List of Winter Olympics venues: N–R

For the Winter Olympics, there are three venues starting with the letter 'N', 16 starting with the letter 'O', 14 starting with the letter 'P', none starting with the letter 'Q', and eight starting with the letter 'R'.

N

Norefjell hosted the downhill and giant slalom alpine skiing events for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Venue Games Sports Capacity Ref.
Nakiska 1988 Calgary Alpine skiing, Freestyle skiing (demonstration) Not listed. [1]
Norefjell 1952 Oslo Alpine skiing (downhill, giant slalom) Not listed [2]
National Speed Skating Oval 2022 Beijing Speed skating
Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort 1998 Nagano Biathlon 20,000 [3]

O

Okurayama Jumping Hill hosted the ski jumping large hill event for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
Venue Games Sports Capacity Ref.
Okurayama Jumping Hill 1972 Sapporo Ski jumping (large hill) 50,000 [4]
Olympia-Kunsteisstadion 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure skating, Ice hockey (final) 17,000 [5]
Olympiahalle 1964 Innsbruck Figure skating, Ice hockey 10.836 [6]
Olympiahalle 1976 Innsbruck Figure skating, Ice hockey (final) Not listed. [7]
Olympiaschanze St. Moritz 1928 St. Moritz Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping Not listed. [8]
Olympiaschanze St. Moritz 1948 St. Moritz Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping Not listed. [9]
Olympic Arena 1932 Lake Placid Figure skating, Ice hockey (final) 3360 [10]
Olympic Center 1980 Lake Placid Figure skating Ice hockey 8,500 (ice hockey)
2,000 (figure skating)		 [11]
Olympic Curling Centre 2014 Sochi Curling 3,000 [12]
Olympic Oval 1988 Calgary Speed skating 4,000 [13]
Olympic Oval 2014 Sochi Speed skating 8,000 [14]
Olympic Saddledome 1988 Calgary Figure skating (final), Ice hockey (final) 16,605 [15]
Sochi Olympic Skating Centre 2014 Sochi Figure skating, Short track speed skating 12,000 [16]
Olympic Stadium 1932 Lake Placid Ice hockey, Speed skating 7475 [17]
Olympic Stadium (Grenoble) 1968 Grenoble Opening ceremonies 60,000 [18]
Olympic Stadium 1948 St. Moritz Figure skating, Ice hockey (final), Speed skating Not listed. [19]
Oval Lingotto 2006 Turin Speed skating 8,250 [20]

P

Torino Palavela during the 2006 Winter Olympics. The venue hosted the figure and short track speed skating events during those games.
Venue Games Sports Capacity Ref.
Pacific Coliseum 2010 Vancouver Figure skating, Short track speed skating 14,239 [21]
Palasport Olimpico 2006 Turin Ice hockey (final) 12,500 [22]
Palavela 2006 Turin Figure skating, Short track speed skating 8,000 [23]
Park City Mountain Resort 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing (giant slalom), Snowboarding 16,000 [24]
Patscherkofel 1964 Innsbruck Alpine skiing (men's downhill) Not listed. [25]
Patscherkofel 1976 Innsbruck Alpine skiing (men's downhill) Not listed [26]
Peaks Ice Arena 2002 Salt Lake City Ice hockey 8,400 [27]
Pinerolo Palaghiaccio 2006 Turin Curling 2,000 [28]
Piste de Bobsleigh 1968 Grenoble Bobsleigh Not listed. [29]
Piste de Luge 1968 Grenoble Luge Not listed. [30]
Piz Nair 1948 St. Moritz Alpine skiing Not listed. [9]
Pragelato 2006 Turin Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping 8,055 [31]
Pragelato Plan 2006 Turin Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) 5,400 [32]
Pralognan-la-Vanoise 1992 Albertville Curling (demonstration) Not listed. [33]

Q

There are no venues that start with the letter 'Q'. This includes the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

R

Interior of Richmond Olympic Oval, host of the speed skating events for the 2010 Winter Olympics held in neighboring Vancouver.
Venue Games Sports Capacity Ref.
Recoin de Chamrousse 1968 Grenoble Alpine skiing (women) Not listed. [34]
Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium 2002 Salt Lake City Ceremonies (opening/closing) 50,000 [35]
Richmond Olympic Oval 2010 Vancouver Speed skating 8,000 [36]
Riessersee 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bobsleigh, Ice hockey, Speed skating 17,940 (Bobsleigh), 16,000 (Ice hockey, Speed skating) [37]
Rødkleiva 1952 Oslo Alpine skiing (slalom) Not listed [38]
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort 2014 Sochi Alpine skiing 10,000 [39]
Russian National Ski Jumping Centre 2014 Sochi Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping 9,600 [40]
Russian National Sliding Centre 2014 Sochi Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton 9,000 [41]

References

  1. ↑ 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Part 1. pp. 128-43. Accessed 29 November 2010. (English) & (French)
  2. ↑ Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952) p. 36.
  3. ↑ 1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 230-2. Accessed 12 December 2010.
  4. ↑ 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 265-7. Accessed 6 November 2010. (English) & (French)
  5. ↑ 1936 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 123-8, 139. Accessed 16 October 2010. (German)
  6. ↑ 1964 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 46, 66-7. Accessed 30 October 2010. (German)
  7. ↑ 1976 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 204-8. Accessed 10 November 2010. (English), (French), & (German)
  8. ↑ 1928 Winter Olympics official report. Part 2. pp. 10-1. (French) Accessed 10 October 2010.
  9. 1 2 1948 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 6, 21. Accessed 18 October 2010. (French) & (German)
  10. ↑ 1932 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 141, 150-57. Accessed 12 October 2010.
  11. ↑ 1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 47-59. Accessed 16 November 2010. (English) & (French)
  12. ↑ Sochi2014.com profile of the Olympic Curling Centre. Accessed 31 December 2010.
  13. ↑ 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Part 1. pp. 144-51. Accessed 29 November 2010. (English) & (French)
  14. ↑ Sochi2014.com profile of the Olympic Oval. Accessed 31 December 2010.
  15. ↑ 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Part 1. pp. 152-7. Accessed 29 November 2010. (English) & (French)
  16. ↑ Sochi2014.com profile of the Sochi Olympic Skating Centre. Accessed 31 December 2010.
  17. ↑ 1932 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 141, 147-50. Accessed 12 October 2010.
  18. ↑ 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 200-4. Accessed 1 November 2010. (English) & (French)
  19. ↑ 1948 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 6, 23. Accessed 18 October 2010. (French) & (German)
  20. ↑ 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 66-7. Accessed 27 December 2010. (English) & (Italian)
  21. ↑ "Venues–Pacific Coliseum". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  22. ↑ 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 74-5. Accessed 27 December 2010. (English) & (Italian)
  23. ↑ 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 76-8. Accessed 27 December 2010. (English) & (Italian)
  24. ↑ 2002 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 78-9. Accessed 21 December 2010.
  25. ↑ 1964 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 78, 82-85. Accessed 30 October 2010.(German)
  26. ↑ 1976 Winter Olympics official report. p. 198. Accessed 10 November 2010. (English), (French), & (German)
  27. ↑ 2002 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 90-1. Accessed 21 December 2010.
  28. ↑ 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 68-9. Accessed 27 December 2010. (English) & (Italian)
  29. ↑ 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 104-105. Accessed 1 November 2010. (English) & (French)
  30. ↑ 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 102-104. Accessed 1 November 2010. (English) & (French)
  31. ↑ 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 70-1. Accessed 27 December 2010. (English) & (Italian)
  32. ↑ 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 72-3. Accessed 27 December 2010. (English) & (Italian)
  33. ↑ 1992 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 110-1. Accessed 5 December 2010. (English) & (French)
  34. ↑ 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 77-84. Accessed 1 November 2010.(English) & (French)
  35. ↑ 2002 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 100-1. Accessed 21 December 2010.
  36. ↑ "Venues–Richmond Olympic Oval". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  37. ↑ 1936 Olympic Winter Games official report. pp. 70, 71, 74, 132-40, 153, 408-419. Accessed 16 October 2010. (German)
  38. ↑ 1952 Winter Olympics official report. p. 35.
  39. ↑ Sochi2014.com profile of the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort. Accessed 31 December 2010.
  40. ↑ Sochi2014.com profile of the Russian National Ski Jumping Centre. Accessed 31 December 2010.
  41. ↑ Sochi2014.com profile of the Russian National Sliding Centre. Accessed 31 December 2010.
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