An ‘ice gala’ in Varese with the best Japanese skaters, already protagonists at the recent World Championships in Toronto, and with one of the stars of the sport, Carolina Kostner.
The ‘Japanese Dream – Ice Gala’ initiative, organized on the ice of the Acinque Ice Arena in Varese for Ferragosto, thanks also to the support of the Varese Sport Commission for Winter Games, is promoted by the Chamber of Commerce with the Province and Municipality of Varese to enhance the territory in view of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
For the first time in Italy, a show will feature the Japanese national team, with performances by athletes such as Kaori Sakamoto, Mone Chiba, Hana Yoshida, Mai Mihara, Yuma Kagiyama, Sota Yamamoto, Kao Miura, Shun Sato, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara.
The event will represent the beginning of a collaboration between the Japanese Figure Skating Federation and Varese, chosen as the training base for the Japanese national team in view of the 2026 Olympics.
“Another step forward in our path of synergy with an excellent team like the Japanese one – underlines the president of the Varese Chamber of Commerce, Mauro Vitiello -. The premises laid down during the meeting at the Ville Ponti on 28 February, in which the Japanese consul also participated, have turned into concrete operations on our territory, chosen as a point of reference for the approach to the Olympics”.
For the mayor of Varese Davide Galimberti “Varese confirms itself at the center of the ice sports circuit on a global level” while for the president of the Province of Varese, Marco Magrini, the initiative “promises to be unforgettable and will go beyond the beauty of the performances on the ice. It will be an opportunity for skating enthusiasts” but also “for our city to consolidate its role as a reference in the sporting panorama in view of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics”.
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