Ice hockey and curling are in the spotlight in this installment of By the Book. Around the Rings presents a look at the competition venues of Annecy, Munich and PyeongChang. By the Book is an exclusive series of reports by Around the Rings based on the bid books presented by the three 2018 bids.
Annecy
Sport: Curling
Venue: Curling Center
$17.5 million in temporary construction
New venue
Sport: Ice Hockey Men's
Venue: Chamonix Ice Rink
$78.5 million in permanent construction, $9 million in temporary construction
New venue
Sport: Ice Hockey Women's
Venue: Mont-Blanc Ice Rink
$58.9 million in permanent construction, $9 million in temporary construction
New venue
Munich
Sport: Curling
Venue: Olympic Swimming Pool- Curling Arena
$10.5 million in temporary construction
Original construction date: 1972
Sport: Ice Hockey 1
Venue: Event Arena- Ice Hockey Arena 1
$93.1 million in permanent construction, $12.2 million in temporary construction
New venue
Sport: Ice Hockey 2
Venue: Olympic Ice Sports Center- Ice Hockey Arena 2
$44.9 million in permanent construction, $5.9 million in temporary construction
New venue
PyeongChang
Sport: Curling
Venue: Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink
$5.2 million in permanent construction, $3 million in temporary construction
Original construction date: 1998
Sport: Ice Hockey I
Venue: Union Hockey Center
$73 million in temporary construction
New venue
Sport: Ice Hockey II
Venue: Yongdong College Gymnasium
$57.8 million in permanent construction, $3.3 million in temporary construction
New venue
By the Book is a series of reports on the 2018 candidate cities, using information provided in the candidate file of each city.
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