Dubai Ice Rink Hosted Its First Ice Skating Competition
Dubai Ice Rink, the Olympic-sized ice-skating and events venue located in The Dubai Mall, held its first ice skating competition, ‘Slicks & Tricks’ which attracted strong interest from ice-skating and figure skating enthusiasts from around the UAE. Emaar Retail, which owns and manages Dubai Ice Rink, plans to make the competition an annual feature, following the strong response generated by the event.
Participants performed spinning, sliding and dancing stunts and tricks for a 2-minute solo performance, which was evaluated by judges on various criteria including originality and difficulty level. Winners of the competition were awarded an array of prizes including VIP skating passes, free access to the rink and vouchers for Reel Cinemas.
Dubai Ice Rink offers a variety of activities all year long for visitors including skating lessons, Mega Skate sessions, Penguin Pals for children, lessons for ladies and Birthday Parties among others.
Other leisure attractions at The Dubai Mall, owned and operated by Emaar Retail, include Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo featuring the world’s largest single acrylic viewing panel and tens of thousands of aquatic animals; the unique children’s’ edutainment centre KidZania®; Reel Cinemas, the UAE’s largest megaplex with 22-screens; and SEGA Republic, the Dubai’s first and largest indoor theme park. Emaar Retail has also established the ‘premier’ Reel Cinemas Cineplex and rolled out a new ‘SEGA Republic Game Zone’ and ‘Skate Zone’ the first outdoor skating rink in Dubai at Dubai Marina Mall.
Emirate: Dubai
Date: Feb 20, 2013
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