Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Venues

[Andre Han 182]

First look at the speed skating venue

Edited January 30 by Andre Han

[NearPup 4,166]

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 January 30 by NearPup

[Quaker2001 339]

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

[NearPup 4,166]

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 159]

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

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

[Quaker2001 339]

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

[Quaker2001 339]

Should be some really cool visuals, especially for night games

 

 

[Gianlu33 5,998]

2 hours ago, NearPup said:

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).

 

France 2030 speed skating will be in Torino, at Lingonno.

[NearPup 4,166]

2 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

France 2030 speed skating will be in Torino, at Lingonno.

Isn’t that still TBD?

[Gianlu33 5,998]

29 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Isn’t that still TBD?

Formally, yes, but as far as I know, it has already been decided