Ice Palace "Ural Lightning"
ooh Labor, 166, the city of Chelyabinsk
Description:
Ice Palace "Ural Lightning" is a specialized sports complex designed for training and competitions in speed skating. This is the second indoor ice complex in Russia, equipped with a track 400 meters long, which allows the Ural Lightning to host international competitions of any level.
The palace was built in 2004 and named in honor of Lydia Pavlovna Skoblikova, a six-time Olympic champion, a native of the city of Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk region.
The stands of the Ural Lightning are designed for one and a half thousand spectators. The palace trains athletes involved in speed skating, short track, hockey. In the evening, skating sessions are held here, skate rental is organized.
On the ice of the arena in 2011, the stage of the World Cup in speed skating was held, and in 2015 it is planned to organize and hold the European Championship.