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Spanish Ice Sports Federation
The Royal Spanish Ice Sports Federation (), abbreviated as RFEDH or FedHielo, is the administrative body for ice sports in Spain. It is a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) and, in partnership with the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI), represents Spain in all international interactions regarding the Winter Olympics. The RFEDH is headquartered in Barcelona and its president is Frank González, a former ice hockey player and official. The federation was called the Spanish Ice Sports Federation () until ''S.M.'' King Felipe VI of Spain conferred the title of ''Real'' (Royal) on the federation on 27 July 2017. Disciplines RFEDH oversees Spanish involvement in eight disciplines: * Bobsleigh * Curling * Figure skating * Ice hockey * Luge * Skeleton * Short track speed skating * Speed skating The RFEDH governs the qualification and organization of official sports activities and competitions of these disciplines at the state level, in addition to managin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Sports
Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. Most are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally, such games were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial snow and artificial ice allow more flexibility. Playing areas and fields consist of either snow or ice. Artificial ice can be used to provide ice rinks for ice skating, ice hockey, para ice hockey, ringette, broomball, bandy, rink bandy, rinkball, and spongee in a milder climate. The sport of speed skating uses a frozen circular track of ice, but in some facilities the track is combined in an enclosed area used for sports requiring an ice rink or the rink itself is used. Alternatively, ice cross downhill uses a track with various levels of elevation and a combination of bends. Long distance skating ( "marathon skating") such as tour skating is only performed outdoors and uses the available natural ice from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
