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Jubilee Sports Palace (russian: спортивный комплекс «Юбилейный»), ''Sportivniy kompleks Yubileyniy''; also translated as Jubilee Общая информация .
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The arena was originally opened in 1967. The arena was the long-time home venue of the Russian professional basketball club Spartak Saint Petersburg, hosting both the men's and
Official website
Petersburgcity.com
Picture of the interior of the arena, when configured for basketball
{{Authority control Basketball venues in Russia Sports venues in Saint Petersburg Indoor arenas built in the Soviet Union Indoor arenas in Russia Music venues in Russia Indoor ice hockey venues in Russia Figure skating clubs Figure skating in Russia Figure skating in the Soviet Union SKA Saint Petersburg Sports venues completed in 1967 1967 establishments in Russia
Palace of Sports
Palace of Sports or Sports Palace (russian: Дворец спорта) is a generic name of comprehensive indoors sports venues introduced in the Soviet Union (compare with Palace of Culture) of big size that includes various sports halls and auxil ...
, is an indoor sports arena and concert complex that is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It houses more than 7,000 seats for ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice ...
and basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
./ref> The complex was completed in 1967, as a present from the Federation of
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, to the city of Saint Petersburg, on the 50th anniversary of Soviet power. The Palace hosts a wide variety of activities, including athletic training and competitions, conventions, festivals, and musical concerts.
History
The arena was originally opened in 1967. The arena was the long-time home venue of the Russian professional basketball club Spartak Saint Petersburg, hosting both the men's and women
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or Adolescence, adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female hum ...
's team's games. The arena was used as one of the host venues of the 2016 IIHF World Championship
The 2016 IIHF World Championship was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), being held from 6 to 22 May 2016 in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia. Canada entered the tournament as the defending 2015 ...
. In more recent years, the Russian professional basketball club Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...
used the arena to host its home games.
Jubilee Sport Club
The Jubilee Sports Palace'sice rink
An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water and/or an artificial sheet of ice created using hardened chemicals where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The ...
is home to the Jubilee Sport Club, a training center for figure skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
. It is also referred to as SDUSHOR St. Petersburg (russian: СДЮШОР (Санкт-Петербург)).
During the 1990s, the rink often had poor-quality ice and other problems, resulting in limited training time, even for the 1994 Olympic champion, Alexei Urmanov
Alexei Yevgenyevich Urmanov (; born 17 November 1973) is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 1994 Olympic champion, the 1993 World bronze medalist, the 1997 European champion, the 1995–96 Champions Series Final ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Petersburgcity.com
Picture of the interior of the arena, when configured for basketball
{{Authority control Basketball venues in Russia Sports venues in Saint Petersburg Indoor arenas built in the Soviet Union Indoor arenas in Russia Music venues in Russia Indoor ice hockey venues in Russia Figure skating clubs Figure skating in Russia Figure skating in the Soviet Union SKA Saint Petersburg Sports venues completed in 1967 1967 establishments in Russia