Torino Esposizioni

Torino Esposizioni is an exhibition hall and convention centre in Turin, Italy which was completed in 1949, designed by Pier Luigi Nervi.

2006 Olympics

The Torino Esposizioni was converted into a temporary ice rink to host a number of ice hockey events at the 2006 Winter Olympics along with Palasport Olimpico.^[1] The temporary arena holds 4,320 people.

The boards in the hockey rink are stiffer than in a permanent facility, while the glass has more give. The facility was converted into an ice rink by laying a sand base and refrigeration pipes into the base, and then freezing water ice atop the substrate. This is similar to the temporary outdoor rink the NHL used for its Heritage Classic game in Edmonton.

After the Olympics were complete, the arena returned to hosting fairs and exhibitions.

References

↑ 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 86-7.

Venues of the 2006 Winter Olympics

City venues	Oval Lingotto Palavela Palasport Olimpico Stadio Olimpico di Torino Torino Esposizioni

Mountain venues	Bardonecchia Cesana Pariol Cesana San Sicario Pinerolo Palaghiaccio Pragelato Pragelato Plan San Sicario Fraiteve Sauze d'Oulx-Jouvencaux Sestiere Borgata Sestiere Colle

Olympic venues in ice hockey

1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena (final), Olympic Stadium 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion (final), Riessersee 1948: Kulm, Olympic Stadium (final), Suvretta 1952: Dæhlenenga, Jordal Amfi (final), Kadettangen, Lillestrøm stadion, Marienlyst stadion 1956: Apollonio Stadium, Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena (final), Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Messehalle, Olympiahalle 1968: La Patinoire Municipale, Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Messehalle, Olympiahalle (final) 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall (final) 1988: Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: Méribel Ice Palace 1994: Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Håkon Hall (final) 1998: Aqua Wing, Big Hat (final) 2002: E Center (final), Peaks Ice Arena 2006: Palasport Olimpico (final), Torino Esposizioni 2010: Rogers Arena (final), UBC Thunderbird Arena 2014: Bolshoy Ice Dome (final), Shayba Arena 2018: Gangneung Hockey Centre (final), Kwandong Hockey Centre 2022: Wukesong Sports Center (final), Beijing National Indoor Stadium NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.

Coordinates: 45°02′55″N 7°40′56″E / 45.04861°N 7.68222°E / 45.04861; 7.68222

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