During the last week, the main stage of the Olympic ice hockey is being tried to be put in good condition. The arena will be open and in working condition for the games, but not 100 percent ready.
Milan’s Santa Giulia arena looks handsome from the outside. Lassi Kuisma
The condition of the Santa Giulia arena, the main ice hockey stage of the Milan–Cortina Olympics, never ceases to amaze.
The arena is supposed to host the years-awaited men’s Olympic relay, starred by NHL players, in a week’s time, but the arena is unfinished as far as the finishing works are concerned.
Iltalehti arrived at the arena on Wednesday, and the sight was grim.
In addition, the employee admitted that the arena will not be put in final condition before the Games, but that the work will continue after the Olympics.
Like a dump
From the outside, the arena is in presentation condition, but as soon as you enter the main doors, the truth catches your eye. The arena is badly under construction.
This is what it looked like in the corridor of the arena on Wednesday, a week before the start of men’s hockey. Lassi Kuisma
Many stalls are empty, some of the toilets are unfinished, there are gross piles of rubbish in the corridors and the details are badly torn.
The man who works in the corridors of the arena has a simple answer to the unfinished business.
