ice dome ice dome russian indoor arena located russia opened seat arena primarily constructed host hockey competitions winter olympics following games home arena expansion team arena hosted concerts events prior games arena hosted world championships arena exterior distinguished led illuminated roof designers described resembling eggs frozen water location arena named meaning major great russian highlights integral role ice hockey olympics dubbed popular sport games organizers furthermore chosen universal familiarity countries addition allusion great russian accomplishments ice dome situated coastal cluster zone venues winter olympics served main arena men women ice hockey tournament games venue located hill feet away secondary ice hockey venue hosted mainly preliminary round matches structure facilities construction ice dome started finished designed architect firm completed cost approximately million estimated cost high million total architects engineers headed responsible construction arena exterior structure ice dome designed resemble frozen ice drawn comparisons egg light resembling jewel surface famous russian art piece confirmed building designed combination roof dome silver colour covered aluminium panels decorated led lights outside arena night roof doubles displays live score game played inside animation hockey goal scored famously display final score united_states defeated hosts russia overtime shootout winter olympics arena interior seats arranged bowl like configuration features square feet glass enables spectators view hockey dimensions metres metres line specifications contrasts dimensions previous olympics utilized sized metres narrower width contains dressing rooms players entry tunnel accessed large vehicles practice ice ice dome uses heat transfer ice air conditioning system helps preserve quality ice moderate temperature arena spectators kept warm maintaining ice technologies arena developed official sponsors olympic games events order test arenas built olympics ice dome served venues world championships subsequently held december final preparation start games main venue olympic ice hockey competition ice dome hosted preliminary round games playoff round matches men tournament hosting solely medal matches women tournament february held gold medal match women tournament saw canada overcome deficit united_states tie game minute regulation time remaining scoring overtime secure fourth consecutive olympic gold medal arena hosted gold medal game men tournament days later february final gold medal games contention canada defeated sweden score canadian team won olympic gold medal outside north_america time years team soviet_union finish tournament perfect record team successfully defend gold medal soviets venue hosted future conclusion olympics arena continue host variety sports addition entertainment centre concert venue arena host expansion team
Bolshoy Ice Dome