Torino, November 21 – Waiting for TORINO 2025 is here: a month of events from Saturday, November 23, 2024, to Sunday, January 12, 2025, that will animate Courtyard 3 and Pavilion 5 of the Lingotto Shopping Center to celebrate the arrival of the Winter University Games.
Five themed areas will engage children and adults in activities such as ice skating, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, and many other surprises! For the occasion, the venue will feature a synthetic ice-skating rink (9m x 23m), a curling track (2m x 9m), a mini ice hockey field (4m x 9m), a cross-country skiing track, and a rifle shooting range (3m x 8m).
Waiting for TORINO 2025 FISU World University Games will be available every weekend with the following hours: from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. From December 27 to January 6, it will be open daily. The cost of the event will be €7 per person for access to all individual experiences.
To promote some of the winter sports featured in the upcoming Winter Universiade, the Lingotto Shopping Center will offer a rich program of events aimed at all winter sports enthusiasts who want to enjoy a month of strategy, competition, and fun.
“The Lingotto Shopping Center has always been attentive to the events that take place in the city – underlines the director Fabrizio Cardamone –TURIN 2025 FISU World University Games has a strong bond with the Lingotto and we are pleased to have started this collaboration with the event and its staff. We like to imagine that, among all the children who will come to the Center to try winter sports experiences, there may be someone who approaches these sports and maybe, one day, become a champion, just like what happened to Sinner with tennis”.
“We are thrilled to start this collaboration with one of the most important commercial hubs in Piedmont – commented Alessandro Sciretti, President of the Organizing Committee – A place that attracts thousands of people every day and even more so during the Christmas season will allow a vast and diverse audience to discover the world of the FISU Games. The Lingotto Shopping Center will be a wonderful pop stage to tell the story of the fascinating world of winter sports.”
The Lingotto Shopping Center, owned by 8Gallery Immobiliare (majority owned by AXA IM Alts and minority by Pradera), boasts a total GLA of 31,000 sqm across two levels, with 115 stores. Its annual footfall target is 6.5 million visitors, supported by a catchment area of 1.4 million residents within a 30-minute radius. The Lingotto Shopping Center is the only large-scale retail complex located in the heart of Turin and enjoys a location in a rapidly expanding area. Open 7 days a week, it offers a wide selection of shops, quality restaurants, a multiplex cinema, and a variety of leisure events.