Deputy Economy Minister highlights int’l body’s praise for Ski World Championships infrastructure in Bakuriani
Kvrivishvili highlighted the positive evaluations from the international governing body both in terms of infrastructure and organisation for the event. She noted the location was upgraded with new cable cars, a 29 km artificial snowmaking system with two reservoirs, and six new tracks. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Mariam Kvrivishvili, the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, on Friday highlighted the International Ski Federation’s comments on the infrastructure set up to host the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in the Georgian town of Bakuriani, adding the resort would host the event in a “dignified manner”.
Photo via Ministry of Economy
Kvrivishvili made the remark as she joined an inter-departmental meeting on preparations for hosting the competition that launches on February 16, and noted “all major infrastructure works” had been “practically completed”.
Photo: Ministry of Economy
Kvrivishvili highlighted the positive evaluations from the international governing body both in terms of infrastructure and organisation for the event. She noted the location was upgraded with new cable cars, a 29 km artificial snowmaking system with two reservoirs, and six new tracks.
Photo: Ministry of Economy
The tournaments will host up to 700 athletes from 42 countries on the main trails of Didveli and Kokhta mountains, where they will compete across seven disciplines.
Georgia was granted the hosting rights of the tournament by FIS congress in 2018. The programme for the Championships, which will run through March 5, is available here.
Irakli Burchuladze, the Director of the Mountain Trails Agency of Georgia, on Wednesday told agenda.ge state authorities were “doing their best” for ensuring everything was in place for the winter resort of Bakuriani to host the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships starting this month.
Georgia’s top ski resort Gudauri [Stepantsminda region] and Snowpark ski runs will be able to “perfectly” host the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, the Georgian Mountain Trails Agency said on Friday.
Michael Vion, the secretary general of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, has praised infrastructure works in the Georgian ski resort of Bakuriani ahead of its hosting of next year’s Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, Georgia’s Mountain Trails Agency said on Tuesday.
It's official! Georgia’s ski resorts of Bakuriani and Gudauri will host the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships. It marks the first time in the history of the International Ski Federation (FIS) that Georgia will host a World Championship and with more than 25 medal events planned, it is sure to be an eventful World Championships.
Over 2,000 international visitors from 42 countries have already registered to visit Georgia for the Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in the country’s winter resort of Bakuriani between February 16 and March 5, the Georgian Government’s press office said on Friday.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has praised the ongoing works for preparing the winter resort of Bakuriani for hosting the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championship in February, the Ministry of Economy said on Thursday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday highlighted the “large-scale” infrastructure works carried out by the Government, while inspecting the preparations for hosting the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships to be launched on February 18 in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Saturday hailed the infrastructure projects in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani as important investments for the development of tourism, after visiting with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili the preparatory works at the site for hosting the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.
Michel Vion, the Secretary General of the International Ski Federation, on Tuesday said he was expecting to see a “high-level hosting” of the upcoming Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani.
Authorities will institute traffic restrictions in the winter resort of Bakuriani to ensure uninterrupted access for visitors and athletes taking part in the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships, the Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Tuesday said the International Ski Federation had praised the works done by the country’s authorities on preparing the winter resort of Bakuriani for hosting the Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships, with the event set to launch this week.
Athletes from around the world on Thursday started their first official training in aerials, a freestyle ski discipline, as part of the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships running through March 5 in Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani.
The quality of ski tracks, infrastructure, and relevant equipment in Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani, arranged for the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships, is “identical” to European standards, Irakli Burchuladze, the Director of Georgian Mountain Trails Agency told agenda.ge on Saturday.
The development of Georgia’s ski infrastructure, and cooperation between domestic state institutions with Doppelmayr, an international manufacturer in the field, was discussed between Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Doppelmayr Executive Director Thomas Pichler, the Ministry said on Monday.