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Fiemme 2003
World Championships 2003
The 41st FIS Congress in Prague in the June 1998, gave to Val di Fiemme a second victory, with the second assignment of the World Championships of Nordic Ski. After this great glory, Val di Fiemme decided to institute an official OC, presenting it during the 42nd FIS Congress in Melbourne in the May 2000. It was born NORDIC SKI WM - Val di Fiemme 2003 srl.
After the great first Championships hosted in 2003, the OC of Val di Fiemme, decided to do more and to improve still more the event.
From the 18th February to the 1st March, Val di Fiemme hosted his second world edition, showing its abilities and making known that the success of an event is the result of a team work. The effort was recompensed by the presence of 247.745 spectators.
The two stadiums used for the competition remained, logically, those used for the World Championships 1991. However, both the stadiums needed some works of construction and renewal, following the FIS rules. In the cross country stadium in Lago di Tesero, some technical facilities were realized, in order to follow also the requests of the Municipality of Tesero, owner of the stadium, for its future management. Therefore some changes occurred on the tracks; renewal of the snow producing system and on the lightning one; extension of the parking area and last, but not least, the construction of new building very important for such an event, as like meeting rooms, tribune, dressing rooms, waxing rooms, first aid, timekeeping tower, bar and restaurant, race office, and others. The ski jumping stadium in Predazzo, on the other side, underwent important renovation works, including the enhancement and modernization of the hills in compliance with the new regulations. The FIS regulations envisaged in this sense the modification of the landing profiles, both for the K90 and K120 hills. Other renovations works were made on the landing strips, completely modified; a new drainage system was realized. The two launching pads were also modified with new sideboards, and the snow covering system and irrigation system for summer jumps were enhanced. Five new cabins were installed for TV commentators and the building was totally renovated according to new regulations. Parking and service areas were also realized, together with the enhanced works for the plant for an adequate illumination.
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Again, as for the World Championships 1991, the press centre was set up at the congress hall in Cavalese, where journalists had great spaces at their disposal, especially in the working area with 280 working stations, all fitted with telephone, electric lines. Moreover there were 10 free Internet points equipped with a printer. Wi-Fi connection service was arranged for the first time. The opportunity to host the Nordic Ski World Championships was too important for Val di Fiemme and Trentino and could not be under valuated. For this reason it was necessary to have a specific staff for the Press office. Newspower took this assignment and with a staff formed by four people, and more than 95 during the event, was care of all the communication activities, strengthen the relationship with the Italian and foreign press.
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Also for the World Championships 2003 volunteers played a role of paramount importance. Besides their personal operative contribution, the volunteers have brought an important message of enthusiasm linked to the event to their families and to the inhabitants of the valley as whole. Each volunteer received from the OC of Fiemme 2003 the official uniform of the event: the winning strategy was that of identifying a leading group and subsequently create around it the working group. In all, the volunteers working in the different sectors amounted to 1.287, plus about 350 voluntary firemen.
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The role of the marketing sector, this time completely internal followed, not only had the classical tasks to follow the television and commercial rights, but for the first time followed also other initiatives and projects. The main tasks regarded TV and Media, IBC, website group, Fiemme Advertising and accreditation. But the real new activity was that of the school project, launched with the slogan "Sport is a school of life", involving the schools of the region, so that the pupils could directly live an unforgettable experience that would make them grow not only for the sporting point of view, but also from the cultural, historical and environmental one. Another important initiative was "Casa Trentino & Italia" , a place where it was possible to meet colleagues, athletes, trainers and VIPs and to taste the traditional Italian and Trentino cooking, while enjoying a warm hospitality.
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The victory ceremonies were scheduled in two stages: the first one (the Flower ceremony) took place directly in the stadium after the competition; the second one, the official one, the Medal ceremony took place in the main square of Cavalese. This choice to celebrate the ceremonies in the heart of the village enabled to create a really joyful atmosphere, with also a dancing show with the dancers of the Centro Danza Tesero 2000.
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In order to entertain people also after the competitions, the OC, in collaboration of the Fiemme Tourist Board and the municipal authorities of the valley, organized "The four great concerts", in which participated Tullio De Piscopo and his band, Patrizia Conte, the SAT choir of Trento, the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento and the violinist Elisabetta Garetti. Beyond the concerts, several cultural and historical exhibitions were hold, like in Predazzo in the Pink room of the Town Hall the "Thematic exhibition on historical skiing with ancients photos, the history of past athletes of Val di Fiemme and other issues". The exhibition "StArt. An artist for each nation along the path of sports" in Cavalese in the Centre of Contemporary Art. The philatelic exhibition "In Val di Fiemme snow and stamps" in Tesero. In Cavalese, the association A.I.A.R.P. set up a stand that highlighted in particular the use of the timber of Val di Fiemme for the realization of musical instruments.
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