Olympic Size Ice Skating Rink is Now Open at SM MALL OF ASIA

This October, try a new sport on ice or create unforgettable skating experiences with family and friends at SM Skating's newly-opened ice rink.

The coolest place in town boasts of a standard size Olympic rink, big enough to fit 300 people at a time. Catering to sports such as figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey, the rink is equipped with complete facilities such as a digital scoreboard, players' boxes, scorekeeper and penalty boxes as well as two locker rooms, each with a hot and cold shower. A multi-purpose room serves as a venue for sports training, meetings, and other social functions while a clinic provides immediate first aid assistance for any minor sports-related injuries. Families, friends, and bleacher fans can conveniently watch practices, training, exhibitions, shows, games, and tournaments at the 200-seater stand located around the rink. Those wanting to take a quick bite can easily head to the Snack Time booth for hotdogs, burgers, nachos, popcorn, coffee cakes, pastries and ice-cold beverages and relax at the rink's spacious lobby and lounge area.

 

Sweeping in time for the cool breeze of the ber months, SM Skating opens an all-new Olympic-size ice rink at the SM Mail of Asia (MOA) complex in Pasay City. 

 The Philippine Ice Hockey Team performs exhibition game during the event 

Located at the main mall's recently-opened third level, the 1,800-square meter rink is the perfect venue to cool down with family and friends or learn the country's only range of ice sports. 

"It was Mr. Henry Sy Sr.'s vision to introduce the finesse and grace in ice sports through a fully equipped ice skating rink. The unveiling of this new facility is both a step forward in our commitment to help grow winter-based sports and our way of inviting more families to step inside the rink and create a fun, memorable experience together," said Herman Medina-Cue, COO of SM Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc. 

About SM Skating 

Starting as a leisure rink built by the inspired Henry Sy Sr. whose interest was piqued by the grace and class of figure skating, the SM Skating Rink possesses the only Olympic-sized ice skating rinks in the entire country Aside 'from being a venue for events and leisurely skating, the SM Skating Rink also provides lessons for figure skating, ice hockey, and speed skating. Led by Henry Sy Sr.'s vision of a tropical country excelling in winter-based sports, SM Skating is now home to world-class figure skaters, such as the first Southeast Asian Winter Olympian Michael Martinez and national ice hockey team. Team Pilipinas, who brought home the first gold medal for the sport during the 2017 SEA Games. In the future, SM Skating Rink will introduce more sports and activities to learn on the ice, and events that will cater to the existing and new winter-based sports. 

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