Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics
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For the 1992 Winter Olympics
in Albertville
, France
, a total of thirteen sports venues were used. Val-d'Isère has been part of the Alpine Skiing World Cup since the late 1960s while Tignes served as host of the first Freestyle World Ski Championships in 1986. Most of the venues used were constructed between 1987 and mid 1990 with the test events taking place in late 1990 and early 1991. It was the last Winter Olympics with an outdoor speed skating rink which led to weather issues for three of the ten events. Three cross-country skiing events were run in snowstorms while the men's 20 km biathlon was found to be 0.563 km (0.349832850733841 mi) too short. The downhill events in alpine skiing were criticized for being too steep. Freestyle skiing made its official debut at these games with the men's winner being stormed after his win while the women's winner won her event in a snow storm. La Plagne hosted the skeleton World Championships in 1993 while Val-d'Isère hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 2009.
region in France that had hosted the Winter Olympics twice with Chamonix
in 1924
and Grenoble
in 1968
. Jean-Claude Killy
, the triple gold medalist in the men's alpine skiing
event at the 1968 Grenoble Games, had become a successful businessman when he suggested the idea of the 1992 Winter Olympics in December 1981 to Michel Barnier, a politician in the Savoie
department. A proposal was sent to the Albertville town council six months later, followed regional studies done during 1983-5. Presentation and media operations for the bid took place from 1983 to its awarding in 1986 by the International Olympic Committee
. After five rounds of voting, Albertville was selected 51-25-9 over Sofia
, Bulgaria
& Falun
, Sweden
.
Val-d'Isère had its first alpine skiing World Cup events run in December 1968. The Olympic test held there in December 1990 was won by 1980 Winter Olympics
men's downhill
gold medalist Leonhard Stock
of Austria
.
Tignes hosted of the first FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
in February 1986
.
Construction on most of the venues took place between 1987 and mid 1990 in time for the late 1990 and early 1991 test events.
's Geir Karlstad
, the gold medalist in the men's 5000 m, commented in the post race press conference that "I didn't like soft ice up to now, but now I do". This led to the International Skating Union
passing a rule after the 1992 Winter Games stating that all Olympic speed skating competitions should be held indoors which it has been since the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer
.
For the alpine skiing downhill courses, complaints were given that the courses were too steep. On the men's side, the complaints from downhill
skiers that it was more like a super giant slalom
course rather than a classical downhill course. The women's course was 2.77 km (1.7 mi) long and had the steepest vertical drop ever at 828 m (2,716.5 ft). Further making the women's downhill a challenge was an impending snowstorm that forced race officials to move up the start time and send the skiers out at shorter-than-usual intervals. An intermittent fog also set in during the women's downhill.
Cross-country skiing had snowstorm in the men's 10 km, men's 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, and women's 5 km events. Meanwhile the course of the biathlon men's 20 km individual event was found to be 0.563 km (0.349832850733841 mi) too short.
The men's freestyle skiing event had France
's Edgar Grospiron
as its winner. Grospiron's fan broke through the security fence that lined the course to embrace the champion and hoist Grospiron on their shoulders. Meanwhile the women's event was won by Donna Weinbrecht
of the United States
while skiing to an accompaniment of The Ramones' "Rock 'n' Roll High School
" in a snowstorm.
part of the FIBT World Championships
in 1993
. The venue is part of Annecy
's bid for the Winter Olympics that will be decided in July 2011. If selected, La Plagne will host the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events.
Val-d'Isère hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2009. The venue continues to host be a host of the annual FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.
The speed skating venue was converted into an athletics and football venue after the Olympics. Olympic Hall is in use for ice hockey and figure skating as of 2010. The ceremonial stadium was removed following the 1992 Winter Olympics though the monument that was at the ceremony remains as of 2010.
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...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
, 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...
, a total of thirteen sports venues were used. Val-d'Isère has been part of the Alpine Skiing World Cup since the late 1960s while Tignes served as host of the first Freestyle World Ski Championships in 1986. Most of the venues used were constructed between 1987 and mid 1990 with the test events taking place in late 1990 and early 1991. It was the last Winter Olympics with an outdoor speed skating rink which led to weather issues for three of the ten events. Three cross-country skiing events were run in snowstorms while the men's 20 km biathlon was found to be 0.563 km (0.349832850733841 mi) too short. The downhill events in alpine skiing were criticized for being too steep. Freestyle skiing made its official debut at these games with the men's winner being stormed after his win while the women's winner won her event in a snow storm. La Plagne hosted the skeleton World Championships in 1993 while Val-d'Isère hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 2009.
Venues
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel Courchevel Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world... |
Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Nordic Combined resultsThe venue was Courchevel, a ski resort 50 kilometers from host city Albertville.-Medals:-Individual:February 12, 1992-3 x 10 km relay:February 18, 1992-References:*... , Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping resultsThe venue was Courchevel, a ski resort 50 kilometers from host city Albertville.-Medals:-Large hill:February 16, 1992-Normal hill:February 9, 1992-Team large hill:February 14, 1992-References:*... |
20,000 (jumping) 15,000 (Nordic combined - cross-country skiing) |
|
| L'anneau de vitesse L'anneau de vitesse L'anneau de vitesse was a speed skating venue located in Albertville, France. As of the 2010 Winter Olympics, it is the last outdoor venue to hold speed skating as all future Olympic events have been held indoors. For the 1992 Winter Olympics, they hosted the speed skating events.The stands which... |
Speed skating Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The Speed skating competition during the 1992 Winter Olympic Games was held at the Anneau de Vitesse located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville... |
10,000 | |
| La halle de glace Olympique La halle de glace Olympique La halle de glace Olympique is an indoor arena located in Albertville, France. For the 1992 Winter Olympics, it hosted the figure skating and the short track speed skating events.... |
Figue skating Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics Referee:* Benjamin T. WrightAssistant Referee:* Monique GeorgelinJudges: Reinhard Mirmseker Mary Pearson Yang Jiasheng Monique Petis Mieko Fujimori Ingelise Blangsted Igor Prokop Vanessa Riley* Marina Sanaya Maragaret Ann Wier... , Short track speed skating Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Short Track resultsThe venue was the Halle Olympique located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville... |
9,000 | |
| La Plagne La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track The La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in La Plagne, France. The track hosted the bobsleigh and luge competitions for the 1992 Winter Olympics located in neighboring Albertville.-History:... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh resultsThe venue was the bobsleigh and luge track of La Plagne, about 70 km from host city Albertville.-Two-man:February 16, 1992-Four-man:February 22, 1992-Medal table:-References:**... , Luge Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Luge resultsThe venue was the bobsleigh and luge track of La Plagne, about 70 km from host city Albertville.-Men's singles:February 10, 1992-Doubles:February 14, 1992-Women's singles:February 12, 1992... |
Not listed. | |
| Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino... |
Speed skiing Speed skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. The venue was in Les Arcs, about 60 km from the host city Albertville. Michael Prufer, a 31 year old medical doctor from Savoie, improved his own 1988 world record by 5.558 km/h. Philippe Goitschel, the nephew of French ski... (demonstration) |
Not listed. | |
| Les Ménuires Les Menuires Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens. Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes, It is in the Savoie département of France.... |
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events at three venues, held near Albertville, France. Val-d'Isère hosted the men's events, except the slalom, held at Les Menuires; all five of the women's alpine events were held at Méribel... (men's slalom) |
Not listed. | |
| Les Saisies Les Saisies Les Saises is a ski resort located in the Savoie départment of France. It is from Albertville, host of the 1992 Winter Olympics. For those games, the resort hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing events.... |
Biathlon Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon resultsThe Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from host city Albertville.-Medal table:-10 km sprint:February 12, 1992-20 km:February 20, 1992... , Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic games cross-country skiing results.The cross-country skiing competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from the host city Albertville.-Evolution of the Olympic program:... |
12,500 | |
| 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... |
Alpine skiing (women) | 3,000 | |
| Méribel Ice Palace Méribel Ice Palace 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... |
Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, a ski resort about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 8 to 23 February, was won by the Unified Team.-Final rankings:# # # # # # #... |
6,420 | |
| Patinoire olympique de Pralognan-la-Vanoise Patinoire olympique de Pralognan-la-Vanoise Patinoire olympique de Pralognan-la-Vanoise is a 2300-seat indoor arena located in Pralognan-la-Vanoise, France. The venue hosted the curling competitions for the 1992 Winter Olympics in neighboring Albertville. It was then a demonstration sport.... |
Curling Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. The competition was held in the patinoire olympique of Pralognan-la-Vanoise, a venue about 50 km from the host city, Albertville.-Medal table:-Events:-Standings:-Results:... (demonstration) |
Not listed. | |
| Théâtre des Cérémonies Théâtre des Cérémonies Théâtre des Cérémonies was a temporary stadium in Albertville, France. Built to only host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Winter Olympics, the circular shape stadium was immediately disassembled following the games. The stadium held 35,000 and was built in 1992 like a circus. Part... |
Ceremonies (opening/ closing) | Not listed. | |
| Tignes Tignes Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region... |
Freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiing was an official sport discipline for the first time at the 1992 Winter Olympics, with medals awarded in the moguls event. Aerials was still a demonstration event at these games... |
Not listed. | |
| Val-d'Isère | Alpine skiing (men's downhill, super-giant slalom, giant slalom, and combined) | Not listed. | |
Before the Olympics
Albertville is part of the Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
region in France that had hosted the Winter Olympics twice with Chamonix
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...
in 1924
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...
and Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
in 1968
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
. Jean-Claude Killy
Jean-Claude Killy
Jean-Claude Killy was an alpine ski racer, who dominated the sport in the late 1960s. He was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there...
, the triple gold medalist in the men's alpine skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Grenoble, France. The six events were held at Chamrousse from February 9–17, 1968.Jean-Claude Killy won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956...
event at the 1968 Grenoble Games, had become a successful businessman when he suggested the idea of the 1992 Winter Olympics in December 1981 to Michel Barnier, a politician in the Savoie
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
department. A proposal was sent to the Albertville town council six months later, followed regional studies done during 1983-5. Presentation and media operations for the bid took place from 1983 to its awarding in 1986 by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
. After five rounds of voting, Albertville was selected 51-25-9 over Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
& Falun
Falun
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
Val-d'Isère had its first alpine skiing World Cup events run in December 1968. The Olympic test held there in December 1990 was won by 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
men's downhill
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980....
gold medalist Leonhard Stock
Leonhard Stock
Leonhard Stock is an Austrian former skier who won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York....
of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Tignes hosted of the first FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Freestyle Skiing. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the events included in the world championships are Moguls, Dual Moguls, Aerials, Ski cross, Slopestyle and Half-pipe...
in February 1986
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1986
The 1986 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held between February 2nd and February 6th at the Tignes ski resort in France. The World Championships were the first to be held in the freestyle skiing discipline and featured both men's and women's events in the Moguls, Aerials, Acro Skiing and...
.
Construction on most of the venues took place between 1987 and mid 1990 in time for the late 1990 and early 1991 test events.
During the Olympics
This was the last Winter Olympics in which speed skating was held outdoors. As a result, weather played a factor in three of the ten events run. In the women's 500 m on 10 February, the start of the event was delayed one hour the let the outdoor oval ice harden. Warm weather delayed the women's 1,500 m event for an hour on the 12th. The following day, the men's 5,000 m event was held in a steady rain. NorwayNorway at the 1992 Winter Olympics
-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relayWomenWomen's 3 x 7.5 km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target....
's Geir Karlstad
Geir Karlstad
Geir Karlstad is a former speed skater.-Short biography:Although best at the longest distances , Geir Karlstad became Junior World Allround Champion in 1982 and, as a senior, won bronze in both the World and European Allround Championships in 1989...
, the gold medalist in the men's 5000 m, commented in the post race press conference that "I didn't like soft ice up to now, but now I do". This led to the International Skating Union
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
passing a rule after the 1992 Winter Games stating that all Olympic speed skating competitions should be held indoors which it has been since the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
.
For the alpine skiing downhill courses, complaints were given that the courses were too steep. On the men's side, the complaints from downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
skiers that it was more like a super giant slalom
Super Giant Slalom skiing
The Super Giant Slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline. It is usually referred to as Super G and is a "speed" event, along with the faster Downhill event; the Giant Slalom and Slalom events are known as the "technical" disciplines.-History:...
course rather than a classical downhill course. The women's course was 2.77 km (1.7 mi) long and had the steepest vertical drop ever at 828 m (2,716.5 ft). Further making the women's downhill a challenge was an impending snowstorm that forced race officials to move up the start time and send the skiers out at shorter-than-usual intervals. An intermittent fog also set in during the women's downhill.
Cross-country skiing had snowstorm in the men's 10 km, men's 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, and women's 5 km events. Meanwhile the course of the biathlon men's 20 km individual event was found to be 0.563 km (0.349832850733841 mi) too short.
The men's freestyle skiing event had France
France at the 1992 Winter Olympics
France was the host nation for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. It was the third time that France had hosted the Winter Olympic Games , and the fifth time overall .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's...
's Edgar Grospiron
Edgar Grospiron
Edgar Grospiron is a French freestyle skier and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. He received a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.-References:...
as its winner. Grospiron's fan broke through the security fence that lined the course to embrace the champion and hoist Grospiron on their shoulders. Meanwhile the women's event was won by Donna Weinbrecht
Donna Weinbrecht
Donna Weinbrecht won the first gold medal awarded in the first Olympic mogul competitions in freestyle skiing, which were held at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Weinbrecht grew up in West Milford, New Jersey...
of the United States
United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics
The United States competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relayWomen...
while skiing to an accompaniment of The Ramones' "Rock 'n' Roll High School
Rock 'n' Roll High School (song)
"Rock 'n' Roll High School" is a song by the punk rock group the Ramones from the soundtrack album Rock 'n' Roll High School. The single did not chart in the U.S. but peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart....
" in a snowstorm.
After the Olympics
La Plagne hosted the skeletonSkeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
part of the FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...
in 1993
FIBT World Championships 1993
The FIBT World Championships 1993 took place in Igls, Austria and La Plagne, France . This was Igls's fourth time hosting the championships, doing so previously in 1935 and 1963, and 1991 . Meanwhile, La Plagne was hosting its first championship event.-Selection issue:Igls was not the first...
. The venue is part of Annecy
Annecy
Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:...
's bid for the Winter Olympics that will be decided in July 2011. If selected, La Plagne will host the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events.
Val-d'Isère hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2009. The venue continues to host be a host of the annual FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.
The speed skating venue was converted into an athletics and football venue after the Olympics. Olympic Hall is in use for ice hockey and figure skating as of 2010. The ceremonial stadium was removed following the 1992 Winter Olympics though the monument that was at the ceremony remains as of 2010.