The Gangneung Oval () is a speed skating oval in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

, which was used for the speed skating competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The building of the oval was started in September 2013. The venue consists of a double track 400 metre rink and has a capacity of 8000 seats. It has three floors above ground and two underground levels. The original plan was to build the venue at the Gangneung Science Park, but because there was limited space due to the number of local businesses taking the opportunity to relocate, the oval was built in the Gangneung Olympic Park, in the vicinity of the

Gangneung Ice Arena Gangneung Ice Arena () is an indoor ice arena, built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It was the venue for two sports: figure skating and short track speed skating. The seating capacity is 12,000. Th ...

and

Gangneung Hockey Centre Gangneung Hockey Centre () is an indoor arena located in the coastal city of Gangneung, South Korea. The arena was one of the two venues for the ice hockey events at the 2018 Winter Olympics, serving as the main venue for the men's tournament and ...

. Construction of the facility was started on 29 October 2014. The speed skating rink was delivered by January 2017, in time for the first event in February:

2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The 2017 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held between 9 and 12 February 2017 at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, South Korea. Schedule ''All times are local (Time in South Korea, UTC+9).'' Medal summary Medal table M ...

.Ground broken on new speed skating rink for PyeongChang 2018
- International Olympic Committee - 29/10/2014

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