The 2026 World Speed Skating Track Series Finals opens in Xinhua, Hunan

On the evening of November 13, the 2026 World Speed ​​Skating Track Series Finals opened at the Roller Skating Sports Park in Xinhua County, Loudi, Hunan. 428 athletes from 14 countries and regions will compete in speed in the next two days.

Opening ceremony scene. Photo provided by the event organizing committee

Xiong Ni, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau, Feng Lianshi, Chairman of the Chinese Roller Skating Association, and Gwendal Lepivert, Technical Representative of the World Roller Skating Federation, attended the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony started with a youthful and energetic hip-hop and rap performance. The Asian Figure Roller Skating Champions performed on the same stage, and delegations from 14 countries and regions appeared in turn. After the event started, thousands of drones soared into the sky, changing the silhouettes and trajectories of roller skaters racing in the night sky, and outlined scenes such as "I Love Xinhua", Meishan Martial Arts, and the Purple Quejie Terraces, bringing a visual feast to the audience.

Opening ceremony scene. Photo provided by the event organizing committee

This event adopts the "three competitions in one" model. The 2026 World Speed Skating Track Series Finals, the 2026 National Roller Skating (Speed Skating) Open (Hunan Xinhua Station), and the 2026 U Series China Youth Skateboarding Tour (Hunan Xinhua Station) will be held at the same venue. Among them, the finals include 200m double time trial, 500m+D race, 5000m points race, 10000m knockout and other events; the National Open consists of adult group, youth group A and B, youth group A, B, C, D and promotion group; the skateboard tour is divided into men's and women's street style and bowl pool, and is conducted in four age groups: U18, U15, U11 and U9.

It is reported that the finals are hosted by the World Roller Skating Federation and hosted by the Social Sports Guidance Center of the State Sports General Administration, the Chinese Roller Skating Association, the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau, and the Loudi Municipal People's Government. Xinhua Roller Skating Sports Park, where the event is held, is the first sports theme park in Hunan that focuses on roller skating and skateboarding. The speed roller skating venue has reached international A-level standards and can meet the needs of international high-level events.

This event is the second consecutive year that Xinhua has hosted the finals of the series. In recent years, Xinhua County has continued to explore a new path of integrated development of "events + industry + cultural tourism". It uses events as a platform to promote cultural tourism routes, special product exhibitions and consumption scenarios, promote the coordinated development of mass sports and competitive sports, and the deep integration of cultural tourism formats. (over)