Utah Olympic Oval

Utah Olympic Oval
The Utah Olympic Oval
Map
Former namesOquirrh Park Oval
Address5662 South Cougar Lane
Kearns, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°38′52″N 112°00′32″W / 40.64784°N 112.00877°W / 40.64784; -112.00877
OwnerUtah Athletic Foundation
Capacity3,000
6,500 (2002 Winter Olympics)
Acreage5 acres (2.0 ha)
SurfaceIce
Construction
Built1999–2001
OpenedFebruary 2001 (2001-02)
Construction costUS$30,000,000 (equivalent to $54,900,000 in 2023)
ArchitectGilles Stransky Brems Smith Architects
General contractorLayton Construction
Tenants
XIX Olympic Winter Games (February 2002)
Utah Saints (AIFA) (2008)
Website
Utah Olympic Oval

The Utah Olympic Oval is an indoor speed skating oval located 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics and it hosted the long-track speed skating events for the 2002 games, a role it is expected reprise for the 2034 Winter Olympics.

Inside the facility the 400 meter skating track surrounds two international sized ice sheets, and is itself surrounded by a 442-meter running track. Due to its high altitude, 4,675 feet (1,425 m), and the associated low air resistance, ten Olympic records and nine world records were set at the Oval during the 2002 games, the largest number of world records ever set at one event.