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2002 Winter Olympics
Sport: SpeedSkating; Salt Lake City, USA

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2002 Olympics Event Map

Oquirr

2002 Olympic Long-Track Speedskating Venue

 Oquirrh Park Long Track

LONG-TRACK SPEED SKATING Total events: 10
Men's 10,000 m 5,000 m 1,500 m 1,000 m 500 m
Women's 5,000 m 3,000 m 1,500 m 1,000 m 500 m

TRAINING On-site
LOCATION 28 km / 25 minutes from the Olympic Village 24 km / 18 minutes from the IBC/MPC
TEMPERATURE Average February: 2.9° C (average for Salt Lake area)
SNOWFALL Average February: 24.9 cm (average for Salt Lake area) Average annual: 163.3 cm (average for Salt Lake area)
ALTITUDE Base: 1305 m (average for Salt Lake area)
CURRENT STATUS Site has been determined and land has been contracted. An outdoor oval is completed and Olympic build-out plans include a covered oval.
IF APPROVAL OF USE Official delegates have not been appointed by ISU.
POST-OLYMPIC USE Speed Skating, Ice Hockey and Figure Skating training and competition site.
PLANNED CAPACITY 6,500 for spectators and Olympic Family.
COMPETITION DAYS 12
TRAINING DAYS TBD
TEST EVENTS Tentative schedule for ISU test events: Single Distance Championship, 3/2001.
CHANGES AND EXPLANATION No changes.

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Delta Center Short Track

2002 Olympic Short-Track Speedskating Venue

SHORT-TRACK SPEED SKATING Total events: 6

Men's 1,000 m 500 m 5,000 m relay
Women's 1,000 m 500 m 3,000 m relay

TRAINING Training site to be determined in cooperation with ISU.
LOCATION 6 km / 10 minutes from the Olympic Village Walking distance from the IBC/MPC
TEMPERATURE Average February: 2.9° C (average for Salt Lake area)
SNOWFALL Average February: 24.9 cm (average for Salt Lake area) Average annual: 163.3 cm (average for Salt Lake area)
ALTITUDE Base: 1305 m (average for Salt Lake area)
IF APPROVAL OF USE Official delegates have not been appointed by ISU.
POST-OLYMPIC USE Original usage as a multipurpose facility for sports and entertainment.
PLANNED CAPACITY Estimated at 13,000 for spectators and Olympic Family.
COMPETITION DAYS 4 short track speed skating
TRAINING DAYS Not anticipated at this venue.
TEST EVENTS Tentative schedule for ISU test events: 1999 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2/1999; World Cup, Short-track Speed Skating, 3/2001.
CHANGES AND EXPLANATION None
(*Subject to IF and IOC approval in December 1997.) Copyright © 1997 Salt Lake Organizing Committee. All rights reserved.

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