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Milan Hockey Arena Delays Could Leave NHL Stars on Untested Ice
Forget about poor conditions. For now, the surface isn't ready.
With NHL athletes preparing to make a comeback to the Olympic Games for the initial occasion in over a ten years, building work on the primary hockey venue for the Milan-Cortina Games is cutting it close.
Officials confirmed on Wednesday that the main trial competition for the 16,000-seat Santagiulia arena that was scheduled for December has been moved to a more compact venue – and that no additional trial has been arranged yet.
This situation raises the prospect that there may not be a game held in the primary venue until the competition begins for the women’s preliminary round at the Olympics on 5 February – 24 hours before the inaugural event.
“It’s going to be very close to the start of the games, the schedule is highly compressed. But we knew that,” Milan-Cortina organizing body CEO Andrea Varnier said in a recent update.
The competition that was supposed to test the Santagiulia ice was part of the U20 world championship from 8-14 December. That event has been moved to the Rho Fiera hockey venue, which is being established inside a giant convention center on Milan’s outskirts and will host secondary matches during the Olympics.
Usually, new Olympic venues are trialled at least the year before to holding podium competitions. And with a large hockey venue, it’s not only about the playing surface and making sure that the playing surface is prepared and safe. It’s also about checking concession stands, restrooms and all other amenities inside a brand-new modern stadium.
The Santagiulia venue, which is being constructed by a private company, is scheduled to become Italy’s biggest indoor arena. For after the Olympics, it’s being considered as a possible future host of the ATP Tour Finals tennis tournament.
In spite of the delays and concerns, high-priced passes are already being sold for matches at the Santagiulia arena. Tickets for the men's championship final on 22 February – the final day of the Olympics – are going for as much as €1,400 (more than $1,600). That’s more than the price of any other athletic competition at the Milano Cortina Games. Only tickets for the inaugural and final events are priced higher.
The return of NHL stars at the Olympics was revealed last February, with the premier hockey organization allowing its players to participate in the Winter Olympics for the initial occasion since 2014 in Sochi.
Men's Olympic hockey competition is set to take place from 11-22 February. Women's tournament runs from 5-19 February.
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