World Cup in Åre
29 March, 2007
This winter holiday I spent in Åre. Our family went there for skiing. This year was a bit special because the Alpine WC took place for two weeks there. WC is a big arrangement for this small village. The preparations started several years ago and have been going on since then. They have for example built a brand new lift and a gigantic stand and space for media. The WC slope was not open for the public. So the tourists were only allowed to go skiing in the other slopes which were excellent. During the competitions there were almost no people in the other slopes. Down in the village there were a lot of big arrangements and tents with different companies that advertised and that attracted a lot of people. There was a big stage in the village where the winners received their medals. The last day they held a competition for all the old world-famous ski stars. For example Ingemar Stenmark, Luc Alfons, Piero Gros and Bojan Kriszaj. Stenmark was the manager of one of the teams and Kriszaj was the manager for another team. One of Sweden’s most famous alpine skiers – Thomas Fogdö – arranged the whole competition. After a ski accident he became disabled. The money that was collected was for rehabilitation for other injured athletes.
