Gothenburg, Salt Lake City and Lyon 2027

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The IMSSC session meeting was held on January 27 at the Max Aicher Arena in Inzell, Germany. Representatives from nine IMSSC member countries attended in person, with seven countries participating online.

Lyon, France, which had been a candidate at the previous meeting, was selected as the host city for the 2027 MIST Games. Its schedule is TBD. Gothenburg, Sweden, was unanimously selected as the host for the 2027 Masters Sprint Game (MSG) scheduled for February 6-7. Meanwhile, for the Masters Allround Games (MAG), Salt Lake City (SLC), USA, was the sole candidate. Although concerns were raised regarding the current political situation, it was decided that the event would convene in SLC in March 2027. SLC is currently scheduling with other events, International Am Cup Final (Single Distance), Calgary Oval Finale (Canada) on March, 2027 (TBA), enabling skaters to travel one round trip for three big games in North America.

IMSSC is willing to invite all of you for the upcoming games in 2027. Have a good season in 2026 and get ready for the 2027 season.

MSG26-27/Gothenburg
Ruddalens skating oval was closed in January 2019, and after extensive renovation, the facility is now ready to welcome skating enthusiasts of all ages. The arena has undergone extensive renovation with new cooling pipes in the concrete slab, an additional 2,100 square meter ice surface that complements the oval and the rink on the inner field, a new bridge with access to the inner field for all ice surfaces, and protective pads around the entire 400-meter oval have been updated.