The Chinese president calls for an austere Beijing 2022 in his visit to the facilities

A total of 22 teams will seek gold in a category that has been gaining prestige over the years, becoming the most prominent at the national level.

Jan 20, 2021 at 4:42 PM CET

The great incentive of the competition is its condition as a bridge to qualify for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The winning couple, if they gather the international experience required during the current season, will represent Spain in the Mixed Doubles World Cup between the April 24 and May 1, 2021, qualifying event for the Olympic Games.

The champions of the last two editions, Oihane Otaegi and Mikel Unanue (Txuri-Berri), start as favorites in a championship full of hopefuls to break the streak of the Basque couple. Of the 13 editions disputed so far, Iparpolo had been the great dominator: they won the first 11 championships, since its creation in 2008. 

The groups of the Spanish Curling Championship 2021 drawn

The list of the 22 participating teams, belonging to nine different clubs, is divided into four groups -Green Group, Red Group, Brown Group and Blue Group- with six teams in each of them. Barcelona has a team within the blue group.

The Chinese president calls for an austere Beijing 2022 in his visit to the facilities

Russia takes bronze in mixed curling doubles

Present at the national event will be Martin Stucki, Curling Technical Director and National Coach, who will follow first-hand the evolution of the teams during this initial phase. The entire Championship can be enjoyed in streaming through the RFEDH YouTube. In our social networks any information will be updated under the hashtag #CurlingESP.

The Grandvalira Resorts resorts will open their facilities, exclusively for residents of Andorra, on January 2, in what will be the premiere of the new 2020-2021 winter season. The opening date of the resorts, which includes Grandvalira and Ordino Arcalís, has been agreed with Ski Andorra and the authorities of the Government of the Principality of Andorra, and will be maintained as long as health and mobility conditions allow.

12/31/2020 at 4:22 PM CET

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On Saturday, January 2 and Sunday, 3, skiers resident in Andorra will have free access to the Grandvalira Resorts ski resorts. As of Monday, January 4, there will be a special price per person and day of 20 euros that will last until at least January 8, depending on the evolution of epidemiological data and mobility restrictions in neighboring countries , on January 9 it could be open to the public in a generalized way.

How to ski for free on January 2 and 3 To ski it will be necessary to have the Resident Season Ski Pass or make the online reservation of the Resident Plus + Ski Pass, a process that requires attaching documentation accrediting the residence. and January 3, will not count as days skied for the amortization of the season pass nor will they be charged to the users of the Plus + Ski pass.

Grandvalira Resorts launches a new website to purchase the Season Ski Pass and the Plus + Ski Pass. The page allows you to recharge the subscription online with the same support as last season so that the customer does not have to go through the lockers at any time.

How the Pass Plus + works

Like the https://worldbets.top/en/1xbet/ rest of the ski passes, the Pass Plus + is personal and non-transferable and works as a kind of electronic toll on the motorway. It is purchased only once online, it is delivered at the lockers, and it is connected to the credit card provided by the skier at the time of purchase. From here, it is no longer necessary to go through lockers, each ski day is automatically charged with the first pass through the access doors to the lift.In the case of January 2 and 3, that access will be free for all residents of Andorra, this payment will not be made and will be free. This pass is valid for the entire 2020-21 season and will allow unlimited access to all of Grandvalira and Ordino Arcalís the rest of the winter to ski more agile and economical, since when the partial opening period ends, the Ski Pass Plus rewards the skier with a 15% discount on the price of the daily ski pass, from the second day of use in the same station.

With the Ski Pass Plus + you will also get a 5% discount on some of the resort services in Grandvalira and Ordino Arcalís (ski and snowboard school, restaurants, rental and shop). For this, it will be necessary to present the Plus + Ski Pass at the station at the time of consuming these services. Season Pass, Covid-19 guarantee

Given the current situation, for the skier who opts for the Season Ski Pass, the promotional price period has been extended throughout the 2020-21 season.

In addition, it offers a guarantee in the event that the station has to close earlier than expected due to Covid. In the event that the pass has not been used, Grandvalira Resorts undertakes to return the full amount. All conditions can be consulted at www.grandvalira.com and www.ordinoarcalis.com

Safe stations certificates

In this sense, Grandvalira has obtained a double certification as a safe space against Covid-19: the Global Safe Site seal, from Bureau Veritas, and the Biological Risk Control, from OCA Global. In the case of Ordino Arcalís, since summer it has been certified by Bureau Veritas Global Safe Site.

These two certifications guarantee the correct application of prevention and control protocols that minimize the risks of contagion of diseases caused by biological agents, such as Covid-19.

Ordino Arcalís maintains its commitment to the young promises of skiing and will host one more season the Borrufa Trophy, which this year reaches its 29th edition. The famous international competition will once again bring together, from January 25 to 28, learning and fun in a unique sports and personal experience for the youth of the parish and the participating teams.

Jan 21, 2021 at 12:20 CET

Given the health situation this season, the competition will guarantee a safe environment under the supervision of the health authorities of the Government of Andorra and the station itself. The firm commitment of the organizers, sponsors and collaborators means that the Borrufa Trophy has established itself as an unavoidable event in the sector. As indicated by the participants at the trophy presentation, which took place this morning, it is a success that the competition can be held, despite the current situation. The Borrufa Trophy, recalled the director of Corporate Communication, Marketing and Digital Transformation Clients of Crèdit Andorrà, Joan R. Mas, “is an annual event that for four days places us at the center of the competition calendar of the International Ski Federation ”.

However, both the Minister of Culture and Sports, Sílvia Riva, and the Marketing Director of the Borrufa Trophy, David Ledesma, have pointed out that the organization has given itself two days to assess the state of the health situation in Andorra. So, after the increase in health tension levels in the last three days, they hope to be able to confirm on Thursday that « this evolution, if not downward, at least it has not increased and allows us to move on » with the competition, Riva explained. The president of the Andorran Ski Federation, Josep Pintat, stressed that “in 29 years we have experienced all kinds of situations and always both the Government, the Ordino Community and Crèdit Andorrà and the FAE have been able to overcome them by working together for Borrufa. ”.

With a limited number of participants for safety reasons, this season 15 countries and 101 people are participating, including skiers and other members of the organization. It is worth highlighting the participation of Spain, the Netherlands, Monaco and Argentina among the confirmed countries. All participants are aware of the possibility that the Trophy will be canceled due to a negative evolution of the health situation. But, as David Ledesma has explained, “today, there are not many stations in Europe with the disposition to organize competitions of this type and the participating countries, who know that until the last minute there is the possibility that the Borrufa is canceled, are happy to stay to train for a few days « in case the competition could not be held.

For his part, the Councilor of the Ordino Community, Jordi Serracanta, has added another attraction to the Borrufa Trophy by recalling that last October the Ordino Valley was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.

Prevention and security measures of the Borrufa Trophy

All athletes and their coaches must come with a PCR test of maximum 72h to be able to register. In addition, halfway through their stay, on Tuesday, they will undergo an antigen test again. The event staff will also be screened at the start of their activity.

The teams are housed in hotels where there are exclusively Borrufa athletes, trying to replicate a bubble that reduces external contact and the risk of contagion. Each of the delegations will have a delegate from the organization who will ensure the rigor in the control of protection measures and social distancing.

The Borrufa Trophy races will be held on different days, according to the categories (U14 and U16) and the modalities (Supergigante -SG-, Giant Slalom-GS, Slalom -SL- and National Team Event -NTE-). The competition will be held on the slopes of Les Canals, Portella del Mig and Canaro (NTE). It should be noted that the competition is part of the international FIS circuit.

Poland has been authorized to participate in the Four Trampoline ski jumping tournament after its skier Clemens Muranka tested negative for COVID-19, whose previous positive caused the exclusion of the entire team, favorite for victory.

Dec 29, 2020 at 11:05 am CET

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