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400 metres of mirror-finish ice. Six lanes. One record to break.

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400m ISU Class A Oval±0.001s Timing Accuracy23 National Records4,200-Seat GrandstandPre-Olympic Training BlocksTelevised InvitationalsCorporate Skinsuit Experiences−8°C Ice Temperature800-Lux Competition Lighting6 Lanes · 24 Skaters Max400m ISU Class A Oval±0.001s Timing Accuracy23 National Records4,200-Seat GrandstandPre-Olympic Training BlocksTelevised InvitationalsCorporate Skinsuit Experiences−8°C Ice Temperature800-Lux Competition Lighting6 Lanes · 24 Skaters Max
Speed skating arena with crowd filling steel-raftered stands, ice flooded under bright arena lights

World Records Set Here

500m34.320
1000m1:05.69
1500m1:40.17

Crowd Energy

Act I — The Arena

Where the air
bites back.

Steel rafters. Freshly flooded ice steaming under 800-lux competition lighting. A 400-meter oval machined to ISU Class A certification — the same surface where national federations run pre-Olympic selection blocks and televised invitationals sell out in 72 hours.

−8°C

Ice Temperature

800 lux

Competition Lighting

ISU Class A

Certification

Act II — The Ice

Built for those
who measure
in hundredths.

Every millimetre of this facility was engineered around one obsession: the ten seconds before the gun.

Overhead view of 400-meter speed skating oval with banked curves

400m

Banked curves, 8° superelevation

Altitude Suite

2,800m

Simulated altitude training room

Ice Temp

−8°C

Maintained within ±0.3°

Timing Accuracy

±0.001s

Dual-beam laser finish gates

Speed skating grandstand filled with spectators under arena lights

4,200

Seats with broadcast sightlines

Pre-Olympic training blocks built around your squad.

Reserve the full oval for 4–12 week training camps. Dedicated ice time from 05:30, timing systems integrated with your federation's data platform, altitude simulation room, and on-site physio suite.

Ice time

05:30 – 09:00 exclusive

Timing precision

±0.001s laser gates

Data export

ISU / WorldSkate API

Capacity

6 lanes, 24 skaters max

Act III — Transformation

They arrived.
They left qualified.

23

National records set on this ice

4,200

Seats, sold-out events

97%

Coaches return for next block

12s

Average season highlight reel

500ms PB drop
"I arrived at Blade four months out from Olympic trials with a 500m PB of 35.1. I left with 34.6 and a national selection. The ice quality and early-morning exclusivity are unlike anything in North America."
Maren Solberg, female speed skating athlete, smiling in training gear

Maren Solberg

Sprint Specialist

Speed Skating Canada — National Team

4,100 seats in 58 hrs
"We packaged the Winter Velocity Invitational here and it sold 4,100 seats in 58 hours. The broadcast infrastructure saved us three weeks of production setup. We're already contracted for next season."
Darius Okafor, male event director in business casual attire

Darius Okafor

Director of Events

Apex Sports & Entertainment, Chicago

34 executives, zero phones
"We brought 34 senior managers to Blade for our annual offsite. By 11am, the CFO had fallen twice, the CEO was trying to draft on the CTO, and nobody checked email for six hours. Best retreat we've ever run."
Priya Venkataraman, female HR executive with warm smile

Priya Venkataraman

VP People & Culture

Northgate Capital, Toronto

Upcoming Schedule

Claim
Your Lane.

Lanes fill 6–8 weeks in advance. Pre-season slots are already moving.

Mar 15, 2026

ISU World Cup Invitational

Filling Fast
Competition12 lanes reserved
Register
Apr 3–17, 2026

Speed Skating Canada Pre-Olympic Camp

Filling Fast
Training Block6 spots open
Register
Apr 26, 2026

Apex Corporate Skinsuit Challenge

Corporate18 participants
Register
May 9–10, 2026

Junior Development Invitational

CompetitionOpen registration
Register
Jun 7, 2026

Northgate Capital Leadership Day

Corporate40 seats
Register

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