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January 15, 2026

Canadian ice master makes Olympic history with the Games' 1st indoor temporary speedskating rink

  • Mark Messer, a veteran of six previous Olympic tracks, has been working since late October at the new Speed Skating Stadium in Rho, Italy.
    • By COLLEEN BARRY
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Luca Bruno [enlarge]
    Ice Master Mark Messer poses in the stadium where speed skating discipline of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will take place, in Rho, outside Milan.

    RHO, Italy — No ice is colder and harder than speedskating ice. The precision it takes has meant that Olympic speedskaters have never competed for gold on a temporary indoor rink – until the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games.


     
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