Utah Olympic Oval
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N 40° 38.724 W 112° 00.346
12T E 414961 N 4499880
The Utah Olympic Oval, built for the 2002 World Olympics, was rated as "The Fastest Ice on Earth".
Waymark Code: WMBQEC
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2011
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Two characteristics contributed to the record-breaking number of world records and Olympic records set during the 2002 Olympics. The Oval is the highest indoor speed-skating oval in the world at an elevation of 4675 feet. The thinner air at this altitude results in less wind resistance on a skater's body. And less air is frozen into the ice itself, creating denser ice with less friction to a skate's blade. These effects and the number of new records earned the Oval the title (at least temporarily) of "The Fastest Ice on Earth".
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