Fisht Olympic Stadium, built in Sochi for the 2014 White Games, is located in Adler’s Park.
It is on it that the opening ceremony will be held. Moreover, the International Bandy Federation decided to hold demonstration matches between Russian and Swedish men's and women's teams in the stadium arena. To do this, a special ice will be purchased from the Dutch, literally in a few hours, rolling around the arena, like an ordinary grass lawn.
Location
The Fisht Olympic Stadium, which received its original name due to the 2867-meter peak of the same name in the West of the Caucasus Range, immediately attracted a lot of attention.
From Adyghe this word is translated as “gray-headed” or “white head”. The mountain itself is famous for its glacier at the very top, the sparkling snow cap of which became the prototype for the original
architectural project, according to which the Fisht Olympic Stadium was built. Previously, there was a village of Old Believers at this place, and a cemetery nearby. Now, Fisht (stadium) is majestically spread out here. Sochi, on the general plan of which there is no this burial, was completely rebuilt and updated. And it was decided to preserve the cemetery of the Old Believers, hiding it with red screens. And now it, located in the very center of the
Olympic Park, is visible only from above.
Design
Initially, the Fisht Stadium, whose photo very much resembles a prototype - a mountain peak, was planned to be built as an Easter egg from Faberge. However, this project has not been approved. Now the stadium has two stands covered with translucent polycarbonate material on the sides and two small open stands at the ends. The Fisht’s location, as well as its height, should have enabled viewers to admire the impressive panorama of the Greater Caucasus.
Although it looked outwardly quite beautiful and spectacular, but since the Sochi Olympics is winter, and the comfort of the audience is above all, the project has been slightly changed. And now the open space on the roof is covered by a temporary roof during the White Games. However, the cover design is made so that it can be removed if necessary. In general, the Fisht Olympic Stadium in its composition is absolutely unique to Russia. It resembles a rocky cliff in its forms, therefore it merges very harmoniously into the panorama of the gray-haired Greater Caucasus, which opens from the Imereti foothills.
Specifications
Fisht Olympic Stadium is designed for forty thousand visitors. The general contractor for the construction is Ingeocom, a company led by Australian Lavelle. He is the author of many large sports arenas.
At all stages of the creation of the stadium, during design and construction, maximum attention was paid to absolute safety for the audience. The Paralympic Committee, which took an active part in providing comfort in this arena for the disabled, also provided great assistance. And now, according to experts, Fisht is the safest stadium in the world. Impressive and its height is seventy meters. At the end of the Sochi White Games in 2014, he is retrained in the arena for the games of the Russian football team. In addition, it is planned to organize shows and other entertainment events here, increasing the stadium capacity by five thousand.