Jubilee Sports Palace (Russian: спортивный комплекс «Юбилейный»), Sportivniy kompleks Yubileyniy; also translated as Jubilee Palace of Sports, is an indoor sports arena and concert complex that is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It houses more than 7,000 seats for ice hockey and basketball.[2]
| Спортивный комплекс "Юбилейный" | |
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| Location | St. Petersburg, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 59°57′01″N 30°17′31″E / 59.95028°N 30.29194°E |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 7,000 Basketball: 7,044[1] |
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| Opened | 1967 |
| Renovated | 2007–2009, 2015–2016 |
| Expanded | 2008 |
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The complex was completed in 1967, as a present from the Federation of Trade Unions, to the city of Saint Petersburg, on the 50th anniversary of Soviet power. The Palace hosts a wide variety of activities, including athletic training and competitions, conventions, festivals, and musical concerts.[citation needed]
History
editThe arena was originally opened in 1967. The arena was the long-time home venue of the Russian professional basketball club Spartak Saint Petersburg, hosting both the men's and women's team's games. The arena was used as one of the host venues of the 2016 IIHF World Championship. In more recent years, the Russian professional basketball club Zenit Saint Petersburg used the arena to host its home games.[citation needed]
Jubilee Sport Club
editThe Jubilee Sports Palace's ice rink is home to the Jubilee Sport Club, a training center for figure skating. It is also referred to as SDUSHOR St. Petersburg (Russian: СДЮШОР (Санкт-Петербург)).[3]
During the 1990s, the rink often had poor-quality ice and other problems, resulting in limited training time, even for the 1994 Olympic champion, Alexei Urmanov.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ VTB United League – Zenit
- ^ Общая информация (in Russian).
- ^ "Юбилейный" (Санкт-Петербург, Россия) ["Jubilee" (Saint Petersburg, Russia)] (in Russian).
- ^ Flade, Tatyana (July–August 1994). "Olympic Stars Skating On Thin Ice At Jubilee Palace". St. Petersburg Press. Archived from the original on 29 April 1999.
- ^ Katz, Rachel (March 1995). "Local stars attack lack of facilities". St. Petersburg Press. Archived from the original on 29 April 1999.