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Figure skating in Warsaw: audio report

16.01.2023 16:30
More than 160 kids and adults from Poland and abroad, including Ukraine, participated in the Walley Winter Cup figure-skating competition at Warsaw's Torwar Arena over the weekend.
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Magdalena Tascher
Magdalena TascherPhoto: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

Medals were awarded to both amateur and professional skaters, offering qualification chances for the national Winter Youth Games, which will be held in Poland's southeastern Podkarpackie region in late January.

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Photo: Photos: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

"Definitely Polish people like figure skating although we do not have many indoor figure skating ice rinks," Magdalena Tascher, the coordinator of the 2023 Walley Winter Cup, told Radio Poland’s Danuta Isler.

"We actually see that people are much more interested in figure skating after the pandemic ... the sport is getting more and more popular," Tascher added.

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