The Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace is a stadium located in the
Luzhniki Olympic Complex
The Luzhniki Olympic Complex (russian: Олимпийский комплекс «Лужники») is one of the biggest multifunctional sports complexes of the world, built between 1955 and 1956, located in the Khamovniki district of Moscow, Russ ...
in Moscow, Russia. Projected by Moscow's head architect
Sergey Kuznetsov and financed by billionaire
Alisher Usmanov
Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov (russian: Алишер Бурханович Усманов; born 9 September 1953) is an Uzbek-born Russian businessman and oligarch. By 2022, Usmanov had an estimated net worth of $19.5 billion and was among the w ...
and named after his wife and head gymnastics coach
Irina Viner-Usmanova
Irina Alexandrovna Viner-Usmanova (russian: Ирина Александровна Винер-Усманова; born July 30, 1948) is an Uzbek-born Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach who is head coach of the Russian national team, president of the ...
, it was constructed from 2017 to 2019 and was officially opened on 18 June 2019. Despite its name, the venue has been used not only for
rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...
events, but also for musical concerts and festivals. Other sports events, including
dancesport
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizatio ...
and
sport climbing
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, took also place in the Gymnastics Palace.
Construction
The main designer of the stadium is Moscow's head architect
Sergey Kuznetsov, and the construction was fulfilled by the commercial and industrial company Pride
ООО. The overall size of the building accounts for 23,500 m
2. With a height of 25–26 m, the building includes 5 basements, and upstairs. The object, including its
facade, is almost fully enveloped with glass. Its roof has a difficult,
ribbon
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-like structure, with an installed water disposal system and a lightning discharger. The building's main part is a 54×36 m large arena, which is surrounded by transformable stands for 958 spectators and fixed stands which can hold up to 2954 visitors. Depending on the event type, the arena may hold from 150 people during practice up to 250 athletes and almost 4000 spectators during main events.
On the first basement, there are three practicing rooms, dressing rooms, coach and judge rooms, saunas and canteens. The second basement contains spectator zones with a bar, two choreographic halls, a gym and a health center. A press center hall with a capacity of 150 people, as well as commentary rooms and rooms for various activities, such as masteries, lie on the third floor. The 4th floor includes seats stipulated for up to 80 VIPs. The fifth and last basement provides a small hotel for athletes, which can accommodate not more than 113 people in 39 rooms.
Opening
The Palace was opened on 18 June 2019 by the
Mayor of Moscow
The Mayor of Moscow (russian: Мэр Москвы, Mer Moskvy) is the head and the highest-ranking official of Moscow, who leads the Government of Moscow, the main executive body of the city.
Moscow is both a city and separate federal subje ...
,
Sergey Sobyanin
Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (russian: link=no, Сергей Семёнович Собянин; born 21 June 1958) is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd Mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010.
Sobyanin previously served as the Governor of ...
.
Awards
* "2016 BIM Technology", in the nomination "Best
BIM
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Project. Sports Objects"
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* Winner of the Moscow Architecture Award by the Board of Architects (2017–2018)[Сергей Собянин наградил победителей Архпремии Москвы — 2020]
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* "AlumForum" Grand-Prix for the best aluminium
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projected building
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Indoor arenas in Russia
Sports venues in Moscow
Buildings and structures completed in 2019