Östersund Ski Stadium facts for kids
Östersund Ski Stadium in December 2014
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| Location | Östersund, Sweden |
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| Type | stadium |
The Östersund Ski Stadium (called Östersunds skidstadion in Swedish) is a cool place in Östersund, Sweden. It's built for exciting winter sports like cross-country skiing, biathlon, and ski orienteering. Think of it as a special sports park just for snow sports!
In October 2013, it became the official national stadium for biathlon in Sweden. This means it's a very important place for Swedish biathlon athletes.
One amazing thing about this stadium is that it always has snow starting on November 1st. How? The city of Östersund saves snow from the spring and summer. They gather it up and keep it ready to use when winter sports season begins!
Big Competitions at the Stadium
The Östersund Ski Stadium has hosted many important sports events. Athletes from all over the world come here to compete.
Here are some of the major competitions held at the stadium:
- Biathlon World Championships 1970
- World Ski Orienteering Championships 2004
- Biathlon World Championships 2008
- Biathlon World Championships 2019
- Biathlon World Cup (This is a series of races that happen regularly)
