When was the Olympic gold medalist born who opened The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena?
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham (originally the Nottingham Arena, formerly the Capital FM Arena Nottingham) is a multi-use indoor arena located within the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England. The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena were opened by Olympic gold medalist Jayne Torvill on 1 April 2000. Since its opening, the arena has hosted over a thousand concerts, comedy acts, family shows and sporting events. The arena is the UK’s first twin ice pad facility and centre of excellence for ice sports in the UK.
Alexander Svinin Alexander Vasilyevich Svinin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Свинин ; born 7 July 1958) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. With Olga Volozhinskaya, he is the 1983 European silver medalist, 1985 Skate Canada International champion, and competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.