Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Venues Road to Milano Cortina 2026

[Andre Han 18]

First look at the speed skating venue

Edited 2 hours ago by Andre Han

[NearPup 3,612]

14 minutes ago, Andre Han said:

First look at the speed skating venue

I wonder if we'll see more temporary indoor speed skating rinks going forward for big events. Feels like a prime candidate for a sport to hold on a temporary rink in a convention centre (hint hint to the French 2030 organizers).

 

That being said, I understand why they didn't (and I'm grateful they didn't, because I wouldn't have been able to attend xD ) but I still kinda wish they had held speed skating at Ice Rink Piné, outdoors. Certainly would like to see the ISU hold more outdoor world cups.

Edited 1 hour ago by NearPup

[Quaker2001 287]

Looks great, especially knowing that it's a temporary venue.  Low ceilings will likely be great for the skaters

[NearPup 3,612]

5 minutes ago, Quaker2001 said:

Looks great, especially knowing that it's a temporary venue.  Low ceilings will likely be great for the skaters

Ya at least from the angles we'll see on TV it looks pretty indistinguishable from a permanent venue.

[Bailer 101]

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

Would be good to see also how the second arena looks inside

[Quaker2001 287]

11 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Ya at least from the angles we'll see on TV it looks pretty indistinguishable from a permanent venue.

It's funny to think back how revolutionary it was for Calgary to have speed skating at an indoor venue, but I agree this is a good solution going forward for future host cities, especially in Europe where the games are likely to be more spread out where they could find a large arena/stadium to use as a temporary venue