Méribel Ice Palace

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HC Val Vanoise

The Patinoire du Parc Olympique (formerly Palais de Glaces ) is an ice rink in Meribel, France. It was built in 1991 and originally had a capacity of 6,420 seats. It was built to host the ice hockey competition of the 1992 Winter Olympics. The construction costs amounted to 200 million francs.

After the end of the Winter Games, the stadium was in Patinoire Olympique (Olympic Ice Stadium ) and renamed the seating capacity reduced to 2,500 seats. The complex of buildings next to the ice rink and locker rooms include a swimming pool and a restaurant. The remodeling work lasted until 1997 and cost an additional 80 million francs.

Shortly after the Olympics, the ice hockey European Championship U18 Juniors in 1992 was held at the rink. In 1999 a further international tournament was held in Méribel with the U18 B Championship. In 2008, the Under-18 Ice Hockey World Championship Division II, Group A took place in Patinoire Olympique.

Main users of the stadium is the HC Val Vanoise from the Division 2 which discharges the majority of its home games in Méribel. In addition, the French national ice hockey team uses the ice hall regularly for training camp.