Taereung International Skating Rink

Taereung International Skating Rink is a speed skating oval in South Korea, used for training and competitions, operated by the Korean Olympic Committee.^[1] It is one of only two indoor long-track (400m) skating facilities in the country, and the most actively used,^[2] with Gangneung Oval completed in 2017 for the 2018 Winter Olympics but planned for conversion to a multi-sports and convention center.^[3] It is also one of the remaining active training grounds of the Korea National Training Center in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu in northeast Seoul; most other teams, including the short track and ice hockey teams, have moved to Jincheon National Training Center^[4]

The facility offers instructional courses in speed skating and figure skating,^[5] along with open skate hours for the general public^[6]

International events hosted

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