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The Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval (officially stylized as OVAL), formerly the John Rose Minnesota Oval, is an outdoor ice rink in Roseville, Minnesota, United States. It is claimed to be the largest artificial outdoor skating surface in North America. The facility was constructed from June to December 1993.
With 110,000 square feet of ice, the Guidant John Rose Minnesota OVAL in Roseville, Minnesota, is the largest outdoor refrigerated skating facility in North America.
The Lake Placid Rink was an outdoor ice rink that was used for various winter sports including speed skating, figure skating and ice hockey. The venue was in use through the end of the 1932 Winter Olympics , after which it was replaced by the Jack Shea Arena and James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink .
The arena has hosted the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship as well, in 2007. From 1993 to 2002, the arena annually hosted the ECAC Hockey League's championships every March. The ECAC announced in July 2012 that the league would again crown its champion in Herb Brooks Arena for the 2013–14, 2014–15, and 2015–16 seasons.
The James C Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink is an outdoor artificial ice track for speedskating in Lake Placid, New York, United States (US). The arena hosted the speedskating events at both the 1932 (six of the twelve ice hockey matches) and 1980 Winter Olympics. During the time between the two Olympics events, the rink hosted Lake Placid High ...
Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum – Opened in 1994, the Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum is a museum dedicated to the Winter Olympics. It is a part of the work of New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority in the Lake Placid Olympic Region. The museum receives between 25,000 and 35,000 visitors annually.
Most sports activity on ice and snow takes place in the northern half of the country, but indoor facilities, simulators and artificial surfaces enable participation in all geographic areas. The US has about 2000 ice rinks for skating sports.
For the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States, a total of five sports venues were used. This was unchanged from the previous games in St. Moritz.For the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics, an indoor venue was used for the figure skating and six of the twelve ice hockey events at the Olympic Arena.