An Elfstedentocht in the current corona situation is not possible | Ice skating

sport">Last month, the board again made it clear that it is not possible to organize the Elfstedentocht under the current corona measures. In any case, as long as there is talk of the 1.5 meter measure in the Netherlands, the skating classic cannot be held in Friesland. As soon as the measures are relaxed, the situation will be reviewed. If there is enough ice and it is possible in relation to the corona measures, the board can organize an Elfstedentocht within 48 hours.

sport">However, the board now considers it inappropriate to organize an event that mobilizes hundreds of thousands of people, with all possible risks of contamination. The Elfstedentocht also puts a lot of pressure on hospitals and medical support. The board also considers this unjustified at the moment, given the great pressure this sector is currently experiencing.

sport">Zero centimeters of ice in Friesland

sport">The board also emphasized in January that an alternative version of the Elfstedentocht (for example with only competition skaters, without audience, fewer participants) is not an option. “An Elfstedentocht is not a real Elfstedentocht without an audience or with only a part of the field”, is the motto.

sport">Wieling realizes that there are already numerous rumors circulating in the skating-crazy Netherlands about the Tocht der Tochten now that winter is hitting hard. However, he also points to the fact that there is less than an inch of ice in Friesland.

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