ns ▁( 1 4 0 2 ▁m ) ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁alt itude , ▁which ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁enable ▁faster ▁times ▁than ▁low land ▁r inks , ▁due ▁to ▁decre ased ▁air ▁resistance , ▁and ▁also ▁due ▁to ▁there ▁being ▁less ▁o xygen ▁to ▁create ▁b ub bles ▁in ▁the ▁ice . ▁The ▁high ▁alt itude ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reason ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁K ear ns ▁games ▁broke ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁speed - sk ating ▁Olympic ▁records . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Olympic ▁Winter ▁Games , ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Olympic ▁o val ▁"... will ▁shed ▁its ▁long ▁track ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁configuration ▁for ▁a ▁multi - s port ▁layout ▁that ▁will ▁accommod ate ▁ice , ▁track , ▁court , ▁p add ling ▁and ▁fit ness ▁users ". ▁ ▁Out door ▁▁ ▁Ice ▁R ink ▁Pin è , ▁Bas el ga ▁di ▁Pin è , ▁Italy ▁ ▁R itten ▁Kun ste is bahn , ▁ ▁K lo ben stein – Coll al bo , ▁Italy ▁ ▁High - alt itude ▁sk ating ▁r ink ▁M ede o , ▁ ▁Kaz akh stan ▁Ice ▁r ink ▁C OS ▁OP O ▁Zak op ane , ▁Poland ▁ ▁All ▁four ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁high - alt itude ▁r inks . ▁ ▁Com bin ation ▁with ▁other ▁sports ▁ ▁Many ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁ven ues ▁have ▁ice ▁hockey ▁r inks ▁or ▁no ▁ice ▁area ▁at ▁all ▁inside ▁the ▁o val .