Sports Facilities in Colorado Springs: Olympic City USA
Colorado Springs is home to 60 national and international sports organizations and is the perfect choice for your next eventIntroduction
Colorado Springs, CO
No other U.S. destination is as deserving of the name Olympic City USA as Colorado Springs, which is home to approximately 60 national and international sports organizations including 25 NGBs, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum.
With convenient access, fantastic attractions and unique charm, Colorado Springs is the perfect choice for your upcoming event. Our community has the venues and expertise to host competitions, invitationals, training camps and world-class sporting events. Visit Colorado Springs will be there to assist long before the whistle blows and after the sound of the buzzer.
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“I had an excellent experience working with the Visit Colorado Springs team on our inaugural Special Olympics Colorado Unified Champion Schools Conference. Their team was highly professional, responsive and went above and beyond to meet our needs. The quality of their service exceeded my expectations, and I would highly recommend them to others.”
– Rick Brady, Senior Director of Unified Champion Schools, Special Olympics Colorado
Cheryl McCullough, STS, PDM
Senior Director of Sports and Events
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Email: cheryl@visitcos.com
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WEIDNER FIELD
The downtown stadium in Colorado Springs, is the highest elevated professional sports stadium in the U.S. with a 98,000-squarefoot playing field. The new stadium, which is home to the Switchbacks professional soccer team, offers indoor and outdoor spaces for special events ranging from 20 to 15,000 attendees. With 117,000 square feet of event space, the stadium offers sprawling views of Pikes Peak, the Rocky Mountains, and downtown Colorado Springs.
The stadium, which is near the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum as well as downtown shops and restaurants, is ideal for events, tournaments, competitions, concerts and special events.
THE BROADMOOR WORLD ARENA AND WORLD ARENA ICE HALL
Sports Covered: Hockey, figure skating, concerts
The Broadmoor World Arena is the premier entertainment and sports venue in the Pikes Peak region. This multi-purpose facility can seat 7,500 for hockey, other ice competitions and competitive sporting events. It can also accommodate approximately 8,500 for concerts and various entertainment shows. The Broadmoor World Arena is home to the Broadmoor Skating Club and high-profile events including Cirque Du Soleil, Disney on Ice and the Professional Bull Riders.
The World Arena Ice Hall is an official Olympic Training Site and is home to dozens of world-class figure skaters and coaches, The Broadmoor Curling Club and numerous youth, high school and adult hockey leagues and tournaments. With two sheets of ice – one NHL and one Olympic, four jump harnesses, video analysis and a ballet studio, the World Arena Ice Hall is one of the finest training facilities in the world. The Ice Hall can be rented separately or in conjunction with the Arena.
Ed ROBSON ARENA
The Edward J. Robson Arena, a multi-purpose, state-of-the-art, sustainable sporting event venue, featuring 3,400 permanent seats and capabilities to host ice-based events. Robson Arena offers the flexibility to accommodate a variety of indoor sports and special events and has hosted a variety of Olympic-related events, youth sports, camps and more. Robson includes competition space, seating, locker and restrooms, concessions, storage, in-house TV production capability, and administrative space.
MEMORIAL PARK
Sports Covered: Baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, cycling, football, skateboarding, dog agility
Memorial Park is Colorado Springs largest community park and offers a wide range of sports facilities to accommodate a number of sports and recreational activities. Memorial park offers three lit baseball diamonds, the capacity to accommodate 15 soccer/football fields, 12 tennis courts, six sand volleyball courts, a criterium track, two 5K trails, and an aquatics center. Prospect Lake, in the heart of Memorial Park, was the site for the Pro Wakeboard Tour. The U.S. Olympic Training Center Velodrome, Sertich Ice Center and the Memorial Skate Park are all located in Memorial Park.
EL POMAR YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX
Sports Covered: Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Inline Hockey
This venue hosts soccer, lacrosse, baseball and softball tournaments in the United States, including those presented by Triple Crown Sports, US Lacrosse, Colorado Rush Soccer and Adrenaline Lacrosse. El Pomar has nine baseball/ softball fields, eight natural grass soccer and lacrosse fields.
MEMORIAL SKATE PARK
Sports Covered: Skateboarding, BMX
This premier 40,000 sq. ft. skate facility park located in Memorial Park was designed and constructed by professional skate park design firm Team Pain based out of Winter Springs, FL. The park features a backyard-style pool, bowls, a “hole-in-the-wall” feature, a street course, a 6 and 14’ vertical ramps, lights and a picnic pavilion.
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
Sports Covered: Biking, Running, Golfing
Cheyenne Mountain State Park is an ideal natural venue for trail running and mountain bike competitions. Participants will enjoy the scenery as they navigate trails with altitudes between 6,500 and 7,500 feet. Competitors will feel one with nature while traversing on some of the best Colorado trails.