FYI Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 30 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: Thinking of he likes of Volvo, Saab, H&M, Scandinavian Airways just off the top of my head there should be a strong enough business base to tap into. How could you forget IKEA! The most famous thing Sweden is known for (at least here in the U.S. anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, FYI said: How could you forget IKEA! The most famous thing Sweden is known for (at least here in the U.S. anyway). I thought of IKEA, but didn’t think furniture companies were in the usual range of Olympic sponsors. But now you’ve mentioned it… flat pack bleachers? Flat pack Oly village beds and furnishings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, FYI said: How could you forget IKEA! The most famous thing Sweden is known for (at least here in the U.S. anyway). IKEA was born in Sweden, but it's currently headquartered in the Netherlands. As much as we associate them with Sweden, it wouldn't be the driving force behind their economic engine. Here is a list of Largest Swedish companies by market capitalization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 One more town positive to the games in Sweden. Solna (where Friends Arena is located) has said that they will provide clearing of snow and garbage. They can't give any arena guarantee since the arena itself is owned by a private company with no municipal participation. Security is also not a municipal responsibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 SOK has presented an update on venues. * Sigulda is still in the plans * Only ice hockey in the city of Stockholm * Curling in nearby Södertälje * The rest of the ice events in Friends Arena in Solna (surrounded by Stockholm) Skating is still up in the air. SOK hopes that someone is interested in paying for an oval in Sweden. Otherwise that will go to Norway or the Netherlands. Stockholm will "soon" indicate how they see the whole thing but the leader of the municipal executive has reiterated that the city will not take on any financial burdens. She also critisised the national government for lack of communication (city is left and government is right). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 Why is the SOK re-drawing plans that seemed to pass muster in the 2026 race? It feels stupid to be reinventing the wheel again -- like Sweden is some larger country where there are always competing factions and blocs. While commitments have to be asked again and re-evaluated, it just seems so odd that like they are starting from scratch -- and the WOGs aren't even 1/2 the size of the Summers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 The SOK update today is not really changing anything said earlier this year, just being more specific. As to the 2026 plans: No one wanted to pay for the new venues in that plan and more specificly was to prepared to pay to keep them afterwards. Not exactly sustainable. Any bid containing those would presumably be DOA. Apart from changes due to not building new venues, the plans are as those in 2026. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman530 Posted November 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 All the check boxes Sweden needs are slowly but surely being checked off. I think we can start to look at this bid with guarded optimism. There is a lot of good going on here in terms of what needs to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 2 hours ago, iceman530 said: All the check boxes Sweden needs are slowly but surely being checked off. I think we can start to look at this bid with guarded optimism. There is a lot of good going on here in terms of what needs to happen. The big immediate question is whether the EB (or rather the the four-letter man in charge) is of the same opinion at the end of this month. He should be but ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neige Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 On 11/16/2023 at 7:01 PM, Sigh said: * The rest of the ice events in Friends Arena in Solna (surrounded by Stockholm) it’s a huge indoor stadium! So it would be an ice rink for short track/figure skating on half the field? This is a 50,000 seats stadium, so that would be at least 30,000 seats for the ice rink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, neige said: it’s a huge indoor stadium! So it would be an ice rink for short track/figure skating on half the field? This is a 50,000 seats stadium, so that would be at least 30,000 seats for the ice rink? I don't know the details but there definitely should be much more than the required minimum number of seats. When Friends Arena was built they were smart enough to do it next to an already existing commuter train station so transport capacity is in line with Arena capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neige Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 And the 15000 seats Avicii Arena + 8000 seats Hovet arena for hockey in Stockholm ! That's very strong for ice venues, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, neige said: And the 15000 seats Avicii Arena + 8000 seats Hovet arena for hockey in Stockholm ! That's very strong for ice venues, isn't it? And I didn't realize this until I looked it up just now.. those 2 arenas are literally next door to each other. So that's a perfect set-up for ice hockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 1 hour ago, neige said: it’s a huge indoor stadium! So it would be an ice rink for short track/figure skating on half the field? This is a 50,000 seats stadium, so that would be at least 30,000 seats for the ice rink? That's way too big for Figure Skating/Short Track. If they split it in half, they could have Short-Track and/or Curling on one side and Figure Skating in the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neige Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 This is a 32000 seats rugby indoor stadium (Paris La Defense Arena) And the way in which swimming is planned in Paris 2024 (17,000 seats). Nothing else in this stadium (maybe another pool for training) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neige Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 I confirm there will be 2 pools "We are going to install two temporary swimming pools of 50 meters by 25, one for the competition and the other for the warm-up, which will be placed on the field" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, neige said: I confirm there will be 2 pools "We are going to install two temporary swimming pools of 50 meters by 25, one for the competition and the other for the warm-up, which will be placed on the field" Niege, this is the Sweden thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 4 hours ago, neige said: it’s a huge indoor stadium! So it would be an ice rink for short track/figure skating on half the field? This is a 50,000 seats stadium, so that would be at least 30,000 seats for the ice rink? It could also stage the opening and closing ceremonies possibly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, SportLightning said: It could also stage the opening and closing ceremonies possibly. Not if they will be using it for Figure Skating and something else. Figure Skating now starts the day before Opening Ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neige Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 7 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: Niege, this is the Sweden thread. Sorry , I just wanted to show how an indoor stadium was turned into a swimming pool, trying to imagine how it might be for an indoor stadium turned into an ice rink. I guess it could be quite the same, a skating rink for competition on one half of the field, a stand in the middle and another ice rink for warming up on the other half of the field. Starting from a 32,000 seats stadium , it is obtained a 17000 seats swimming pool. So it can be imagine that, starting from the 50,000 seats Friens Arena, it would be obtained an ice rink with about 25000 seats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Things falling into place nicely for Sweden 2030. Sigulda a shoe-in to be partner in 2030 for sliding events, as it was in the 2026 campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Niege, in the 2026 plan, Opening Ceremony was planned for Friends. But it won't be the same as Matthew 'Chandler Bing" Perry cannot attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Wow, could this actually come together? I know there are plenty of political hurdles still to overcome here, but there are definitely a lot of encouraging signs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman530 Posted November 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Indeed, I cant help but be optimistic as one hurdle after another gets cleared. This is looking real now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 More on the Negotiations re sliding events @ Sigulda Excerpts from the Archysport.com report link below: “It is currently not possible to accurately name the amount needed for the reconstruction of the Sigulda track.” “Exact numbers are extremely difficult to give at the moment. One such indicative figure we have received was the 58 million euros which have already been announced publicly,” said Nātriņš. “We will be able to name the exact costs and estimates when there is clarity about the concept, how this track will be built, about the solutions, when there is clarity, and in general, whether this will be necessary for the organization of the Olympic Games, or will not be. If not, then we will have to look for other solutions to maintain and develop this infrastructure unit.” “The Swedish side has let it be understood that Sigulda could do without a separate Olympic village and would do with a hotel offer, added Steinberg.” Sigulda’s Bid to Host 2030 Winter Olympic Games in Stockholm Under Negotiation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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