St. Construction of the SKA Arena in St. Petersburg is being completed and will be operational soon. In this respect kp.ru said SKA Arena General Manager Dmitry Svatkovsky.
In early December, the new sports facility will host the first official event, the KHL All-Star Game.
“The SKA arena is like a bride completing the final preparations for her wedding. All that remains is the finishing touches; Arranging furniture, tidying up… <…> We’re just over a month away from hosting our first official event. There will be test events before this. “We must check all systems and rehearse the opening ceremony,” he said.
Svatkovsky announced that SKA Arena will be the largest ice palace in terms of capacity. According to him, in addition to hockey, the site will also be in demand for figure skating and short track speed skating. They will also be able to host basketball and volleyball players.
“St. Considering that St. Petersburg is a basketball region, the United League has interest in hosting an All-Star Game in the near future. The basketball match between Zenit and CSKA will be full. What if it is the final of the United League,” said Svatkovsky.
In a previous press release from SKA Arena LLC reportedThe ice arena is planned to become a multifunctional sports and entertainment complex with a 12-hectare landscaped park area. The preliminary capacity of the arena is 22 thousand spectators. The estimated cost of the project is estimated at 37 billion rubles, of which 10 billion is allocated from the city budget. According to the concession terms, the remaining costs remained with the construction investor.
Formerly Spartak stadium will be renamed.