Venue: Olympiahalle
Address: Olympiastraße 10, 6020 Innsbruck
Town: Innsbruck, AT
Capacity: 10,000

Olympiahalle is an multi-purpose indoor sports venue located in Innsbruck, Austria. The arena is located in the south of the city, close to the Tivoli Stadion Tirol; both of which are part of the multi-functional sports complex OlympiaWorld Innsbruck. The arena, designed by architect Hans Buchrainer, was opened in November 1963 and underwent a further renovation between 2001 and 2004. It can accommodate 8,000 spectators in the grandstands and, depending on the event, up to 4,000 spectators on the playing field. There is also a multi-purpose hall, nine catering kiosks, a sports bar with space for around 200 people, two car parks with a total of 1,000 spaces and an outdoor artificial ice rink. Development of the land to the south of Pradl in Innsbruck began in 1922 with the construction of a sports facility with grandstands. Previously, the site was occupied by meadows and the Tivoli Inn, which gave the area its name. The site south of Tivoli was chosen for the construction of a new indoor ice rink to host the figure skating and ice hockey events at the 1964 Winter Olympics. An architectural competition was held, and Lienz architect Hans Buchrainer emerged as the winner. Groundbreaking for the new artificial ice stadium took place on 17 March 1961. After 28 months of construction, the venue opened on 9 November 1963. At the time of opening, it was one of the largest ice sports facilities in Europe, with seating for around 11,000 spectators. The speed skating venue for the Games, also made of artificial ice, was installed outside the venue. Renovation work on the Olympic Hall and the construction of a new 400-meter outdoor speed skating rink were undertaken for the 1976 Winter Olympics. The Olympiahalle was given a complete facelift in the early 2000s to maximize the seating capacity and comply with international standards for hosting the Winter World University Games and the Ice Hockey World Championships both in 2005. During the 1964 Winter Olympics, it hosted the fi