Known as the "Ice Ribbon", the National Speed Skating Oval is located in the central area of Beijing Olympic Park. It is the only newly built speed skating arena for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and constitutes the iconic venues of the "Dual Olympic City" with the Bird's Nest and the Ice Cube.
The Ice Ribbon is the first speed skating arena in the history of the Winter Olympics that uses carbon dioxide as the refrigerant. As the venue for speed skating competitions during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, 14 gold medals are competed here, making this venue the one awarding the largest number of gold medals during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.