June 13th, 2009 by admin

In my beloved country we have the first Olympic-sized ice skating rink which is located at SM Mall of Asia Bay City, Pasay City, Philippines and owned by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall developer and owner in the Philippines. It is the second largest shopping mall after SM City North Edsa. At 61 by 30 meters, the rink is described as the biggest of its kind in Southeast Asia. It can accommodate both recreational and competitive figure skating, as well as ice hockey. Along with plain access and skate rentals, the rink’s operators also offer training programs in both figure skating and ice hockey. Several ice skating competitions have been held at the mall’s ice skating rink, the most prestigious yet having been Skate Asia 2007. It was also the first time that the Philippines had hosted any international ice skating event.