Max Aicher Arena

{{Short description|Stadium in Inzell, Germany}} {{Infobox venue | name = Max Aicher Arena | image = Inzell herbst max aicher arena aussenansicht01.jpg | image_size = 250px | location = Inzell, Germany | opened = 1965 | renovated = 2010 | former_names= Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion | seating_capacity= 10.000 }} The '''Max Aicher Arena''' (in the past known as '''Eisstadion Inzell''' and '''Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion''') is a stadium located in Inzell, Germany, best known as a speed skating venue. It is an indoor, artificial ice rink, located 690 metres (2,264 feet) above sea level and has a capacity of 10,000 people. Since its opening, as an outdoor venue, towards the end of 1965, more than 80 world records in speed skating have been broken here, and until the advent of indoor speed skating arenas, it was known as the fastest European speed skating rink, second in the world after the Medeu rink.{{citation needed | date = August 2022}}

The stadium is also used for ice hockey, ice speedway, and (in the summer months) roller skating.

== History == thumb|Venue in the 1960s About five kilometers north of Inzell is the {{ill|Frillensee|de|Frillensee (Inzell)}}, one of the coldest lakes in Germany. Natural ice was prepared for speed skating and ice hockey and became a main training and competitions facility from 1959. The harsh winter conditions finally put an end to the Frillensee as a skating facility with the last German Championships held on 26–27 January 1963. In 1963 a natural ice stadium was built down the valley at {{ill|Zwingsee|de}} and was converted into an artificial ice stadium in 1965. In 1965 the 400m artificial ice rink was built at the foot of the Falkenstein.<ref>[https://www.max-aicher-arena.de/ueber-uns/geschichte Inzell & das Eis – wie alles begann]</ref>

== Competitions == * 2011 Ice Racing World Championship Final 4 * 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships * 2019 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships * 2024 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships * 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships * 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - World Cup 5

==Track records==

{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="5" | Men |- !style="width:100px"| Distance !style="width:60px"| Time !style="width:180px"| Skater !style="width:120px"| Date !style="width:80px"| Duration |- | 500 m | 34.06 | {{flagicon|POL}} Damian Żurek | 25 January 2026 | {{age in days|2026|1|25}} days |- | 1000 m | 1:06.83 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Stolz | 24 January 2026 | {{age in days|2026|1|24}} days |- | 1500 m | 1:41.77 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Stolz | 10 March 2024 | {{age in days|2024|3|10}} days |- | 3000 m | 3:37.45 | {{flagicon|NED}} Sven Kramer | 7 October 2017 | {{age in days|2017|10|7}} days |- | 5000 m | 5:58.52 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Sander Eitrem | 24 January 2026 | {{age in days|2026|1|24}} days |- | 10000 m | 12:30.44 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Ghiotto | 18 October 2025 | {{age in days|2025|10|18}} days |- | Team pursuit | 3:38.43 | {{NED}} | 8 February 2019 | {{age in days|2019|2|8}} days |}

{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="5" | Women |- !style="width:100px"| Distance !style="width:60px"| Time !style="width:180px"| Skater !style="width:120px"| Date !style="width:80px"| Duration |- | 500 m | 36.87 | {{flagicon|NED}} Femke Kok | 23 January 2026 | {{age in days|2026|1|23}} days |- | 1000 m | 1:12.74 | {{flagicon|NED}} Jutta Leerdam | 24 January 2026 | {{age in days|2026|1|24}} days |- | 1500 m | 1:52.65 | {{flagicon|NED}} Joy Beune | 10 March 2024 | {{age in days|2024|3|10}} days |- | 3000 m | 3:54.74 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ragne Wiklund | 24 January 2026 | {{age in days|2026|1|24}} days |- | 5000 m | 6:44.85 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Martina Sáblíková | 9 February 2019 | {{age in days|2019|2|9}} days |- | Team pursuit | 2:55.78 | {{JPN}} | 8 February 2019 | {{age in days|2019|2|8}} days |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://www.max-aicher-arena.de/ Official site] (in German)

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