Méribel Ice Palace
Encyclopedia
Méribel Ice Palace is an indoor ice hockey
arena
in Méribel
, France
. It was built in 1991 and held 8,000 people when it opened. The ice hockey games from the 1992 Winter Olympics
were held at this arena. After the Olympics the name of the arena changed to the Patinoire Olympique (Olympic Skating Rink), the capacity was reduced to 2,400, and part of the arena was converted into a swimming pool
, restaurant, and other uses.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Méribel
Méribel
Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, situated near the town of Moutiers.Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers , called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was built in 1991 and held 8,000 people when it opened. The ice hockey games from the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
were held at this arena. After the Olympics the name of the arena changed to the Patinoire Olympique (Olympic Skating Rink), the capacity was reduced to 2,400, and part of the arena was converted into a swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
, restaurant, and other uses.