McKinney Creek Stadium was a temporary venue constructed for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California. The venue itself was located near Tahoma in Placer County. It hosted the biathlon, cross country skiing, and the cross-country skiing portion of the Nordic combined events.
Work started on the venue in August 1959 and was completed in time of the 1960 Games. The venue itself 250 meters long and 45 meters wide. Its bleachers seated 200 media and 1000 spectators and included a scoreboard that was 54 ft wide and 13 ft tall, located 12 ft off of the ground. Two quonset huts were used, one for the media, and another for site administration.
All of the winter events near the stadium took place both in Placer County and neighboring El Dorado County.
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- 1924: Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont, Stade Olympique de Chamonix
- 1928: Around the hills of St. Moritz, Olympiaschanze
- 1932: Intervales Ski-Hill, Lake Placid
- 1936: Große Olympiaschanze
- 1948: Around the hills of St. Moritz, Olympiaschanze
- 1952: Holmenkollen National Arena
- 1956: Lo Stadio della neve, Trampolino Italia
- 1960: McKinney Creek Stadium, Papoose Peak Jumps
- 1964: Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze
- 1968: Autrans
- 1972: Makomanai Cross-country site, Miyanomori Jumping Hill
- 1976: Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze
- 1980: Intervales Ski-Hill, Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center
- 1984: Igman Olympic Jumps; Igman, Veliko Polje
- 1988: Canada Olympic Park, Canmore Nordic Centre
- 1992: Tremplin du Praz
- 1994: Birkebeineren Skistadion, Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena
- 1998: Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, Snow Harp
- 2002: Soldier Hollow, Utah Olympic Park
- 2006: Stadio del Trampolino, Pragelato Plan
- 2010: Whistler Olympic Park
- 2014: Biathlon & Ski Complex, RusSki Gorki Jumping Center
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