La halle de glace Olympique
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LocationAlbertville, France
Coordinates45°39′49″N 6°22′25″E / 45.66361°N 6.37361°E / 45.66361; 6.37361
Capacity5,500
Construction
Opened1991
Renovated2015

Halle Olympique (French: Olympic Hall) is an indoor arena located in Albertville, France. For the 1992 Winter Olympics, it hosted the figure skating and the short track speed skating events. It was first use for the 1991 Trophée Lalique, which was staged as a test event for the Olympics. The venue also hosted selected matches of the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.[1]

Construction

The site was constructed on ten internal pillars. Its ice was laid down on 14 cm (5.5 in) foundation, then 7 cm (2.8 in) of insulation, 7 cm (2.8 in) of screed, and finally, 4 cm (1.6 in) of ice. The ice temperature was kept between −4 and −7 °C (25 and 19 °F) depending upon the sporting discipline. The Halle Olympique underwent a major overhaul in 2014 and was reopened the following spring.

In fiction

In the film, I, Tonya, the scenes which take place in La halle de glace Olympique have not been shot in Albertville, but in the Macon Coliseum in Georgia.[2][3][4]

See also

References

Specific
  1. ^ "Mondial de hand 2017 à Albertville : la convention est signée". Le Dauphiné libéré. 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Georgia: I, Tonya" (PDF). Directors Guild of America. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Tonya Harding movie starring Margot Robbie is filming in Macon, GA next week". On Location Vacations. January 25, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Corley, Laura (February 1, 2017). ""I, Tonya" films in Macon, bringing '90s vibe to Macon Coliseum". Macon. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

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Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics (Albertville)
Olympic venues in figure skating
Olympic venues in short track speed skating
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