"World's largest" indoor ice rink opens at Paris' Grand Palais

The Manila Times

"World's largest" indoor ice rink opens at Paris' Grand Palais  A giant indoor ice rink opened in Paris on Saturday, December 14, for skaters to enjoy over the Christmas season. With 3,000 square meters (32,000 square feet), organizers claim this is the world's biggest ephemeral indoor ice rink. Situated at Paris' Grand Palais, where fencing events took place during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, skaters will be welcome until January 8, 2025 when the ice rink will be dismantled.   REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #worldnews #christmas #paris

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00:50At the beginning, it's kind of difficult, but I'm getting used to it little by little.

00:55It's my first time as well, mine and my fiancé's as well, so yeah, we're having fun.

01:00It's okay, it's nice.

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01:26I didn't know it was closed for 5 years, but I'm very happy to be here.

01:29It's a great atmosphere.

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02:10I started skating when I was 5, and I was doing it professionally until I came here to Paris.

02:20But unfortunately, there isn't ice rink in the city, it's a little bit far from the city.

02:28So when I heard they were going to open an ice rink in the Grand Palais, I was so happy.

02:35And it's the first day, so I'm really happy.

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