Richmond Olympic Oval

Richmond Olympic Oval
	The Olympic Oval with Water Sky Garden sculpture by Janet Echelman
Full name	Richmond Olympic Oval
Location	6111 River Road, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49°10′29″N 123°9′5″W / 49.17472°N 123.15139°W
Owner	City of Richmond
Operator	Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation
Capacity	8,000
Construction
Broke ground	17 November 2006
Opened	12 December 2008
Construction cost	$178 million
Architect	CannonDesign
Project manager	Colliers Project Leaders
Structural engineer	Fast + Epp, Glotman Simpson
Tenants
	2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships; 2010 Winter Olympics; Greater Vancouver Canadians (BCMML) (2012–); Vancouver Dragons (ABA) (2018–2019); Vancouver Knights (NAPB) (2018)

The Richmond Olympic Oval (French: Anneau olympique de Richmond) is an indoor multi-sports arena in the Canadian city of Richmond, British Columbia. The oval was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics and was originally configured with a speed skating rink. The venue has since been reconfigured and now serves as a community multi-sport park and includes two ice hockey rinks, two running tracks, a climbing wall, a rowing tank and a flexible area which can be used for, among other sports, basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer and table tennis.

The Olympic bid called for the oval to be located on the grounds of Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, but Richmond was instead selected in 2004. Although twice the price of the SFU alternative, the location was selected because the city offered to cover all costs exceeding $60 million. Construction started in 2006, cost $178 million CAD and the venue opened on 12 December 2008. In addition to speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the venue has hosted the 2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. Designed by CannonDesign,^[1] the oval's elements are made to resemble the heron.