For Immediate Release: 1/4/2016 10:07 am
Worcester, MA (January 4, 2016) - Saint-Gobain will be hosting a community evening of public skating at the Worcester Common Oval on Friday, January 8th, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Admission is free. Skate rentals are available for $3 with a $25 deposit per skate rental.
In addition to public skating, and in partnership with Norton, a brand of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, members of the US Luge Team will be at the Worcester Common Oval for a luge demonstration and exhibition. Norton is the primary sponsor of the US Luge Team through 2018. Joining the team at the event will be current and former Olympic luge athletes, including 1998 Olympic Luge Doubles Silver Medalist Gordy Sheer.
"We have hosted Friday Night Skate for the past three years and it is now becoming a fun tradition for us," said Bradley H. Johnson, Vice President, Saint-Gobain Abrasives North America. "We hope the community will take advantage of the free admission to enjoy a night of skating with their families while learning more about the sport of luge."
Schedule for the Evening:
For more information about US Luge, visit www.usaluge.org.
About the Oval:
The rink is open for public skating:
The 12,000-square-foot rink, which opened in 2012, is 4,000 square feet larger than the rink at New York City’s Rockefeller Center. The Oval has piped-in music, skate rentals, concessions, holiday lights and more, making it a fun and affordable family-friendly activity.
For a full schedule visit http://www.worcestercommonoval.com and like us on Facebook. Weather conditions hotline is (508) 929-0777.
