10 ice skating monuments/statues around the world

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How about this ice rink, next to Bibra Lake, Perth, Australia.
They've painted mountains & trees around the ice pad to give it an alpine feel.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Cockburn+Ice+Arena&tbm=isch

All ice rinks will have a license for playing music.
How about changing the telephone hold music to loop the well known riff at the beginning of the 'Under Pressure' song.
Performed by Queen & David Bowie. See how many you catch singing 'Ice Ice Baby' - Vanilla Ice, "it's not the same" /sarc

We really need you to build an ice rink...

If I won the lottery I'd invest the majority into ice skating; I hear Plymouth could use a new rink

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A speed skater cornering, like this -> https://www.instagram.com/p/CjK5xqjr51R/

Just expanding on this idea; I think what we need is a picture montage..

At the top written something like, "How do you take your corners?"
Then from left to right progressively deeper angled skaters.

Start off with the beginner skaters, two foot, slightly hunched, looking down?, arms up balancing (or 'airplane arms')
Then a figure skater, one foot (free foot tucked) soft ballet like arms, head up.
Dance/pair couple in kilian hold (deeper than solo; centre of gravity is between the two; move as a stable unit)
Hockey player, two footed with hockey stick on ice. (they tend to make sharper turns, so can lean in more)
Long track speed skater
Finally a short track speed skater
The difference being that for short track they wear more protective gear, and put their left hand on the ice.

Having a mix of skaters makes the mural more relatable, and inspiring.

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Having a mix of skaters makes the mural more relatable, and inspiring.

Yes, though you may want to leave out the beginner skater.


Here's a great coach and skating chum of mine, from her Instagram page.  I'm sure she didn't intend to humiliate her pupil but I would be horrified if that were me.  I can match Asha's pose, but it's bloody hard work.  I'm pretty sure she's at least 10 years older than the bloke in the picture.  Choose the right skating guru to compete with.


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Go to the 4th pic where they are side by side

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Just expanding on this idea; I think what we need is a picture montage..

At the top written something like, "How do you take your corners?"
Then from left to right progressively deeper angled skaters.

Start off with the beginner skaters, two foot, slightly hunched, looking down?, arms up balancing (or 'airplane arms')
Then a figure skater, one foot (free foot tucked) soft ballet like arms, head up.
Dance/pair couple in kilian hold (deeper than solo; centre of gravity is between the two; move as a stable unit)
Hockey player, two footed with hockey stick on ice. (they tend to make sharper turns, so can lean in more)
Long track speed skater
Finally a short track speed skater
The difference being that for short track they wear more protective gear, and put their left hand on the ice.

Having a mix of skaters makes the mural more relatable, and inspiring.

I love these ideas. You must win the lottery!

Plymouth would love a new rink; just don't let the Council get their hands on it! (I am desperate to move away anyway, so I'll keep you updated on where to build the new one when you have that win...)

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Chelmsford rink seems pretty well run and has decent amounts of ice time, decent ice, reasonable prices, and the area is OK if a little pricey as it's near London.

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Great shame about the statue of Torvill and Dean. We really don't do our athletes justice in this country.

I did notice some places in Nottingham named after their legacy.
Outside of the National Ice Centre is Bolero Square (private, or a pseudo public space?)
And over on the West of Nottingham is Wollaton; here are the following roads:

Torvill Drive, NG8 2BU & NG8 2BR.
Torvill Heights, NG8 2AU.
Dean Close, NG8 2BX.
Barnum Close, NG8 2BY. (music skated to in 1983)
Bolero Close, NG8 2BZ.
Callaway Close, NG8 2BT. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Callaway)
Courtney Close, NG8 2BS. (costume designer - long & interesting read)
Crawford Close, NG8 2AZ. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crawford#Barnum)
Jayne Close, NG8 2AY.
Christopher Close, NG8 2AX.

Shame they didn’t have some more fun with the postcodes; how about 5IX or 6OS or 6PS

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Off topic but there's a statue of the incomparable Brian Clough in the main square in Nottingham, and of course a long stretch of the A52 is called Brian Clough Way - just too tempting as it's the stretch that runs from Nottingham to Derby, both sides he managed with great success.

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It’s a residential care home now, but there’s a blue plaque on the house where John Curry OBE lived;
Arden Lodge, Warwick Road, Birmingham; 52.45026,-1.83000 - visible on Google Street View.

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Nice house!  I miss his approach to skating.  In a way Le Patin Libre come closest - wish they would come back to the UK.

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Yep, the guy's a legend.

Probably the only place in the world with curling stones for gatepost statues.
Kays of Scotland, Barskimming Road, Mauchline, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
55.51437,-4.38151 - visible on Google Street View.