L'Anneau de Vitesse

This article is about the speed skating oval in Grenoble, France. For the speed skating oval in Albertville, France, see L'anneau de vitesse.

Speed circuit today

L'Anneau de Vitesse (English: The Speed Circuit) is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble, France. It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics. This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares, the Park Paul Mistral. The park also hosts the Palais des sports was the main Olympic site in the city in 1968.

The venue seated 2500 during the games, and was cooled to −7 °C (19 °F) using 125 km (78 mi) of ammonia refrigeration over a total skating surface of 9,000 m² (97,000 sq ft).

References

1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 105-6. (English) & (French)

Olympic venues in speed skating

1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Stadium 1936: Riessersee 1948: Olympic Stadium 1952: Bislett Stadium 1956: La pista di Misurina 1960: Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck 1968: L'Anneau de Vitesse 1972: Makomanai Speed Skating Rink 1976: Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck 1980: James B. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval 1984: Zetra Ice Rink 1988: Olympic Oval 1992: L'anneau de vitesse 1994: Hamar Olympic Hall 1998: M-Wave 2002: Utah Olympic Oval 2006: Oval Lingotto 2010: Richmond Olympic Oval 2014: Adler Arena Skating Center 2018: Gangneung Oval 2022: National Speed Skating Oval

Venues of the 1968 Winter Olympics

Autrans Chamrousse La Patinoire Municipale L'Anneau de Vitesse Olympic Stadium (Grenoble) Le Stade de Glace Piste de Bobsleigh Piste de Luge Recoin de Chamrousse Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte

Coordinates: 45°11′04″N 5°44′15″E / 45.18444°N 5.73750°E / 45.18444; 5.73750

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