Ice fields of St. Petersburg in 2020

Ice skating is a winter sport and a very exciting hobby. Who had the idea to navigate the ice in this way? A nomadic tribe of Cimerians 3200 years ago, in the Bronze Age, they rode on bone runners. Until the end of the 17th century, metal devices were tied to shoes. Peter the First, having learned to slide on ice in Holland, attached the runners to the shoes, made them non-removable. This is how skates became sports shoes. And the popularization of sports has led to the emergence of a large number of ice fields, the best skating rinks of modern St. Petersburg will be discussed below.

What are the skates

It is not for nothing that St. Petersburg is called the northern capital of Russia. Here they like to fly on a slide, “having their feet with sharp iron”. Today there are a variety of skates - walking, curly, running, with different boots and blades. Skating shoes are radically different from hockey shoes, skating shoes are not at all like short track runners. Even walking ones are for regular sliding and for tourism.

And the basis is not the same today - no one expects winter and temperatures of persistent freezing of water, artificial ice allows you to drive and twist figures all year round. And yet it is more common to talk about ice entertainment on the eve of winter. You can choose any place, the age for the first visit to the ice rink can also be different, the main thing is desire and minimal sports training. And the geolocation of points where you can learn, circle with friends, and spend time with health benefits and mood varies. Let's talk about this.

Ice fields

A flat ice surface is what an ice rink is. They can be massive and sports, often it is one space, separately scheduled for sports and recreation. By type - there are fields with natural ice and artificial. It should be noted here that the artificial basis is also different. There is an artificial water surface, on such an open skating rink you can practice up to +9. The synthetic base made of polyethylene (UHMWPE) is easier to use and maintain. She is not afraid of high air temperatures, she is afraid of cold (used from -7 to +70). But with all the advantages, this coating is inferior to ordinary frozen water in terms of glide quality.

Also skating rinks are divided into indoor and outdoor. Indoors, the ice is of high quality, the air temperature is comfortable, there is no wind. As a rule, there are changing rooms, food points. Open is a real winter holiday: fresh frosty air, sky, drifts. But the site on such skating rinks is not often cleaned and filled. And heating points are not always good.

There are, of course, hockey rinks in the courtyards, park ice alleys, ice rinks in shopping centers, if you wish, there are many options. You can choose the conditions that are acceptable for yourself by several parameters. One of the points of choice is the price of the issue - skating rinks are paid and free.

What is useful and harmful to move on ice

At first glance, cold, slippery surfaces, unstable shoes are a continuous risk of injury. But on the other hand, a lot of figure skating stars in childhood were weak, sickly children, and became world and European champions.

In favor of skates

Skates are body hardening, muscle and endurance training, positive emotions, active rest and burned extra calories:

• in difficult life situations, psychologists send clients to the rink, where they leave stress, insomnia;
• improvement: posture correction, coordination of movements, improvement of the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, strengthening of immunity;
• endurance training: when moving, all muscles work, the body must maintain the pace, work for self-preservation;
• clean frosty air contributes to better oxygenation of the body;
• very indicated for diseases of the joints, they are trained, developed, strengthened;
• weight loss: the indicator depends on body weight and duration of training. On average, 400 calories can be removed per hour of training;
• classes develop attentiveness, self-confidence, help reduce fears of failure in life.

Not available to everyone

Of course, this type of recreation and entertainment has its own contraindications:

• chronic diseases of the spine and joints due to the possibility of falling;
• hypertension above the first degree, very low blood pressure;
• colds not completely healed;
• the presence of problems with the vestibular apparatus;
• poor eyesight, glasses - increased injuries;
• heavy weight can do more harm in a fall than good.

Where to ride

In winter 2020, residents and guests of the city on the Neva will meet fully armed, fans of running on ice will be offered many different sites for classes, recreation, and communication. Moreover, the night skiing service is gaining momentum - a romance for those who work hard during the day.

Indoor playgrounds

When planning to visit an indoor ice rink, you shouldn't think that there will be room temperature. Typically such structures have walls and a roof, but do not have standard insulation or heating systems. Separate rooms (stands, dressing rooms, work areas) are heated with heat guns, air conditioning system. The ice plane itself has a temperature of about zero.

And the employees will take all measures so that the microclimate in this zone does not change towards warmth. This means that it is impractical to appear on an indoor skating rink in a light tracksuit. In addition, warm pants and mittens will soften the blows when falling, and skating is rarely done without them, especially at the initial stage.

Sports complex "Yubileiny"

The sports complex is located in Petrogradskiy district, Dobrolyubova ave., 18, near the Sportivnaya metro station. Visitors to the multifunctional institution estimate the skating rink located here with a very high score - 8.9 (out of 10). In addition to the usual mass cutting of circles, night extreme is provided. A children's figure skating school operates on the basis of the complex. In addition, various competitions are held here, which you can attend in between your races.

For a comfortable pastime there are changing rooms, sharpening blades, a cafe.

Session cost (1 hour 15 minutes):

• working days - 350 rubles;
• weekend - 400 rubles;
• shoe rental - 200 rubles / session.

Information must be specified by phone: +7 (812) 702-36-23.

What visitors say:

• great night skating, DJs play;
• promotions, fun competitions, contests are held;
• even at night ice is poured every hour, very good ice;
• there is rental and sharpening, the price is reasonable.

• you can undress in the wardrobe, which is not guarded;
• the Internet is only password protected;
• it is better to come with your skates;
• cool enough on the rink, you need to dress warmer.

Ice Palace

The Ice Palace in the Nevsky District (1 Pyatiletok Ave., Bolshevikov Prospekt metro station) is the most popular playground for winter skiers. Here you can race on the ice, where hockey stars and world-class figure skaters are engaged. Shoes for rent of all sizes, luggage room, changing rooms, showers, solarium, massage room. There is an inexpensive cafe. Music plays, there is a notification about the end of the session. There is a service for sharpening the blades.

The arena is open for visitors from 08:40 to 23:00. However, before visiting, it is imperative to clarify the schedule (professional training is adjusted weekly). Contact: +7 (812) 718-66-20.

Price on weekdays (1 hour):

• own skates - 200 rubles;
• with rental - 270 rubles;
• children (under 7 years old) - 160 rubles / 200 rubles

On weekends, holidays, vacations:

• with your own equipment - 250 rubles;
• with rental - 300 rubles;
• children - 200 rubles / 220 rubles

What visitors say:

• located within the city, comfortable, roomy;
• high-tech, both an ice rink and a concert hall;
• several wardrobes and toilets, very convenient;
• next to the metro station - 30 meters;
• ice is poured every 2 hours, excellent quality;
• there is a trainer for those who want to learn the basics of skating.

• there are problems with parking;
• distance from the center;
• prices are high.

Arena "Grand Canyon Ice"

It is located in the Vyborgsky district of St. Petersburg, not far from the shopping center of the same name, at 29A Suzdalsky prospect. Nearby - the Ring Road, Engels and Prosvescheniya avenues (10 minutes from the Prosvescheniya metro station). A lot of opportunities for classes: a throwing area, a general physical training hall, sections for children and adults - hockey, figure skating, there is a wardrobe where you can check in your belongings, a rental, a cafe. Visitors' rating - 4.6 (out of 5) points.

On weekdays, the facility is closed for visits, only for sports activities. On weekends, there is an hourly schedule with ice cleaning breaks. Every new hour the ice is brought into order. The night catwalk is scheduled on Friday and Saturday from midnight to 05:45.

Prices for 1 hour:

• children (up to 10 years old) - 400 rubles, overnight - 150 rubles;
• adult - 400 rubles, night - 500 rubles;

Rent:

• daily - 400 rubles;
• night adult (all night) - 500 rubles;
• night for children (all night) - 150 rubles

Sharpening - 200 rubles.

Contact: +7 (812) 332-23-22

What visitors say:

• you can ride all year round;
• there are night skiing without hourly payment, paid once per night;
• adequate price tag;
• not "killed" skates;
• beautiful lighting, cool music, machines with snowballs and drinks. Nearby in the shopping center you can relax, eat;
• separate entrance to the ice rink, very neat, clean;
• there are hockey and figure skating sections.

• on holidays the price tag is too high;
• at night, fill is done once;
• located on the outskirts, almost outside the city.

SC "Spartak"

Located in one of the central districts of St. Petersburg - Petrodvortsovsky district (Butlerova street, 36). The huge building houses an ice arena, an indoor skating rink, fitness rooms, and a sports store. Nominally, these are figure skating schools and an Olympic reserve hockey school. But here classes are held for everyone who is not included in the main sports groups. Great for beginners. There are changing rooms, showers, gyms. All information on visiting - only by individual agreement, phone: +7 (812) 535-28-55.

The cost of classes in health groups (1 hour):

• adults - 300 rubles,
• children (up to seven years old) - 150 rubles
• shoe rental for adults - 200 rubles, for children - 100 rubles;
• night walks (3 hours) - 450 rubles, shoe rental - 200 rubles.

What visitors say:

• the infrastructure is excellent;
• prices are reasonable;
• you can look at professionals and learn;

• because of the training of the sections, there are problems with the schedule, it is impossible to plan in advance;
• nightly price tag is expensive.

"ICE PARK" TRK "Mercury"

The center is located across the street from the Begovaya metro station, in the Primorsky district of the northern capital, st. Savushkina, 141. Ice Park is a large indoor skating rink located on the third floor. In addition to the field, there are a couple of curling lanes (one professional), throwing areas.A large rental shop, blade sharpening, training with professional instructors, modern changing rooms are standard services.

Opening hours - daily from 10:00 to 22:00.

Cost (1 hour):

• adults - 300 rubles;
• children (under 16) - 200 rubles;
• students (with student ID) - 250 rubles;
• pensioners - 200 rubles.

In the period November-February, night skiing is allowed here from 23: 0 to 05:00.

Contact: +7 (812) 333-35-61.

What visitors say:

• quality ice, cool music, excellent lighting at night;
• the prices are quite adequate;
• the staff is polite;
• played curling for the first time - great, great workout;
• there are sections for figure skaters and hockey players.

• there are columns in the center, you can't see where you are going and who is behind them;
• on curling in sneakers, feet are cold, you need to take socks with you;
• locker rooms are cold, the toilet is only in the shopping center.

Open ice facilities

Trips to open skating rinks should be accompanied by more careful preparation. It is very important to know a few rules:

1. You need to dress appropriately for the weather: do not look like a penguin, but also do not freeze;
2. It is not recommended to rest on the street, you need to go into the room;
3. At the end, it is advisable to change into dry clothes, this will protect against colds;
4. Beware of frostbite, low temperatures are not required for this, a slight frost with wind is enough, wet shoes. When tingling, numbness of the skin, you need to start rubbing the frozen area with a scarf, mitten (not with snow!).

It is very important to stop on time, go to the locker room or cafe, take off your skates, drink hot tea, and relax. At such moments, the skating level of the team members is usually discussed, or the instructor evaluates the student's efforts, analyzes mistakes, sets new tasks. With more confident skating, friends will definitely organize some kind of competition, games, perform figures, run at speed.

A trip to the ice arena with friends is a very exciting event that will turn ordinary skating in a circle into an interesting quest. But from time to time you need to rest your legs and warm up - the skating rink is open!

"New Holland"

The skating rink on New Holland Island in the Admiralteisky District is a modern building (2/4 Admiralteysky Canal Embankment). It is possible to buy tickets online on the Internet. The area of ​​the field is 2000 square meters, 300 people can ride here at the same time. On weekends, concerts and performances take place on the stage. Artificial ice does not melt, after each session it is smoothed.

This not very budgetary, sometimes very crowded (not for beginners), but fun and interesting entertainment and sports facility. Working hours: from 11:00 to 21:00; Friday - Sunday, holidays - until 22:30.

The day is divided into two sessions: 1 - until 15:30, 2 - from 15:30.

• 1 on weekdays - 100 rubles, weekends - 350 rubles;
• 2 on weekdays - 250 rubles, weekends - 450 rubles.

Preferential categories:

• 1 on weekdays - 100 rubles, weekends - 280 rubles;
• 2 on weekdays - 180 rubles, weekends - 280 rubles.

Children (under 7 years old) ride for free, but only with an adult who has a ticket.

Contact: +7 (812) 240-36-35.

What visitors say:

• historical site, popular, very beautiful;
• skating rink with a DJ and lights;
• there are all sorts of benefits for tickets (children, pensioners, disabled people, etc.);
• skates are comfortable, not old, all sizes, disposable socks are issued for them;
• it is warm in the pavilion, there are lockers for personal belongings, a toilet;
• flows between sessions do not intersect, well organized;
• good ice and there are helper penguins.

• there are not enough penguins for everyone, beginners have to hold onto the fence;
• expensive if with rental;
• it is a pity that it is not covered.

Gagarin park

Skating rink in Victory Park, located in the Moscow region of northern Palmyra (25 Kuznetsovskaya st.), The nearest metro station is Victory Park. The surface is artificially cooled, therefore low temperatures are not expected here. The site is poured and cleaned often and thoroughly, the quality of a flat surface is guaranteed. In the evening, it is illuminated with multi-colored lights, creating a romantic atmosphere.

There is a tent on the territory - warm up, change clothes, rent skates, order sharpening.Near the ice rink there is a cafe with hot meals and budget prices.

On weekdays, it works in two shifts:

1. 12:00 — 16:00;
2. 17:00 — 21:00.

On holidays and weekends, there are four shifts of two hours each.

Change cost:

• adults - 300 rubles;
• beneficiaries - 200 rubles. (confirmation document).

Rent - 150 rubles per hour. (deposit - 1000 rubles)

Up-to-date information can be obtained from the administrator: +7 (921) 186-52-36.

What visitors say:

• the service is excellent, the staff is excellent;
• the music is groovy, the atmosphere is pleasant;
• close to the metro, easy to get to;
• excellent skating rink, there is a cafe;
• good ice quality, artificial cooling;
• on weekdays there are not many people, it is very good to ride.

• by the end of the day, the quality of the ice deteriorates.

"Ice Paradise"

St. Petersburg's largest skating rink for mass recreation is located at the Kirovets stadium, 560 meters from the Narvskaya metro station. Begins to work in mid-December, natural ice. But here the ice quickly falls into disrepair, during the day it is not processed.

It works on weekdays 14:00 - 23:00, on weekends and holidays it starts at 10:00. The ticket office closes at 22:00. Hourly pay only for training with an instructor - 500 rubles / hour.

Everyday price tag: 50 - 200 rubles, festive - 100-250 rubles.

Pensioners who present a document ride for free.

Other services:

• sharpening - 200 rubles;
• rental - 150 rubles / hour (deposit);
• parking - 100 rubles.
• free wardrobe, cozy cafe.

The work schedule may vary due to weather conditions. Contact: +7 (921) 383-60-26.

What visitors say:

• excellent skating rink, excellent natural ice;
• the area is spacious, no one interferes;
• rode cool and got to the show;
• there is also an amusement park and a climbing wall, you can change entertainment.

• during the day it is not flooded, after lunch it is difficult to ride.

TsPKiO them. CM. Kirov

In the Primorsky District, a skating rink in Central Park has been operating in winter for many years. Two skating rinks with artificial ice have been operating there recently. The ice fields are located near the metro station Staraya Derevnya, Elagin Island, 4, AE. On an area of ​​800 sq. m., where the tree is necessarily installed. You can ride absolutely free, but on holidays and weekends you need to buy an entrance ticket to the park:

• adults - 70 rubles;
• children, students, military personnel - 30 rubles;
• preferential categories - free.

Sessions here are two hours long, after each one must be filled, because the visitors really like ice. The rental has skates from 27 to 47 sizes, the rental price is 300 rubles. per session. Protection is available for hire (knee pads, elbow pads, helmet). There is a wardrobe and a cafe.

The skating rink is open from 10:00 to 22:00, the rental closes at 21:00.

All information by phone. (812) 430-28-21, 430-09-11.

What visitors say:

• long sessions;
• free skiing;
• beautiful design, pleasant music;
• GP classes, trainings for those who want to learn - for children and adults.

• paid wardrobe
• 12-year-old children cannot be without adults - this is too much.

Skating rink "Olympic hopes"

Until recently, this skating rink was filled with natural ice, now it is artificial. It is located in the Udelny Park at the Olympic Hopes stadium, not far from Udelnaya and Pionerskaya metro stations. A beautiful forested area around. Skating trainings and competitions are held here, so the ice is always of excellent quality.

For mass skating, the ice is open three days a week - Friday-Sunday. Lighting design, pleasant musical accompaniment during skiing, clean fresh air and a gorgeous forest - this is what a skating rink in Udelny is. There is a rental and sharpening, you can rent a locker for storing personal belongings. If you have your own skates, the time spent on the ice is not limited. The rental closes one hour before the property closes.

Opening hours for mass skating (session - 1.5 hours):

• 10:30 — 13:00
• 14:00 — 16:30;
• 17:30 -20:00.

During breaks - cleaning and pouring ice.

Ticket price:

• adult - 300 rubles / session;
• children, schoolchildren, students, pensioners - 100 rubles / session.

Rent - 200 rubles. for an hour of riding. Deposit - 1500 rubles. or a driver's license.

Information must be specified, contact: +7 (812) 301-22-38.

What visitors say:

• long sessions, nowhere are there such;
• very budget if with your own skates.

• ice is not always super;
• good, but not enough - only three days a week;
• no night skiing.

There are dozens of ice-covered outdoor sports facilities in each district of St. Petersburg. The artificial cooling site was equipped by the Planet Leta PA, Laplandia Park lures not only with a slippery field, but also with a farm with live reindeer. At Triangular Square, Kronstadt Stadium, Tsarskoe Selo, Olympic Hopes - more budget options, but with less amenities.

Lighter and warmer indoors, but riding outdoors is a special experience that cannot be compared to an enclosed space without sky and sun. And the fresh frosty air is more useful than the wind pumped up. That is why, having civilized ice arenas, a person strives to escape to natural conditions. Probably, such open sports facilities will exist for a long time.

We ride all year round

Artificial ice today makes it possible to arrange winter entertainment in every shopping and entertainment center all 12 months of the year. And such sites are growing like mushrooms. Perhaps, it is convenient to learn to stand on skates on them, to master the basics of sliding, but it is difficult to call it a winter sport - room temperature, not very slippery ice. But as entertainment for children and summer training, such sites are quite suitable.

Thanks to plastic ice, a new direction has appeared that is widespread in St. Petersburg - ICE-Fitness, fitness on ice. You need to find an arena where they do this, a group that matches your level, and make your figure perfect, rolling on the ice in a great mood.

Ice hail

Indoor skating rink in the Nevsky district, in the park. Babushkina, five minutes walk from the Lomonosovskaya metro station (you can go from Elizarovskaya) - Obukhovskoy Oborony Ave., 149. A wide range of services - from corporate events to birthdays. Those who are just going to do this sport will be provided with a free trainer-instructor at the weekend!

Figure skating, hockey training, mass skating - for those who have chosen an ice rink for themselves. She is in a metal hangar, where there are places to rest. There is a cafe in the main building, on the screen here you can watch online skating on ice. For convenience, rental, changing rooms are provided.

A wide range of sizes and models of skates, day and night hours - this is the range of services provided. The advantages of the center include the presence of a parking lot in the park, excellent ice quality, and polite staff. It should be noted that equipment for rent is issued on bail (an identity document, or 1,500 rubles per pair).

The cost of 1 hour is from 200 to 600 rubles.

Sharpening - 100 rubles, rolling sharpening is free.

The schedule changes weekly, so contact information is important: tel (812) 568-06-72.

What visitors say:

• you can ride all year round;
• there is a rental, you can take protection;
• there is an open (not all year round) and an indoor option;
• bonus program - you walk more often, more bonuses.

• the ice rink is small;
• paid toilet in the park.

At the end of 2020, the list of the five best year-round ice rinks looks like this:

• hockey center "Red Star";
• ice arena "Labor Reserves";
• ice arena of the Volna plant;
• Center for Ice Sports "Parnas";
• TRK "Rio".

Absolutely free

Free hockey rinks and playgrounds in St. Petersburg are flooded at educational institutions and in the adjoining territories. Most of them are in Primorsky (25), Kalininsky (14), Pushkinsky (11) districts. Of course, there is no infrastructure, the quality of the ice is local. But children are happy to acquire movement skills, learn puck handling techniques, and hone throws. And adults sometimes manage to keep the boys company.

There is a free skating rink for them. Boris Shilkov (19 Demyan Bednogo str., Building 2), where people with musculoskeletal disorders are taught skating and rollerblading on the basis of a sports school. With them, hardening, cardio training is carried out, general physical tone is strengthened.Skates and rollers help develop coordination and lobby. Children's groups of 9-12 years old are free of charge.

Some practical tips for beginners

• Ice rink selection: Beginners need bumpers on their first attempts to hold on, so outdoor outdoor ice rinks will not work, just like open park ones. The same bumpers will help to stop at first. It is for these parameters that you first of all choose a roller. Choose a time when there are not a lot of people on the site - there are more chances to either knock anyone down, or get run over by someone's high-speed skate.
• Clothing: dress in moderation. On the one hand, physical exertion will make you sweat, on the other, very light clothing will prevent the muscles from warming up. And the pants for the first workouts must be put on thicker, you have to fall in any case, let it be softer. Be sure to wear skates on woolen socks.

• Company: it is better to start training when there are friends nearby, confidently standing on skates, who will support, prompt, drag to the side or bench. They will record your feat and a good memory will remain. After just a few workouts, you will confidently cut circles and remember your first fears and falls.
• Choice of skates: of course, at first it will be rental shoes, but you need to choose not according to the color of the suit or "only curly", it is better to stop at walking ones. The size should be slightly larger than usual, the leg will be in a woolen sock, but should not be very tight.

• Skates usually have long laces. But if you tie it at random, then skating will not give pleasure and interfere with learning. The lower part is laced up tightly so that blood flows freely to the toes. The upper laces up more tightly so that the boot does not dangle on the foot, this can lead to injury.
• The first steps on the ice: don't immediately push off and roll. Stand at the side, wait, get used to the new sensations. Then try to move along the fence, pushing off with one leg. Do not agree to skate by hand in a circle until you realize that you can stand steadily on skates. Decide in advance how you will brake until you have acquired the skill of correct braking. To begin with, do not try to accelerate so as not to suffer, at low speed you can brake against the side. Important: you cannot ride on straight legs! Knees should be bent, so it is more convenient to push off and fall.
• Take care of your phone: The phone must be with you, you never know what incident happens. But find your pocket deep in your clothes, not in your jacket, you will definitely fall, the device may not stand it. Do not try to get the device while driving, especially take pictures - you risk losing your mobile phone and getting an extra bruise from falling.
• Safety: be sure to take elbow pads and knee pads for the first lesson, the chance to come to the second lesson with these items increases many times over.

The majority of ice sports athletes took their first steps on ice on ordinary courtyard rinks. Developing balance and stability when moving, the basics of moving and sliding technique - all the basics start with such small areas.

And then we choose ice, skating rink, company and get maximum pleasure!