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Levi (Finland) - Tanja Poutiainen and Kalle Palander together right at the resort of Levi helped make popular in Finland a sport usually much less as compared with Nordic skiing and ice hockey. A Levi'' c'' is great anticipation for the event of the weekend, with many volunteers, 23,500 beds that are going to running out and 20,000 people are expected, as the audience on the spot, for the two races. In addition, the expected arrival of'' accredited journalists from 14 countries, while 154 athletes will be coming from 25 different countries. It is estimated that the games will be seen on TV by an audience of more than 2,000,000'' tele-viewers ...
Friday 15 November 2013 5 minutes reading time
'' After the cancellation of races in November 2011, due to lack of snow, Levi returned to the serene from all points of view in the last two years. For races next weekend, nothing was left to chance and temperatures, snow, forecasts are thankfully come to meet the organizers.
"The snow came early - tells skionline.ch Mikko Saarinen, responsible for the organization'' notice - and for the rest of us because we were able to produce at low temperatures. Saturdays and Sundays the track" Black "should really be perfect condition. since Levi has been moved as evidence at the beginning of the calendar, the problem of snow has always been the main to be addressed here, also because the country is located 400m above sea level ... However, fortunately this year'' there were no problems, as mentioned, and the track was covered with an average of 1.5metre of snow, partly also produced by the organizing committee. "
For races of the World Cup there will be approximately 180 volunteers involved. Levi, the organizers themselves admit, is located "in the middle of nowhere ... and there are more reindeer than people (800). Nevertheless, they are expected, as always, 20,000 spectators in two days."
The draw of the chest, in a photo taken from the moment Ceremony 2012 materializes, for women, Friday 15 November.
Moreover Levi will also be in the "middle of nowhere", but is the most famous ski resort in Finland, a real center not only of sport, even tourism. Obviously, with the arrival of'' first European Cup (since 2000) and then the World Cup (since 2004) the country has become widely known throughout Finland, thanks to companies skiing Kalle Palander and Tanja Poutiainen . Because for the rest of the Nazionae remains anchored mainly in two sports, cross country skiing and ice hockey.
In Lapland, for the two slalom on Saturday and Sunday, will be credited, in total, 2300 people. The country can offer a maximum of 23,500 beds that will virtually sold out for the weekend. There are still a few rooms for visitors ... The races will be, thanks to TV, in over 20 countries for a'' calculated audience of around 2,135,000 viewers. In the race there will be 154 athletes from 25 different countries, 80 men and 74 women. Come accredited journalists from 14 countries, mainly from Finland, Sweden and central Europe.
With regard to the race, the conditions are, as mentioned, are currently perfect. '' It was ticked with over 3,000,000 liters of water''. The preparation of the track and the "finish area" has occupied more than 30 people for more than eight hours. Over seven km of optical fiber are located on the track, with 21 teleecamere.
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