Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex

Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex
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LocationSochi, Russia
Coordinates43°41′33″N 40°19′31″E / 43.692564°N 40.325396°E / 43.692564; 40.325396
Capacity7,500 Olympic Mode[1]
Opened2013[1][2]
Tenants
2014 Winter Olympics (cross-country skiing and biathlon)
2014 Winter Paralympics (cross-country skiing and biathlon)[1]

The Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex (Russian: Лыжно-биатлонный комплекс «Лаура») is a skiing venue located on the crests and slopes of Psekhako Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.[3] For the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in neighboring Sochi, it hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing events, as well as the respective portions of the Nordic combined events.[1]

Having a capacity of 7,500 at both the biathlon and cross-country skiing areas, it was first used in June 2013.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex
  2. ^ Петербургская «дочка» «Газпрома» завершает строительство биатлонной трассы в Красной Поляне.
  3. ^ Постановление от 29 декабря 2007 года N 991: «О Программе строительства олимпийских объектов и развития города Сочи как горноклиматического курорта» (с изменениями на 20 июня 2011 года)
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