recreational skating and other Saint Petersburg, Russia Sports Travel Tips

Theme: Other

You can rent in-line skates and wander on the paved paths of Krestovsky Ostrov.

Equipment: The Park is free, but you have to rent some skates.

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Address: Krestovsky Ostrov
Directions: Krestovsky Ostrov -- right at Metro Krestovsky Ostrov

Theme: Other

With a sled or just on your fanny you can enjoy sliding down ice in many local parks.
Entrance is free and the only hazard is watching for the many children who might want to slide into you.
Free!

For more exercise you can rent a Finlandski sled on Krestovsky Ostrov. One person can ride while the other stands and pushes and rides the rails when possible.

Equipment: Plastic snow sled or just your waterproof pants.

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Address: Yusupov Park, Sadovaya St.
Directions: Sadovaya Street past Sennaya Square to Yusopovski sad.

Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding

In 2014 the winter olympics will be in Russia. The children's cartoon character Cheburashka was the symbol for Russia's Olympic team in Turin, Italy in 2004.
Normally he is brown, but for the winter Olympics he became white.
The games will be in the sourthern resort area near Sochi on the Black Sea.

Equipment: Cheburashka is an imaginary animal that arrived to Russia in a box of oranges. No one knows where he came from, but he is only found in Russia. He was invented by Uspensky who wrote a book and popularized by 4 animated cartoons. In the coming years there will be new cartoons released by Japanese animation studios. Watch for them!


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Directions: Near Sochi, near the Black Sea, in the mountains
Website: http://sochi2014.com/

Theme: Other

Bowling is gaining popularity now in Russia.
There are 36 lanes
at Bowling City at Sennaya Center which is open 24-hours.
There are some late night and early morning discounts.
Lowest price about 360-660 rubles an hour. Four people can play on a lane.
Here is a short clip of rolling a strike.
http://www.youtube.com/sennayashorts/
Remember to throw some gutter balls after this or your girlfriend will be upset. :)
( You can also ask for the gutter rails to be automatically raised for children or your girlfriend and they will always score some points.)

Equipment: Rent, the shoes and balls are included in the fee.

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Phone: +7 (812) 3803005
Address: sennaya ploschad, Efimova 3
Directions: Metro Sadovaya or sennaya ploschad
Website: http://www.sennaya.ru/bouling.html
Other Contact: http://www.bowlingcity.ru/

Theme: Sports Watching

Projects of new football (soccer) stadium
The Governments of Saint Petersburg has started the projects for the international architectural competition. It will be a new modern football stadium on Krestovsky island for not less than 60,000 people, meeting the requirements UEFA and FIFA, complex development and an accomplishment of adjoining territory. The planned volume of investments totals 250 million US dollars.
The commission of experts under presidency of the Governor of Saint Petersburg V.I.Matvienko and Chairman of Board of Open Society " Gazprom " A.B.Miller by definition of the best architectural decision under the civil-engineering design of new football stadium on Krestovsky island from the works submitted on competition has preferred the Japanese project "Spacecraft" (" Kisho Kurokawa architect and associates "). Under the preliminary information the stadium will be constructed by 2009.
Information on the website is only in Russian language.

Equipment: Just your eyes for now and some patience to see what will be.

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Address: Kretovsky Ostrov
Website: http://www.fc-zenit.ru/info/page.phtml?id=304

Theme: Extreme Sports

New (December 2006) outdoor Skateboard park in the courtyard of 34 Voznesensky Prospekt, for extreme skating, rails, ramps and so on. For the serious urban board or fan :)

Equipment: A skateboarder practising his skills at a new specially built extreme sports park in the courtyard of 34 Voznesensky Prospekt in the Admiralty district of the city.

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Address: 34 Voznesensky Prospekt
Directions: The yard at Canal Gribeodova and 34 Voznesensky Prospekt, Admiralty District in the center, 10 min walk from Sennaya ploschad
Website: http://www.skatelog.com/countries/ru/introduction.htm

Theme: Sports Watching

The St. Petersburg Open - Tennis
Since 1995 has grown to be a major sports event-
In October
Putin likes tennis too!

Equipment: Spectators need comfortable clothes

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Phone: 7 (812) 703-40-40
Address: Prospect Yourija Gagarina, 8.
Directions: St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Metro Park Pobedy
Website: http://year2005.spbopen.ru/eng/tournament/

Theme: Extreme Sports

Scaled down Formula 1 racing with many competitions. The cars can go 50 KPH, so it is not for little children.

Children can go on Bumber cars at Divo Ostrov, by Krestovsky Ostrov Metro.

Equipment: helmets and safety belts and Kart.

Expensive! Rent it for about 3000-10,000 rubles ($300) an hour depending on type.
The most professional carting facility in St. Petersburg
5-minute test drives for less than 300 rubles ($12)

Les expensive club, Karting-Klub, Kolpino, 13 Saperny Per. 7-612-461-28-83

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Phone: 7-812-183-69-84
Address: 45A Prospekt Stachek
Directions: Metro Kirovsky Zavod
Website: http://www.karting-centre.ru
Other Contact: info@karting-centre.ru

Theme: Extreme Sports

Paintball has become a popular sport, especially for corporate training and team building.

Equipment: St. Petersburg Federation of Sports Paintball
195 Ligovsky Prospect
7-812-320-88-88

North West Paintball
Federation
45 Pr.ospect Stachek
7-812-183-62-13

Paintball Club
25 Piskarevskiy prospekt
7-812-521-2326

St. Petersburg Association of Paintball
Gorelovo
7-812-135-9830

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Address: 195 Ligovsky Prospect
Website: http://paintball.ru/next.php?id=46

Theme: Other

The Petrovsky Stadium is host to the Zenit Soccer, the famous futbol team from St. Petersburg.
The Stadium became well-known after hosting Goodwill Games in 1994.

The stadium is scheduled to be leaved by team later in 2006.
The team is planning to move to a new remodeled Kirov Stadium in 2009. See other tip for Zenit Kirov Project.

Equipment: Equipment: Zenit clothing (recommended)

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Address: Petrograd Island
Directions: Directions: Follow the blue Zenit fans from metro Sportivnaya or Gorkovskaya, Petrogradskaya, Chkalovskaya metro.
Petrograd island in the Malaya Neva River, connected by a bridge to the mainland.
Website: http://www.fc-zenit.ru/eng/page.phtml?id=128