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Encyclopedia > Eisstadion Davos
The Eisstadion and the natural ice rink
The Eisstadion and the natural ice rink

Eisstadion Davos is an stadium in Davos, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Davos. It holds 7,280 people, of which 3,480 are seated. It is where the Spengler Cup is played. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 135 KB) Description: The Eisstadion Davos with the open-air Kunsteisfläche (left with sunshader) and the biggest natural ice area of Europe - taken from paraglider taken by de:Benutzer:Flyout (19. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 135 KB) Description: The Eisstadion Davos with the open-air Kunsteisfläche (left with sunshader) and the biggest natural ice area of Europe - taken from paraglider taken by de:Benutzer:Flyout (19. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium A modern stadium (plural stadiums, Latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. ... Davos viewed from air Davos is a town in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden, on the Landwasser River. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Hockey Club Davos is Swiss ice hockey club from Davos. ... The Spengler Cup, which was first awarded in 1923 to a team of Canadian Students from Oxford University, is the oldest international ice hockey club team tournament in the world. ...


The open natural ice rink beside the stadium was in the past (up until 1997) the venue for many international speed skating events and many speed skating world records have been broken here. It still continues to be used for Swiss Championships in speed skating. It is an outdoor, natural, ice rink (as opposed to ice rinks that are indoor and/or use artificial ice) and lies 1,560 metres (almost one mile) above sea level. Speed skating or speedskating is a form of skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance as quickly as possible on skates. ...


References

  • Eisstadion Davos at SkateResults.com


 
 

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