It is the home track for the speed skating group of Tønsberg's Gymnastics Association and the rink is located 57 meters above sea level.[1][2] The arena opened on 27 January 1924 for speed skating.[3] The most important event to be held at the stadium was the 1961 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women.In 2015, the stadium was renamed, taking the name of Tønsberg's Gymnastics Association's Olympic champion Fred Anton Maier, who died later that year.A statue of Maier was erected at the stadium's south entrance.