L'anneau de vitesse

L'anneau de vitesse () is a sports venue located in Albertville, France.  It hosted speed skating events at the 1992 Winter Olympics. 

The stands, which remain present, were constructed as an airfoil from aerospace designs.  The ice was made using  of piping using R32 and brine refrigeration to cool the track to between  with  ice.  Before this the surface was covered with  of base sand in order to lay down the piping. 

The track serves nowadays as a multipurpose stadium used for athletics and football events. 

References
1992 Winter Olympics official report.  pp.  84–7.  

Category:Olympic speed skating venues
Category:Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Speed skating venues in France
Category:Sports venues in Savoie
Category:Sports venues completed in 1991