For the
Summer and
Winter Olympics, there are 27
venues that have been or will be used for
figure skating. This is one of two
sports in the Winter Olympics to debut in the
Summer Olympics with
ice hockey being the other.[1] The first venue for the event took place during the
1908 Games was held indoors.[2]Twelve years later, the venue joined
ice hockey as another Winter Olympic sport in the Summer Olympics.[1][3] For the first two Winter Olympics, figure skating was held outdoors.[4][5][6] With figure skating being held outdoors, there were weather concerns with thawing for the first two Winter Games.[7] A suggestion by
International Olympic Committee President Count
Henri de Baillet-Latour to 1932 Olympic Organizing Committee President Godfrey Dewey in September 1930 led Dewey to create the first
indoor arena for the Winter Olympics.[7] For the 1936 Games, the venue was covered partially.[8] Following World War II, the 1948 venue became the first venue to be used twice at the Winter Olympics since it had been used twenty years earlier.[9] Figure skating's final competition that took place outdoors was in
1956 though that venue has since had a roof added to it.[10] Since
1960, all figure skating competitions have taken place indoors.[11] Three
National Hockey League (NHL) venues have hosted Olympic figure skating competitions: the
1988 (both venues) and the
2010 though the NHL
Vancouver Canucks moved out of the 2010 venue following the
1994–95 season.[12][13][14][15][16] The
2002 venue was a
National Basketball Association (NBA) venue which meant the
Utah Jazz was on a road trip during the 2002 Games.[17][18]
For the
Summer and
Winter Olympics, there are 27
venues that have been or will be used for
figure skating. This is one of two
sports in the Winter Olympics to debut in the
Summer Olympics with
ice hockey being the other.[1] The first venue for the event took place during the
1908 Games was held indoors.[2]Twelve years later, the venue joined
ice hockey as another Winter Olympic sport in the Summer Olympics.[1][3] For the first two Winter Olympics, figure skating was held outdoors.[4][5][6] With figure skating being held outdoors, there were weather concerns with thawing for the first two Winter Games.[7] A suggestion by
International Olympic Committee President Count
Henri de Baillet-Latour to 1932 Olympic Organizing Committee President Godfrey Dewey in September 1930 led Dewey to create the first
indoor arena for the Winter Olympics.[7] For the 1936 Games, the venue was covered partially.[8] Following World War II, the 1948 venue became the first venue to be used twice at the Winter Olympics since it had been used twenty years earlier.[9] Figure skating's final competition that took place outdoors was in
1956 though that venue has since had a roof added to it.[10] Since
1960, all figure skating competitions have taken place indoors.[11] Three
National Hockey League (NHL) venues have hosted Olympic figure skating competitions: the
1988 (both venues) and the
2010 though the NHL
Vancouver Canucks moved out of the 2010 venue following the
1994–95 season.[12][13][14][15][16] The
2002 venue was a
National Basketball Association (NBA) venue which meant the
Utah Jazz was on a road trip during the 2002 Games.[17][18]