Centre intercommunal de glace de Malley (abbreviation CIG de Malley or CIGM) was an

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located in

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It was primarily used for

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, and was the home arena of the HC Lausanne from 1984 to 2017. It was demolished in April 2017 to be replaced by the

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which opened in September 2019. A temporary ice rink, Malley 2.0, was opened during the interim and is one of the venues for the

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History

The CIG de Malley opened in 1984 and had a capacity of 9,000 people, although because most of the arena consisted of terraces a maximum of 12,000 people could attend the games. The arena hosted the European champions cup final on April 2, 1987, in which

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prevailed over

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71-69 in front of 10,500 spectators. Other important basketball matches hosted at the Malley include the 1994 and 2000

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finals. The CIGM hosted the

1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 33rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR- ...

as well as the 1990 and

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. It also hosted the Grand Prix of

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in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002.

Malley 2.0

Following the announcement that a new ice rink was to be built, the main venue was demolished. Until the opening of the new ice stadium, the hockey club held its training sessions and home games in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons at the temporary 6,700-capacity ice rink called "Malley 2.0", which was built in seven months. The construction is 96 meters long, 66 meters wide, 17 meters high and cost CHF 10.6 million. Constructed by the

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, it is the largest temporary ice hockey arena in the world. During the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, the

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and

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competitions take place in the arena (credited as Lausanne Skating Arena). After the games, the temporary arena will continue to host hockey matches until April 2020 before being demolished and sold.

References

External links

Official siteInfo from lausannehc.chDavis Cup (Switzerland-Belgium) 2008
{{Portal bar, Switzerland Indoor arenas in Switzerland Indoor ice hockey venues in Switzerland Badminton venues Sports venues in Lausanne Sports venues completed in 1984 1984 establishments in Switzerland 2017 disestablishments in Switzerland Sports venues demolished in 2017 Venues of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

History

Malley 2.0

See also

References

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