Gangneung Science Oval
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Gangneung Science Oval is a future indoor ice arena which will be built for the 2018 Winter Olympics
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, is a winter multi-sport event scheduled to take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, between 9 and 25 February 2018. The elected host city was announced on 6 July 2011 by the International Olympic Committee , after the...

. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung
Gangneung
Gangneung is a city in Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 229,869 . Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of eastern Gangwon Province. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, like Jeongdongjin, one of the most famous towns in Korea...

. It will be the venue for speed skating.

The seating capacity is 8,000.

The cost of construction for the Olympics is 104 million USD . Construction should start in September 2012 and be completed in September 2016.
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