List of Winter Olympics venues: M

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McMahon Stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. McMahon Stadium 6.jpg
McMahon Stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run in 2005. The track (shown on the right) hosted the bobsleigh competitions for the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Forty-eight years later, two tracks were used with one for bobsleigh and another for luge. File BobsleighrunLP.JPG
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run in 2005. The track (shown on the right) hosted the bobsleigh competitions for the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Forty-eight years later, two tracks were used with one for bobsleigh and another for luge.

For the Winter Olympics, there are 27 venues starting with the letter 'M'. This is the most among all Winter Olympic venues listed alphabetically.

VenueGamesSportsCapacityRef.
M-Wave 1998 Nagano Speed skating 10,000 [1]
Makomanai Biathlon site 1972 Sapporo Biathlon Not listed. [2]
Makomanai Cross-country site 1972 Sapporo Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)Not listed. [2]
Makomanai Ice Arena 1972 Sapporo Figure skating (final), Ice hockey (final), Closing ceremonies2,700 [3]
Makomanai Speed Skating Rink 1972 Sapporo Opening ceremonies, Speed skating 50,000 [4]
Maly Ice Palace 2014 Sochi Ice hockey 7,000 [5]
Marienlyst stadion 1952 Oslo Ice hockey Not listed [6]
Max Bell Arena 1988 Calgary Curling (demonstration), Short track speed skating (demonstration)3,200 [7]
McKinney Creek Stadium 1960 Squaw Valley Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)1,000 [8]
McMahon Stadium 1988 Calgary Ceremonies (opening/closing)38,205 [9]
Méribel 1992 Albertville Alpine skiing (women)3,000 [10]
Méribel Ice Palace 1992 Albertville Ice hockey 6,420 [10]
Messehalle 1964 Innsbruck Ice hockey 5,544 [11]
Messehalle 1976 Innsbruck Ice hockey Not listed. [12]
Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink 1972 Sapporo Figure skating 12,000 [13]
Minami Nagano Sports Park 1998 Nagano Ceremonies (opening/ closing)50,000 [14]
Miyanomori Jumping Hill 1972 Sapporo Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping (normal hill)Not listed. [15]
Mount Eniwa Downhill Course 1972 Sapporo Alpine skiing (downhill)Not listed. [16]
Mount Faloria 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine skiing (giant slalom)7,920 (men) [17]
Mount Higashidate 1998 Nagano Alpine skiing (giant slalom)20,000 [18]
Mt. Teine Alpine Skiing courses 1972 Sapporo Alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom)Not listed. [19]
Mt. Teine Bobsleigh Course 1972 Sapporo Bobsleigh Not listed. [19]
Mt. Teine Luge Course 1972 Sapporo Luge Not listed. [19]
Mount Tofana 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine skiing (downhill, slalom)12,080 (men's slalom) [17]
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bob-Run 1932 Lake Placid Bobsleigh 12500 [20]
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bob and Luge Run 1980 Lake Placid Bobsleigh, Luge (Separate tracks)11,000 (bobsleigh) [21]
Mount Yakebitai 1998 Nagano Alpine skiing (slalom), Snowboarding (giant slalom)20,000 [22]

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Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics

For the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States, a total of seven sports venues were used. All five of the venues used for the 1932 Winter Olympics were also used at the 1980 Winter Games with adjustments. These adjustments included electronic scoreboards, increased refrigeration, and the addition of a separate luge track. This was the last Winter Olympics where there were separate bobsleigh and luge tracks. The closest finish in Olympic history in cross-country skiing led skiing officials to time future events in hundredths of a second rather than tenths of a second. This would also apply to biathlon events. Eric Heiden won five gold medals at the speed skating oval while the "Miracle on Ice" took place between Americans and Soviets at the Olympic Center. In the late 1990s, the luge track was demolished and a new combination track was constructed in time for the only Winter Goodwill Games held. The sliding venue was named to the American National Register of Historical Places in February 2010.

Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics

For the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, a total of fifteen sports venues were used. Nagano had attempted twice to host the Winter Olympics, losing out to Sapporo, host of the 1972 Winter Olympics. The third time, in 1991, Nagano edged out Salt Lake City to host the 1998 Games. The biathlon venue was adjusted in accordance with the Washington Convention over endangered species. The biggest venue controversy was at Happo'one resort on the length of the men's downhill and the battle that ensued to the point where skiing officials threatened to pull the event entirely before a compromise was reached three months before the Olympics. M-Wave has hosted three World Speed Skating Championships since the Olympics, while the Spiral has hosted a couple of world championships in bobsleigh, luge and skeleton.

References

  1. ↑ 1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 212-4. Accessed 12 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 253-64. Accessed 6 November 2010. (in English and French)
  3. ↑ 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 256-8. Accessed 6 November 2010. (in English and French)
  4. ↑ 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 253-5. Accessed 6 November 2010. (in English and French)
  5. ↑ Sochi2014.com profile of the Maly Ice Palace. Accessed 31 December 2010.
  6. ↑ 1952 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine pp. 31-2.
  7. ↑ 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2011-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Part 1. pp. 165-6. Accessed 29 November 2010. (in English and French)
  8. ↑ 1960 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 109-10, 115. Accessed 27 October 2010.
  9. ↑ 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2011-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Part 1. pp. 166-73. Accessed 29 November 2010. (in English and French)
  10. 1 2 1992 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine pp. 106-9. Accessed 5 December 2010. (in English and French)
  11. ↑ 1964 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine pp. 46, 66-7. Accessed 30 October 2010. (in German)
  12. ↑ 1976 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine pp. 206-8. Accessed 10 November 2010. (in English, French, and German)
  13. ↑ 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 285-7. Accessed 6 November 2010. (in English and French)
  14. ↑ 1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. p. 128. Accessed 12 December 2010.
  15. ↑ 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 268-70. Accessed 6 November 2010. (in English and French)
  16. ↑ 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 281-4. Accessed 6 November 2010. (in English and French)
  17. 1 2 The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIIth Winter Olympic Games 1956 at Cortina. (1956) CONI. pp. 165-79, 191. Accessed 24 October 2010. (in English and Italian)
  18. ↑ 1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 191-3. Accessed 12 December 2010.
  19. 1 2 3 1972 Olympic Winter Games official report. pp. 129, 252, 273-80. Accessed 6 November 2010. (in English and French)
  20. ↑ 1932 Winter Olympic Games official report. Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine pp. 30, 39-41, 50-1, 141, 157-66. Accessed 12 October 2010.
  21. ↑ 1980 Winter Olympic Games official report - Volume 1. pp. 57-66. Accessed 16 November 2010. (in English and French)
  22. ↑ 1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 194-7. Accessed 12 December 2010.
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