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Speed Skating At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 Metres
The men's 500 metres speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 10 February 2014. Michel Mulder won the gold medal. Qualification A total of forty speed skaters could qualify for this distance, with a maximum of four skaters per country. The top 20 of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres, men's 500 metres World Cup standings after 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4, World Cup 4 in Berlin secured a spot for their country. Then the additional 20 spots were awarded based on a time ranking of all times skated in the World Cup and the 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships. A reserve list was also made. Competition schedule All times are (Moscow Time, UTC+4). Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. 500 meters (1 race) 500 meters x 2 (2 races) At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships the track records were se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adler Arena Skating Center
The Adler Arena Trade And Exhibition Center (Адлер-Арена) is an 8,000-seat speed skating rink, speed skating oval in the Sochi Olympic Park, Olympic Park, Sochi, Russia. It opened in 2012 and looks like an iceberg or ice fault. The center hosted the speed skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Original plans for after the Olympics were for the Adler Arena to be turned into an exhibition center. It cost United States Dollar, $32.8 million to build the venue, including the temporary works for the Olympics. Before the Olympics it hosted the 2013 Russian Speed Skating Championships in December 2012 and the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships from 21 to 24 March 2013. Construction A crystal face theme is supported by angular walls and triangular stained-glass windows. The gray and white color of the building enhances this impression. The walls along the sides of the skating rink are made transparent so that spectators can look outside. The skating cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |