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This year the skating rink at VDNKh is recognized The World Record Academy is the largest artificial ice skating rink in the world. Its area is 20,549 square meters and can accommodate 4.5 thousand people. The Village learned how ice appears on the asphalt, what people do at the skating rink at night, how skates are sharpened, and what complaints people go to the first-aid post with.

What does the skating rink consist of and how much does it cost?

The skating rink at VDNKh has been operating for three years now. All this time, the Russian Ice company has been installing and maintaining the skating rink. “At first we made a skating rink in Gorky Park, and then we were invited here. We assessed our strength and decided that we could work on two skating rinks at the same time,” says company representative Alexander Morozov. According to him, Russian Ice is the only company in Russia that can make skating rinks of this scale. In the first year of operation, the cost of the skating rink and all related structures was 762 million rubles. This year, according to The Village, its value is close to 400 million rubles.

The skating rink at VDNKh occupies the entire Main Alley: it begins immediately behind pavilion No. 1 and goes around the “Stone Flower” and “Friendship of Peoples” fountains. Nearby there is a children's skating rink and a hockey rink where amateur teams can come. You can walk around the ice area, or you can walk over it along pedestrian bridge"Northern lights".

The main skating rink has five pavilions that house skate rentals and locker rooms. You can have a snack at mobile food outlets or in a restaurant, where you can wear skates and offer slippers. An adult ticket costs from 300 to 600 rubles, and skate rental will cost 150 rubles.

How the cooling system works

The artificial surface of the skating rink consists of a cold transfer surface designed to transport cold liquid (coolant), a refrigeration unit and a collector.

The entire skating rink is divided into seven sections, which serve 11 refrigeration units. Foreman monitor their uninterrupted operation and maintain the required temperature. In the operating mode of the skating rink, the installation cools the coating to minus 5 degrees, and during the period of pouring ice - to minus 8 degrees.

Ethylene glycol, a colorless and odorless liquid, acts as a transporter of cold. The refrigeration unit cools the coolant, which enters the manifold under pressure (about 20 tons per section), and from there to the surface of the skating rink. This is how the system is activated: ethylene glycol spreads through the tubes over the entire coverage area and begins to freeze.

Half of the surface of the skating rink at VDNKh is covered with ice mats - a special sheet of tubes through which coolant is distributed. Such mats can be used anywhere: they are used to make indoor and outdoor skating rinks, hockey rinks and ice arenas. The other half of the skating rink is based on a proprietary tube system. The operating principle is the same, but here each pipe is unwound and welded to the collector separately. The work is labor-intensive, but the quality of the ice is better, Morozov notes.

The liquid constantly circulates in the tubes under the ice; the pumps do not stop. “We constantly monitor ethylene glycol levels. If it falls, it means there is a leak somewhere, and we need to look for it,” the workers say. If the ice layer is too thin, skaters can break through the tube with a skate, and then a small fountain will spill onto the surface - a mini-accident must be quickly eliminated. This can also happen during sudden temperature changes from minus 5 to minus 15 degrees: cracks appear on the ice into which a skate can get caught.

How to maintain a skating rink

The skating rink is closed on Mondays. All this day, as well as at night, work on building up the ice takes place: during the day, workers water the surface with water from hoses, and at night they are replaced by five Olympia ice-filling machines. The skating rink is serviced around the clock by three teams, each with 12–15 people, and a fleet of special equipment.

The same machines operate on the skating rink during the daily technical break from 15 to 17 hours. After it starts, water, preheated to 60–70 degrees, is poured into the 800-liter Olympia bunker and the car is sent onto the ice. She cuts off a one and a half millimeter layer of ice, removing cracks and cuts from the skates, and at the same time floods the surface with hot water - the new ice becomes much stronger and turns out perfectly smooth.

When it snows, the skating rink operates three tractors and four snow blowers, which workers call “snow spitters.” To drive special equipment, you need to have a category C driving license. Alexey, who is working on an ice-filling machine during our visit, says that he likes it.

How does rental work?

3,700 pairs of skates are used for rental. The smallest size is 25, and the largest is 48. The main batch of skates was purchased three years ago, and since then some have been periodically updated. Before this season, 15% of rental pairs were renewed, and after the end, every third pair of skates can be written off. To make skates last longer, they are periodically dried, treated with antiseptics, insoles and laces are changed if necessary, and, of course, sharpened.

Sharpening points are located in separate rooms of the rental pavilions. There are five automatic machines installed here. The sharpening works like this: the blade is fixed to the moving part of the machine, which moves along the edge of the rapidly rotating sharpening stone. Depending on the degree of wear of the blade, several such passes are required to sharpen it.

How do the instructors and the first aid station work?

At the skating rink you can see many people in red and gray uniforms - these are instructors. They monitor order, speed of skaters and traffic safety. On this skating rink, like most others, it is customary to skate counterclockwise. “Why exactly? Maybe the tradition of driving on the right played a role, or maybe the direction of traffic in stadiums. When everyone is going in the same direction, it is much easier to avoid collisions,” they say at the skating rink.

Among the instructors there are experts in teaching visitors the basics of ice skating. An hour of individual lessons costs a thousand rubles. If a skating rink visitor needs health care, he can also contact the instructors. They will escort him to the first aid station, and in extreme cases, take him on a special sleigh.

Recently in northern capital The opening of a new ice skating rink, which is the largest in St. Petersburg, took place. We invite you to find out which other cities boast the largest ice skating rinks in the world:

10th place
Ziller Valley, Seefeld ski resort, Austria
skating rink area - 1,500 m²

Ice skating rink with an area of ​​1,500 m² located in the Ziller Valley in the Austrian ski resort Seefeld invites everyone to go ice skating from December to March.

9th place
Square Hotel de Ville, Paris City Hall, France
skating rink area - 1.635 m²


The most popular skating rink in Paris is installed every year near the city hall. The 1,635 m² ice arena becomes favorite place Parisians and tourists.

8th place
Wollman Rink, New York, USA
skating rink area - 2,600 m²


The Wollman Rink in New York has an area of ​​2,600 m². This one is beautiful and spacious Ice Arena She has repeatedly starred in various plots of numerous romantic films shot in Hollywood. By the way, you can easily find Jim Carrey, Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson skating here.

7th place
Red Square, Russia
skating rink area - 2,700 m²


The main skating rink in Russia is undoubtedly the ice rink, which has been installed on Red Square for the sixth year in a row. The skating rink occupies an area of ​​2,700 m², which is 1/10 of the main square of Moscow.

6th place
Udelny Park, St. Petersburg, Russia
skating rink area - 4,000 m²


Visitors to the Udelny Park in St. Petersburg can ride on a brand new skating rink, which is currently operating in test mode. The area of ​​the largest St. Petersburg skating rink is 4,000 m².

5th place
park named after Gorky, Moscow, Russia
skating rink area - 15,000 m²


Another popular skating rink in Moscow is the skating rink in the park named after. Gorky, covering an area of ​​15,000 m². Geographically, it is divided into four skating rinks: children's, hockey, dance and main.

4th place
Mexico City, Mexico
skating rink area - 32,000 m²


The largest skating rink in Mexico is the ice rink installed in the capital. The skating rink is the world's largest artificial skating rink and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Its coverage covers an area of ​​32,000 m².

3rd place
Rideau Canal, Ottawa, Canada
skating rink area - 1,620,000 m²


The largest ice skating rink in Canada is located in the country's capital, Ottawa, and occupies the Rideau Canal. Its area is 1,620,000 m². It's funny, but many residents hardly take off their skates in winter, getting to any point in the central part of the city, thanks to the most environmentally friendly form of “public transport”.

2nd place
Lake Paterswoldsemeer, near Groningen, Netherlands
skating rink area - 2,700,000 m²


The Netherlands is also one of the countries that has one of the largest ice skating rinks on the planet. Every winter it becomes Lake Patersvoldsemer, located near the city of Groningen, in the north of the country. The area of ​​the ice skating rink, which stretches 10 km in length, is 2,700,000 m². A strong crust of ice covering the water surface in winter lasts until the beginning of spring.

1 place
Mountain Lake Zhu, Switzerland
skating rink area - 5,000,000 m²


But the world's largest ice skating rink, with an area of ​​5,000,000 m², is the Swiss mountain lake Zhu. True, this ice rink is a kind of “exclusive”: beautiful lake It freezes only for 2 weeks a year, but during this time fans of this sport have time to attend the ice carnival evenings organized here, as well as figure skating competitions.

+ bonus
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
area - 200 m²


It may not be the largest, but it is one of the most unusual and romantic skating rinks. Located on Eiffel Tower, in the very "heart" French capital, it is the most visited Christmas skating rink in the world. At a height of 57 meters there is an ice surface of 200 m² where you can skate while admiring the stunning panorama of Paris. The pleasant, festive atmosphere is supported by original lighting effects and French music.

A skating rink has opened at VDNKh in Moscow, which may be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most big skating rink with artificial ice.

The area of ​​ice cover on it is 20.5 thousand sq.m. 4.5 thousand people can skate comfortably on it.

« This is an exclusive world-class skating rink“said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. He also noted high level technical equipment complex.

The most important thing about the skating rink is its 11 refrigeration units. The ice surface is created using 150 tons of refrigerant, which is transmitted through ice-mat tubes, the total length of which is 430 km.

Modern resource-saving and energy-efficient technologies were used in the construction of the ice complex. In the evening, the ice is colored by 100,000 LED modules.

The ice entertainment complex is divided into 6 main zones:
– free skiing area;
– alley of infinity;
- lovers' alley;
– big circle;
- hockey field;
- children's area.

In addition, the skating rink has pavilions for changing clothes, six rental points for skates and other equipment, two first-aid posts, five cafes and toilets.

Russian oppositionist and popular blogger Alexey Navalny calculated that a total of 762,649,560 rubles were spent on the arrangement of the winter entertainment ice complex at VDNKh.

The price for entering the skating rink is 200-400 rubles, skate rental is free. On the opening day, November 28, 150 thousand people came to VDNH to skate. So that there is no crowding in all areas of the complex automated system, which blocks the ticket office when 4.5 thousand people are on the ice at the same time.

Biggest artificial skating rink at VDNH it is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 11 pm with a two-hour break for pouring ice.

There are already other ice records in the Guinness Book of Records. For example, .

Winter is not a reason to give up entertainment. It is at this time of year that all the beauty of our climate is revealed. One of the main entertainments is ice skating rinks. Indeed, now many fans are looking for where to ride not only in winter, but also in summer. And in the cold season, almost everyone loves skates. And those who don’t like skating simply haven’t skated on them.

Below we have prepared the top 10 largest ice rinks in Russia.

Each of them is unique in some way. Moreover, our list contains both indoor and outdoor skating rinks. The main thing is the convenience of skating. What is above your head: metal trusses or open sky, is not that important, is it?

The first is the skating rink in the park named after. Gorky. His total area is about 18,000m2.

The paths here are flooded for the winter. This is a really great solution: in addition to Pioneer Pond, you can ride around the park itself. The feeling is simply unforgettable! It can easily accommodate everyone, and if you like solitude, then do not doubt that you can find secluded corners. You just need to move off the main arteries of people's traffic. The skating rink is really huge and you can skate here to your heart's content without bumping into other visitors.

Skating rink rental: free, pay only for entrance (200-550 rubles).
Skate sharpening 200 rubles.
Luggage storage: 150 rubles.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Rental, adult skating rink, children's skating rink, event area, hockey rink, cafe, figure skating school, hockey school, parking, stages.
Address: Russia, Moscow, Krymsky Val, 9.
Nearest metro stations: Oktyabrskaya, Park Kultury.


At the Krasnoyarsk skating rink, you can not only have a great time ice skating, but also sign up for curling sessions. This is when one person pushes a heavy stone that needs to hit the center of a drawn target. Professional teams come here to spend time doing what they love. You can challenge them, and who knows, maybe you will win!


But its main advantage is, of course, a large area for skiing. If you live nearby, be sure to visit the Krasnoyarsk skating rink. You will remember this vacation for a long time. 14,000 m2 of pleasure will not leave anyone indifferent!


Also, don’t ignore the skating rink in Yekaterinburg. You need to know that it is used as a training ground for athletes. They study in the morning. But, in the evening, the skating rink opens to everyone. The ice is renewed after the athletes, so ordinary ice skaters will not feel all the unevenness of the ice surface - skating here is really comfortable.
The size of the skating rink at the Yunost stadium in Yekaterinburg is 12,000 m2. This is enough to accommodate everyone and not create queues at the entrance.


Tomsk also boasts an ice skating rink. In summer, in its place there is a whole range of various entertainments: from paintball to mini-golf. In winter, this space is filled with ice, so even in the cold season there is plenty of entertainment here: an ice rink, an extreme obstacle course, ice slide. And this is in addition to the main skating rink.

The prices are quite affordable: 50 rubles for entry to the skating rink and 150 rubles for each passage of the obstacle course and ice rink. And if you came with children and wanted to ride alone, then you can leave the kids in the caring hands of teachers and ride on your own.


So we came to the Main Ice Rink of Russia - the skating rink, which is located on Red Square. For the past 6 years, every winter it has been converted into an ice skating rink. Getting there is considered very prestigious. In addition, figure skating demonstrations and hockey matches are held here.
The skating rink itself is not that big.

But the nearby GUM allows everyone to choose leisure time according to their mood and pocket. In addition, outdoor tents appear near it, as if by magic, where you can refresh yourself with goodies and warm up with hot tea. It is not foreign hot dogs and burgers that are in particular demand, but our own pancakes, the prices for which are quite affordable. But their taste is legendary!


Another most popular and largest skating rink in the capital is the “Park of Legends”. Every year its attendance exceeds incredible numbers. It can accommodate 14,000 people at a time. Mass cultural organizers take good care that visitors do not get bored. Various entertainment events are regularly held here, interspersed with public skating.

The skating rink is open, so if it’s warm outside, then there’s no question of any skating. However, after sunset, you can observe a charming picture of the starry sky. It is very romantic, which is why couples in love most often come here. 250 rubles ticket price for entry.

Sports complex "Luzhniki"


The next skating rink on our list is located in sports complex"Luzhniki". It, like the previous skating rink, is open type. The administration is very proud that the ice on the skating rink is of natural origin. The entire skating rink is filled with water, which hardens under the influence of frost. All that remains to be done by the administration and skating rink workers is to polish the ice.

It is noteworthy that Luzhniki has a warm locker room.

Here you can change into sportswear. Also, those who like to skate, but do not particularly respect the cold, will be interested in the cafeteria on the territory of the sports complex. Students and schoolchildren are especially valued here: for them the ticket price is reduced and fixed: 150 rubles. For others, entry from Tuesday to Friday costs 200 rubles, and on weekends – 300.

The skating rink is designed for 11,500 people, so everyone can fit in it!

MSC "Arena Omsk"


Omsk also distinguished itself among Russian cities. One of the largest skating rinks in Russia is located here. The MSC Arena Omsk can accommodate 10,320 people at the same time. This can be compared to the population small town. Moreover, no one will be cramped.

True, there was also a fly in the ointment: due to the fact that athletes train at the MSK, it is open for public visits for quite a short time. For free skating, it is allowed only on Saturday and Sunday, and even then only from 6 to half past eight in the evening.

Tatneft-Arena


Another largest skating rink in Russia is located in Kazan. Its capacity is 9300 people. The owner of the skating rink is the open joint stock company LDS-1000. There are no frills here, just a good large skating rink. But there is one caveat: entry here is closed for minors after 10 p.m.

At the Tatneft Arena LDS you can rent both figure skating skates and hockey or children's skates. Moreover, you can ride here even in the middle of summer: use special ice and the stadium's closed system makes this easy to achieve.

Capacity: 8500
Cost: 35 million euros.
Total area 28,000 m2.
The total construction volume is 250,000 m3.

UKRK "Arena 2000"


Our list of the largest skating rinks in Russia ends with the skating rink located in Yaroslavl. UKSK "Arena-2000 Lokomotiv" will gladly welcome everyone, since its capacity will easily allow this: 9,100 people can simultaneously easily use its services.

Opening: October 12, 2001
Team: Lokomotiv
Architect: Skanska
Owner: Russian Railways

With the onset of cold weather, almost all world capitals are immersed in an atmosphere of winter magic, giving their squares and streets to ice arenas. Moreover, ice skating is one of the most popular and, perhaps, the most exciting winter activities.

Of course there are many indoor skating rinks, working all year round. But it’s much more interesting to ride outdoors, on frozen rivers or canals.

Airlife presents 18 of the most famous skating rinks in the world.

  • New York, USA

    • Go ice skating in Central Park , surrounded by picturesque trees and skyscrapers of Manhattan, is one of the most popular activities of citizens and guests of New York. It was poured for the first time in 1949, and to this day it is filled year after year. If you've never been to New York, you might have seen it in the movies. It is on this skating rink that the heroes of almost all films set in winter New York spin.

    Ice skating rink Rockefeller Center- one of the main symbols of the city, especially popular during the holiday seasons, from November to January. The expensive tickets to this skating rink are worth it.

  • Yosemite National Park, California, USA.

    • This outdoor ice skating rink Yosemite park is not only one of the largest, but also one of the most beautiful in the world, with the towering silhouette of the granite Half Dome Mountain in the background. It is worth noting that the tradition of organizing ice skating in this park dates back to 1928. It was then that the staff of the nature park first decided to flood the abandoned car park with water.

  • Seefeld, Austria

    • Quiet Tyrolean village can compete with the best international ski resorts. All conditions for winter sports have been created here, first of all, alpine skiing. However, those who still have strength left after skiing are invited to the skating rink, open from December to March in Ziller Valley.

  • Vienna, Austria

    • “Ice Dream” fully lives up to its name: here you can not only skate to music (from waltzes to jazz and disco), but also race at speed (415 meters of tracks) and even play curling on one of the six courts. And all this is against the backdrop of the magnificent city hall building. And don't forget about Viennese delicacies and mulled wine!

  • Weissensee, Austria

    • Initially, it is worth noting that Weissensee is one of the cleanest and deepest lakes on Earth, and in winter it is the largest skating rink of the old world. The water is so clean that it was awarded the international Tourism for Tomorrow Award. The skating rink has an area of ​​6.5 square meters. kilometers, where you can speed up decently on skates.

  • Paris, France

    • Winter skating rink at the Eiffel Tower- a good old tradition. The ice premiere took place back in 1969, but ice is not poured every year. If you are lucky enough to attend the opening of the skating rink, you will have a unique opportunity to skate at a height of 57 meters.

    An equally popular French skating rink opens to everyone on the square every year before Christmas. in front of the famous city hall- one of the attractions of Paris.

  • Kinderdijk, Holland

    • Sleepy village in 15 kilometers from Rotterdam famous for its windmills. Located along the canals, they serve not only to pump out incoming water ( most of Holland lies below sea level), but also picturesque landscape for a winter skating rink.

  • Toronto, Canada

    • It’s easy to guess that there are dozens of open skating rinks in Toronto – the climate not only allows it, but strongly recommends it! One of them - at Nathan Phillips Square- represents a practical and witty solution: in summer it is a rather pretentious fountain, and in winter it is a cozy skating rink, under the “arches of freedom” it is pleasant to cross in the brilliance of the evening lights. Hockey is prohibited here, but illegal games of shinny (a street version of hockey) often start after 10 pm, when the skating rink keepers leave their post.

  • Banff Lake Louise Resort, Canada

    • This skating rink forms when it freezes lake lake louise, surrounded by mountains. No wonder beautiful landscape adorns many Canadian postcards. The resort itself is a 2-hour drive from Calgary.

  • Ottawa, Canada

    • When heading to Canada's capital, don't forget to bring your skates. in winter Rideau Canal, connecting Ottawa and Kingston, turns into one of the world's longest skating rinks, stretching across almost the entire city center.

  • London, Great Britain

    • Rivers in Great Britain have not frozen for many years in a row, but ice skating is very popular among residents of Foggy Albion. The best skating rinks are traditionally filled in the most beautiful historical places— near museums, fortresses, squares. The skating rink in South Kensington has become a favorite place for skating enthusiasts and fits perfectly into the city skyline.

    Hampton Court is a beautiful tourist attraction, and in winter it turns into an ice skating rink for romantic couples. There is beautiful lighting, a bright carousel, the smell of hot chocolate, as well as appropriate music.

  • Lake Joux, Switzerland

    • Transforms into Europe's largest natural ice skating rink Lake Joux in Switzerland. True, it does not work for long, since the lake freezes only for 2-3 winter weeks. But during this period, it hosts figure skating competitions, as well as ice carnival evenings.

  • Medeo, Kazakhstan

    • Kazakhstan has the highest mountain skating rink in the world, which allows it to delight residents and guests of the country for six months. This skating rink is located in the Medeo sports complex, near Almaty. Height at its location ( Medeo mountains) 1,691 meters above sea level, and the area of ​​the ice field is 10.5 square meters. km.

  • Berlin, Germany

    • If you find yourself in Berlin in winter, you can have a great time on outdoor skating rink on Potsdamer Platz. The skating rink itself is not very large - 40 x 15 meters, but it is one of the attractions of the German capital during the cold season. TO ice skating rink the organizers decided to add the Winterwelt winter amusement park with a 70-meter snow slide, from which you can ride both sleds and skis.

  • Brussels, Belgium

    • Elegant Brussels invites you to take a ride on one of the main squares of the city, which bears the ancient name of the square Fish market. Besides great ice and the invariably cheerful Brussels residents (by the way, who navigate the skating rink very professionally), the skating rink offers a lot of entertainment in the surrounding area.

    Where would you go for ice skating?