Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal
Stadio del fondo di Lago di Tesero
Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium
Tour de Ski 2013 at Lago di Tesero Cross-country Ski Stadium
AddressVia della Stazione, 8
Tesero (Trento)
Public transitLago, Trentino Trasporti
OwnerMunicipality of Tesero
OperatorITAP spa
Typestadium
Genre(s)sporting events
Capacity50,000
Surfacesnow
Scoreboardyes
Construction
Built1988-1990
Renovated2010-2012

The Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canàl (in italian: Centro del fondo e del biathlon Fabio Canal), until December 2018 named Lago di Tésero Cross Country Stadium (in italian: Stadio del fondo di Lago di Tesero) is a sport venue located in the village of Lago, in the municipality of Tésero (Fiemme Valley), in Trentino, northern Italy.[1] It will host cross-country skiing and nordic combined for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

History

The project to create a cross-country ski center was born in the mid-1980s, when the Val di Fiemme was a candidate to host the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1988 Istanbul convention the FIS International Committee decided to set the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991 at Val di Fiemme. The area of Lago di Tésero was chosen since it is located in the center of the Fiemme Valley, easily accessible (a new road in the bottom of the valley was realized on the occasion of the 1991 World Championship) and easily snowproof in case of adverse weather conditions and lack of natural snow (the stadium is located near the left bank of the river Avisio, from which they can take the necessary water for the artificial snow). The construction of the new sports facility cost 3.8 billion ITL and was financed entirely by the Autonomous Province of Trento.[2]

After the success of Nordic World Ski Championships 1991, FIS assigned to Fiemme valley the Nordic World Ski Championships 2003. From 1993 to 2016, the center hosted the Trofeo Topolino cross-country skiing trophy (Mikey Mouse Trophy), later renamed as the Skiri Trophy XCross.

After the success of both the 1991 and 2003, the stadium was renovated starting in 2010, in order to host again the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013. Among the numerous renovations were the construction of a new building to house the commentary booths for journalists and a 2,000 m² warehouse, and the extension of the press room building. In addition, a shooting range was built for the biathlon competitions of the 2013 Winter Universiade (initially assigned to Maribor, Slovenia but then at last assigned to Trentino). The pistes were widened (to a minimum of 9 metres), and a climb was built after the start, as well as walkways and tunnels for spectators.

On 23 December 2018, the cross-country stadium was named in memory of Fabio Canal (1958-2008), historic sports director who founded the Winterthur Land Service Team and first president of the Lago di Tesero sports centre from 1995 until his death. In the same ceremony, the meeting room was named after Mario Morandini (Panet), while the press room was dedicated to journalist Lorenzo Lucianer, editor-in-chief of the TGR of Trento's RAI, who followed all the most important sporting events organised in Val di Fiemme.[3]

Features

Marcialonga 2011: Jerry Ahrlin followed by Oskar Svärd passing through the Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium

The cross country stadium regularly hosts cross-country ski events. The ski center is open between December and mid March and, thanks to the lighting system, it is possible to ski also in the evening until 9 p.m. In case of snow lack, it's possible to ski at Lavazè Pass cross country center at the altitude of 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) MSL.[4]

The venue hosted the cross-country ski events of three editions of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1991, 2003, and 2013), the 2013 Winter Universiade, and many events of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup. Every year hosts the Mickey Mouse Trophy of Cross-country ski (Trofeo Topolino di sci di fondo), and the Marcialonga passes through.

The buildings are all lined with Val di Fiemme wood and equipped with ISO 14001 environmental certification. The cost of stadium construction was funded at 95% by the Autonomous Province of Trento and the remaining 5% by the municipality of Tésero.[5]

The cross-country stadium maximum capacity is about 50,000 spectators.

Tracks

Skiers passing through the stadium during Marcialonga 2011

The venue, located at the altitude of 850 metres (2,790 ft) mean sea level, opens in winter season. There are 19 km of tracks, mostly with guaranteed artificial snow, from December to February, and it is linked with the Marcialonga track.

The 3 km ring track is lit at night.

Facilities

Inside the venue, there is a ski school, a ski rental, an ice rink, and a restaurant.[6]

In the immediate vicinity of the stadium, there is also a homologated sphaeristerium for tamburello matches.

Major events hosted

References

  1. ↑ "Stadio del Fondo" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ↑ Tito Giovannini (December 1990 – January 1991). "Saluto del segretario generale". Fiemme91 News (in Italian): 5.
  3. ↑ "Centro Fondo di Tesero, una triplice dedica". L'Adige. 2018-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Centro del Fondo". fiemme2013 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "800 MC Di Legno "Doc" Per Lo Stadio del Fondo Ultimati i lavori. Via ai Premondiali!". Mountain blog (in Italian).
  6. ↑ "Centro Fondo" (in Italian). Comune di Tesero. Retrieved 2016-09-20.

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