The full list promised as a follow up here, so if you haven't got a clue what I'm on about, take a look at that first. I've sorted this by location type and I've provided what I think is all of the necessary information to help make decisions. When there is a tick in an "Article?" column, you can click on it to view the current article. Locations in which events do not occur are also listed here for completeness. I believe that more of the venues are named in 2016 3DS, but it's all in the story mode dialogue and that's not a quick thing to go through, so I'll just say not named for now until evidence can definitively be provided for the contrary.
Real-world locations
| Name | Game | Events | Article? | Visited in Story Mode? | Real Olympic Venue? |
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| National Stadium | 2008 Wii, 2008 DS | 100m, 400m, 4x100m Relay, 110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw, High Jump, Pole Vault, 100m, 400m, 400m Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin Throw, Hammer Throw | 
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| National Aquatics Center | 2008 Wii, 2008 DS | 100m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 10m Platform |
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| Olympic Green Archery Field | 2008 Wii, 2008 DS | Archery, Archery |
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| Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field | 2008 Wii, 2008 DS | Skeet, Skeet |
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| Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park | 2008 Wii | Single Sculls |
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| Fencing Hall, National Conference Center | 2008 Wii, 2008 DS | Individual epée, Individual epée |
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| Peking University Gymnasium | 2008 Wii, 2008 DS | Singles, Singles |
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| National Indoor Stadium | 2008 Wii, 2008 DS | Trampoline, Vault, Trampoline, Vault |
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| Laoshan Velodrome | 2008 DS | Pursuit |
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| Whistler Creekside | 2010 Wii, 2010 DS | Downhill, Giant Slalom, Alpine Skiing GS |
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| Whistler Olympic Park | 2010 Wii, 2010 DS | Individual Large Hill, Team Large Hill, Ski Jumping LH, Cross-Country, Nordic Combined, Biathlon |
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| Cypress Mountain | 2010 Wii, 2010 DS | Moguls, Ski Cross, Halfpipe, Snowboard Cross, Moguls, Snowboard Cross |
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| Richmond Olympic Oval | 2010 Wii, 2010 DS | Speed Skating 500m, Speed Skating 500m, Short Track 500m |
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| Pacific Coliseum | 2010 Wii, 2010 DS | Short Track 1,000m, Short Track Relay, Figure Skating, Figure Skating |
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| Whistler Sliding Centre | 2010 Wii, 2010 DS | Skeleton, Bobsleigh, Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge |
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| Canada Hockey Place | 2010 Wii, 2010 DS | Ice Hockey, Ice Hockey |
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| Vancouver Olympic Centre | 2010 Wii, 2010 DS | Curling, Curling |
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| Olympic Stadium1 Main Stadium2 |
2012 Wii, 2012 3DS | 100m, 110m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay, Long Jump, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw, Javelin Throw, 100m, 110m Hurdles, 1500m, 3000m Steeplechase, 4x100m Relay, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw, Shot Put |
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| North Greenwich Arena | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS3 | Uneven Bars, Trampoline, Rhythmic Ribbon, Horizontal Bar, Balance Beam, Rings, Floor, Trampoline, Rhythmic Ribbon (Team), Basketball |
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| Aquatics Centre | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS3 | 100m Freestyle, Synchronized Swimming, 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, Platform Diving (Synchronised), Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming (Duet), Synchronised Swimming (Team), Modern Pentathlon |
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| Eton Dorney | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS | Canoe Sprint 1000m, Rowing - Quadruple Sculls, 1000m Kayak (Singles) |
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| Greenwich Park | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS3 | Equestrian - Show Jumping, Show Jumping (Team), Modern Pentathlon |
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| London Sports Arena | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS3 | Badminton - Doubles, Badminton (Singles), Badminton (Doubles) |
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| Horse Guards Parade | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS | Beach Volleyball, Beach Volleyball |
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| ExCeL London | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS | Table Tennis - Singles, Table Tennis (Doubles), Fencing - Epée, Fencing - Epée, Judo, Boxing, Taekwondo, Wrestling - Freestyle, Weightlifting |
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| Millennium Stadium | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS3 | Football, Football |
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| Royal Artillery Barracks | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS3 | Shooting - Pistol, 25m Rapid Fire Pistol, Double Trap |
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| Velodrome | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS3 | Track Cycling - Team Pursuit, Omnium, Keirin, Sprint |
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| London (As an area) | 2012 Wii, 2012 3DS | London Party, Marathon, 20km Race Walk | 
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| Serpentine lake (Hyde Park) | 2012 3DS3 | 10km Marathon Swim |
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| Riverbank Arena | 2012 3DS3 | Hockey |
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| Basketball Arena | 2012 3DS3 | Handball |
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| Velopark | 2012 3DS3 | BMX |
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| Lee Valley White Water Centre | 2012 3DS3 | Canoe Slalom (Pair) |
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| National Sailing Academy | 2012 3DS3 | Sailing - 470 (Pair) |
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| Lord's Cricket Ground | 2012 3DS3 | Archery (Team), Archery (Individual) |
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| Hyde Park | 2012 3DS | Triathlon |
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| Tower of London | 2012 3DS | Marathon |
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| Tower Bridge | 2012 3DS | Marathon |
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| British Museum | 2012 3DS | - |
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| Big Ben | 2012 3DS | 20km Race Walk, Marathon |
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| Stonehenge | 2012 3DS | - |
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| London Tennis Club | 2012 3DS | Tennis (Singles) |
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| Rose Khutor Alpine Center | 2014 | Alpine Skiing Downhill |
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| RusSki Gorki Jumping Center | 2014 | Alpine Skiing Downhill |
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| Rosa Khutor Extreme Park | 2014 | Freestyle Skiing Moguls, Freestyle Ski Cross, Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom, Snowboard Slopestyle, Snowboard Cross |
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| Laura Cross-Country Ski & Biathlon Center | 2014 | Biathlon |
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| Adler Arena | 2014 | Speed Skating 500m |
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| Iceberg Skating Palace | 2014 | Short Track Speed Skating 1000m, Figure Skating Singles, Figure Skating Pairs |
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| Sanki Sliding Center | 2014 | Skeleton, 4-man Bobsleigh |
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| Bolshoy Ice Dome | 2014 | Ice Hockey |
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| Ice Cube Curling Center | 2014 | Curling |
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| Apotheosis Square | 2016 Wii U | Duel Beach Volleyball |
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| Beach Volleyball Arena | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3 | Beach Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Beach Volleyball Plus |
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| Olympic BMX Park | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3 | BMX, BMX, BMX Plus |
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| Cinelândia | 2016 Wii U | Duel Football |
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| Deodoro Stadium | 2016 Wii U | Rugby Sevens |
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| Maracanã | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS | Football, Football, Football Plus |
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| Olympic Aquatic Stadium Olympic Aquatics Stadium6 |
2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3 | 100m Freestyle Swimming, 100m Freestyle Swimming, 100m Freestyle Swimming Plus, 100m Freestyle Swimming |
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| Olympic Equestrian Centre | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3 | Equestrian, Equestrian, Equestrian Plus |
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| Olympic Stadium | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3, 2016 Arcade | 100m, 4x100m Relay, Javelin Throw, Triple Jump, 100m, 110m Hurdles, Long Jump, Javelin Throw, 100m Plus, 110m Hurdles Plus, Long Jump Plus, Javelin Throw Plus, 110m Hurdles, Javelin Throw, 100m, Hammer Throw, Long Jump, 4x100m Relay |
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| Rio Olympic Arena | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3, 2016 Arcade | Rhythmic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics Plus, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline |
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| Riocentro - Pavilion 3 | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3 | Table Tennis, Table Tennis, Table Tennis Plus |
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| Riocentro - Pavilion 6 | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3 | Boxing, Boxing, Boxing Plus |
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| Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon | 2016 Wii U | Duel Rugby Sevens |
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| Sambódromo | 2016 Wii U, 2016 3DS3 | Archery, Archery, Archery Plus, Archery |
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| Barra | 2016 3DS | - |
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| Deodoro | 2016 3DS | - |
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| Olympic Golf Course | 2016 3DS3 | Golf, Golf Plus |
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- 1 — Name in the Wii version
- 2 — Name in the 3DS version
- 3 — Location is featured but not named
- 4 — Location appears as the area for London Party in Wii version
- 5 — Name in Wii U version
- 6 — Name in Arcade Edition
- 7 — Acts as the hub area in Wii U version
Existing Mario locations
To see the sections on articles that already exist, click on the tick in the column. Other featured locations refers to hybrid locations and will include a list of the other locations used.
| Name | Game | Events | Article? | Section? | Similar to original? |
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| Good Egg Galaxy | 2010 Wii | Dream Ski Jumping, Dream Ski Jumping |
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| Mario Circuit | 2010 Wii | Dream Ski Cross, Dream Ski Cross |
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| Battlerock Galaxy | 2012 Wii | Dream Hurdles |
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| Moo Moo Meadows | 2012 Wii | Dream Equestrian |
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| Mushroom Bridge | 2014 | Groove Pipe Snowboard |
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| Delfino Plaza | 2014 | Snow Day Street Hockey |
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New(?) Mario locations
| Name | Game | Events | Covered somewhere? | Similar/base locations |
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| Bowser CastleA | 2010 Wii | Dream Ice Hockey |
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| Sherbet LandA | 2010 Wii | Dream Curling |
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| Yoshi's Picture Book | 2012 Wii | Dream Long Jump |
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| Cheep Cheep River | 2012 Wii | Dream Rafting |
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| Synchro Battle Galaxy | 2012 Wii | Dream Spacewalk |
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Sky Station Galaxy, Good Egg Galaxy, Gateway Galaxy |
| Snow Colosseum | 2014 | Snowball Scrimmage |
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- A — I don't think these locations are based on existing ones, but if someone knows something I don't let me know and I can fix this.
Sonic locations
Thanks to some help from Vent (talk), we've been able to identify that Nocturnus Gate is the only made up Sonic location, being loosely based on Nocturne. Given that it's the only made up one and the other locations are real, I don't think it needs a new section.
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| Seaside Hill | 2010 Wii | Dream Alpine, Dream Alpine |
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| Radical Highway | 2010 Wii | Dream Snowboard Cross, Dream Snowboard Cross |
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| Egg Factory | 2010 Wii | Dream Short Track |
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| Nocturnus Gate | 2010 Wii | Dream Bobsleigh |
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| Windy Valley | 2012 Wii | Dream Discus |
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| Grand Metropolis | 2012 Wii | Dream Uneven Bars |
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| Bingo Highway | 2012 Wii | Dream Sprint |
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| Crazy Gadget | 2012 Wii | Dream Trampoline | α
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| Ocean Palace | 2012 Wii | Dream Fencing |
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| Speed Highway | 2014 | Roller Coaster Bobsleigh |
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| Green Hill Zone | 2014 | Hole-In-One Curling | β
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| Sweet Mountain | 2014 | Bullet Bill Sledge Race |
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- α — Currently a redirect to Dream Trampoline
- β — So this is a funny one. The page exists, and mentions Olympic stuff and acts like it should be there, but the page is mainly geared towards being for the Smash Bros. stage. May need splitting or retooling for better coverage.
Mario & Sonic locations
Just so you have an idea as I doubt many people are familiar with every single one of these locations, I've included a venue type, either arena or course. In this context, course just means a larger area that you can move at least relatively freely around and often features obstacles, with a large amount that could be written about the layout, whereas an arena only allows for limited movement and acts as more of a background to the events. These are in no way official terms and some of them kind of blur the lines but it's mainly as a reference point.
| Name | Game | Events | Venue type | Article? | Visited in Story Mode? |
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| Sandhill Track Course | 2008 Wii | Dream Race | Course |
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| Tropical Reef Diving Area | 2008 Wii | Dream Platform | Course |
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| Duel Wharf Fencing Beach | 2008 Wii | Dream Fencing | Arena |
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| Speed Rally Table Tennis Stadium | 2008 Wii | Dream Table Tennis | Arena |
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| Blue Sky Highway | 2008 DS | Dream Race | Course |
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| Splash Ocean | 2008 DS | Dream Canoe | Course |
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| Fighting Arena | 2008 DS | Dream Boxing | Arena |
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| Blue Sky Island | 2008 DS | Dream Long Jump | Course |
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| Blue Sky Field | 2008 DS | Dream Table Tennis, Dream Fencing, Dream Basketball | Arena |
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| Dream Castle | 2008 DS | Dream Shooting | Course |
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| Dream Figure Centre | 2010 Wii | Dream Figure Skating | Course |
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| Christmas Village | 2010 Wii | Dream Snowball Fight | Course |
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| Sky Gardens | 2010 Wii | Dream Gliding, Dream Gliding | Course |
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| Snow Island | 2010 DS | Ski Cross Racing | Course |
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| Cape Aurora | 2010 DS | Rocket Ski Jumping | Course |
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| Trial Mountain | 2010 DS | Supersonic Downhill | Course |
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| Frozen Cruiser | 2010 DS | Intense Short Track | Course |
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| Ice on Lake Arena | 2010 DS | Ultimate Figure Skating | Course |
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| Half Maple Tree | 2010 DS | Deluxe Halfpipe | Course |
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| Twinkle Village | 2010 DS | Extreme Snowboarding | Course |
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| Drivers' Highway | 2010 DS | Blazing Bobsleigh | Course |
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| Skyscraper Rink | 2010 DS | Fever Hockey | Course |
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| Perfect Bowl | 2010 DS | Curling Bowling | Arena |
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| Hunters Athletic | 2010 DS | Ski Shooting | Course |
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| Block Ruins | 2010 DS | Snow Machine Fight | Course |
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| Blizland | 2010 DS | - | Course |
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| Cubyrinth | 2010 DS | - | Course |
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| Frostown | 2010 DS | - | Course |
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| Icepeak | 2010 DS | - | Course |
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| Polastraits | 2010 DS | - | Course |
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| Sparkleton | 2010 DS | - | Course |
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| Mini Russia Island | 2014 | Winter Sports Champion Race | Course |
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| Dream Skating Center | 2014 | Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular, Sonic's Figure Skating Spectacular | Course |
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- I — It doesn't appear in a story mode, but does technically appear as an explorable location outside of events.