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | low air resistance due to altitude and indoor design ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-altitude, fast ice
ⓘ
world record performances in speed skating ⓘ |
| OlympicEventHosted | speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| openingPurpose | venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| operator | Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation ⓘ |
| owner |
Utah
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Utah
|
| partOf |
Salt Lake Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Salt Lake City metropolitan area
|
| recordSettingVenueFor | long track speed skating ⓘ |
| region |
western United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| roof | enclosed ⓘ |
| sport |
figure skating
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ short track speed skating ⓘ speed skating ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| surfaceType | artificial ice ⓘ |
| trainingCenterFor | U.S. speed skating athletes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
competitions
ⓘ
high-performance athlete development ⓘ public skating ⓘ training ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 2001 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Olympic Oval