The Max Aicher Arena (in the past known as Eisstadion Inzell and Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion) is a stadium located in Inzell, Germany, best known as a speed skating venue. It is an indoor, artificial ice rink, located 690 metres (2,264 feet) above sea level and has a capacity of 10,000 people. Since its opening, as an outdoor venue, towards the end of 1965, more than 80 world records in speed skating have been broken here, and until the advent of indoor speed skating arenas, it was known as the fastest European speed skating rink, second in the world after the Medeu rink.
The stadium is also used for ice hockey, ice speedway, and (in the summer months) roller skating.
History
About five kilometers north of Inzell is the Frillensee, one of the coldest lakes in Germany. Natural ice was prepared for speed skating and ice hockey and became a main training and competitions facility from 1959. The harsh winter conditions finally put an end to the Frillensee as a skating facility with the last German Championships held on 26–27 January 1963. In 1963 a natural ice stadium was built down the valley at and was converted into an artificial ice stadium in 1965. In 1965 the 400m artificial ice rink was built at the foot of the Falkenstein.Inzell & das Eis – wie alles begann
Competitions 2011 Ice Racing World Championship Final 4 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2019 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2024 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup - World Cup 5
Track records
Men Distance Time Skater Date Duration 500 m 34.06 Damian Żurek 25 January 2026 days 1000 m 1:06.83 Jordan Stolz 24 January 2026 days 1500 m 1:41.77 Jordan Stolz 10 March 2024 days 3000 m 3:37.45 Sven Kramer 7 October 2017 days 5000 m 5:58.52 Sander Eitrem 24 January 2026 days 10000 m 12:30.44 Davide Ghiotto 18 October 2025 days Team pursuit 3:38.43 8 February 2019 days
Women Distance Time Skater Date Duration 500 m 36.87 Femke Kok 23 January 2026 days 1000 m 1:12.74 Jutta Leerdam 24 January 2026 days 1500 m 1:52.65 Joy Beune 10 March 2024 days 3000 m 3:54.74 Ragne Wiklund 24 January 2026 days 5000 m 6:44.85 Martina Sáblíková 9 February 2019 days Team pursuit 2:55.78 8 February 2019 days
References
External links
Official site (in German)