In the very center of Russia, literally thirty meters from zero kilometer, as part of the celebration of the 870th anniversary of Moscow, a unique facility dedicated to extreme water sports sports - playground, consisting of a pool with a reversible winch and an installation for generating an artificial wave. This project will certainly go down in the history of Russian and world wakeboarding. 
The wake park was designed by SPIN specialists. A special pool has been installed on Manezhnaya Square, consisting of two sections fifty and twenty-five meters long.
A line of figures is placed in the pools and the gap between them. Riders will be able to try their hand at two different transition boxes, a reversible kicker, a rooftop rail and a wide quarter pipe. A hefty wallride was located on the platform connecting the pools. The figures are designed specifically for this event by the joint efforts of the SKILLPACK team, which created the Olympic snowboard park in Sochi, and KINGWINCH Wake System, an experienced manufacturer of winches, figures and other wakeboard equipment from St. Petersburg. Powerful traction will be provided by a modern reversible winch. The park promises to be interesting for both pro-riders and beginners. 
The total length of the track for professionals is eighty-seven meters; fifty meters (one section) - the length of the track for beginner riders. The width of the pools is eleven meters, which will allow confident guys to comfortably jib on the figures and jump flat. Depth - one meter.
The equipment and infrastructure of the spot will please even the most demanding riders in terms of comfort: warm locker rooms, a heated starting area with infrared heaters. The water in the pools will be kept crystal clear by special filtration systems.
The site will be illuminated for night skiing with a view of the Metropol Hotel and Red Square. From the surrounding reservoirs, our favorite sport is transferred to the very center of the city.
Visitors are provided with the necessary rental equipment: wetsuits, boards, vests and helmets. Professional trainers will help beginners get on the board and experienced athletes learn new tricks.
The grandchildren of all the riders participating in the revolutionary wake events on Manezhnaya Square will be able to boast unique photos grandfathers on the boards against the backdrop of the Kremlin. A professional photographer will work on the spot.
On September 8, 9 and 10, competitions dedicated to the City Day will be held here, as well as demonstration performances world stars. Some of the coolest riders in the world are going to visit the competition, such as Dominik Guhrs, Sam de Haan and Ian Curry. We will tell you more about the competition later. Registration is already open.
The second important object will be the installation for generating an artificial wave.
Flowboarding is a sport that combines elements of surfing and skateboarding. The rider balances on a special board in the oncoming flow of water. The installation pumps about two tons of water per second!
Professional riders say that flowboarding is like no other and is an independent, unique sport. Everyone can also try their hand at mastering the city wave. On September 9 and 10, demonstration performances and master classes by professional flowboarders from the USA, the birthplace of flowboarding, will take place.
At the time of this writing, an installation for generating an artificial wave was installed, the pools of the wake park were filled, figures and a winch were installed.
On City Day, Tverskaya Street, which will become pedestrian on September 9 and 10, will feature trampolines, a climbing wall, a pump track and a skate ramp.
The SPIN company acted as an expert consultant on the creation of a water platform for the holiday and the organizer of international competitions.
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The outgoing week brought many bright and various events. The festival of shelter dogs and cats was held in the Krasnaya Presnya park, the Rostec fireworks festival was held in Brateevsky Park, and the Army-2017 forum was held in the Patriot center, in Alabina and at the Kubinka airfield. Online edition site chose best moments caught in the camera lens this week.
The solemn closing of the summer season took place in the Alexander Garden of the Moscow Kremlin. The concert of three leading military orchestras of Russia at once became a musical greeting to the 10th Spasskaya Tower International Festival.
dedicated to international day protection of homeless animals, was held in the park "Krasnaya Presnya". More than 20 private and municipal shelters took part in the festival.
The third International was held in the capital. This year the theme of the festival was "Moscow on seven hills". Top Teams pyrotechnicians from different countries presented an unforgettable show to the guests of the holiday.
It takes place from August 22 to 27 at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center, at the Alabino training ground and at the Kubinka airfield. There you can see more than 200 units military equipment. The total exposition area exceeds 300 thousand square meters.
The capital hosted the XX Moscow International Festival, which has become the largest open-air jazz forum in Russia in two decades.
At VDNH passes XXIV, plants, equipment and materials for ornamental gardening. Visitors will be treated to floristic shows by world industry experts, as well as lectures, master classes and presentations of new selections.
He will take part in the jubilee X International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower". The team brought together titled musicians from different European countries, who have already achieved recognition in their homeland.
A group of artists in real time, creating on its basis a new object of urban graffiti art. The theme for the sketch was the World Cup.
To the day of the city on Revolution Square. Both wakeboarding pools on Revolution Square were the first to be tested by 20 professional athletes. Residents of the capital will be able to ride a wakeboard for free from August 28 to October 9.
Many already know that in Moscow, literally thirty meters from the zero kilometer, as part of the celebration of the 870th anniversary of Moscow, a unique facility dedicated to extreme water sports has opened and is operating - a sports ground consisting of two pools with a reversible winch and an installation for artificial wave generation.
Skating is available to everyone by appointment. You can judge how popular the sites are by the number of applications, photos and rave reviews on the network using the hashtag #Moscow870.
According to the site dedicated to city day, in the first 2 days, more than 2800 people signed up for master classes in wakeboarding and flowriding (riding on an artificial wave)!
To avoid queues, the Trajectory boardshop riders chose the earliest, gloomy and rainy morning for skiing. What a surprise it was when, contrary to the forecast, the sun appeared and, despite the cool wind, the conditions for skiing turned out to be just perfect! 
If you change clothes in advance, you can save precious time for skiing)) 
For the sake of riding on a unique spot, Nikita Terskov came to the capital from St. Petersburg. 
The time of the meeting was agreed in advance, and at the appointed hour the team consisting of Pyotr Ershov, Sergey Tarakanov, Roman Tyutyunnik and Nikita Terskov met at the appointed place and went to Manezhnaya Square. 
PETER ERSHOV.
The youngest rider in the team, but many can envy his competitive experience. More than 10 competitions in the Russian Federation during this short summer with decent results. The level of skating of Peter is significantly higher than his peers. 
The most difficult figure in Wake Park #Moscow870 is much taller than this rider, but the skills and sportsmanship allow not only to cope with an obstacle, but to correctly use a plastic iceberg to perform the most difficult stunt elements. 
Many people know how to slide over the figures, but not everyone can handle it to crush the nose over the entire figure. After skating, Petya shared: "It's great that now a lot of people are learning what wakeboarding is. I'll bring all my friends and classmates here. It's two metro stops from here to my school. Look for me here in September!" 
SERGEY TARAKANOV.
Well known to subscribers of the Trajectory video channel. His training videos have been watched by thousands of athletes. In winter, he blows up the snowy slopes, and in the summer he cuts through the water surface of the spots or rides on fierce street locations. 
Despite the day off, Sergey was in a hurry to return to the Trajectory and be in time for the opening of the store. Work is work. Therefore, his skating was short, oh very intense. "Park in the city center. What could be better? Only free park on the Red Square!!! I think this project will make a leap for the entire Russian wakeboarding industry. Both park and reverse setup are good! It's great that there is such a figure as wallride. In general, the park turned out to be good - come and try it yourself"!
ROMAN TYUTYUNNIK
Experienced rider and titled athlete. His sports achivments can be listed for a long time. The 2017 season is still going on, and Roman already has victories in such competitions as the Moscow Championship and the Natalia Rumyantseva Cup. 
Roman is the only member of the wake community who had the honor of carrying olympic fire, moving on a wakeboard behind a boat. 
Roman has been taking part in international competitions for many years, defending the honor of the country as part of the wakeboarding team of the Russian Federation. 
NIKITA TERSKOV
Most titled Russian athlete following the results of the current season, this year's champion of Russia in wakeboarding, Nikita, as always, demonstrated an impeccable style.
He enthralled the Chinese delegation, who greeted his every trick with thunderous cheers. 
Nikita's opinion is authoritative for many riders. "The spot turned out to be very cool! It's nice to see that the site is made convenient not only for spectators, but also for athletes! This is not an ordinary pool with a pipe and a springboard, but a cool park with many different lines! Only 75 meters of water is a park, in which has a quarter, wallride and two sliders where you can ride from one to the other! In a word - fire!" 
Spot in a matter of days attracted the attention of wakeboarders from different cities of Russia. At the time of writing, a record number of participants have already registered for the competitions, which are scheduled for September 8-10 - 120 athletes from 22 subjects Russian Federation. And this means that there will be something to see on the City Day on Manezhnaya Square! 
And given the international status of the planned competitions and the applications received from top foreign athletes: Sam de Haan, Ian Curry and Dominik Gürs, the event is a must-attend!
See you at Manezhnaya! 
And after the end of the competition, the venues will work until October 9!
An unusual structure is being built near the zero kilometer. Pools 25 and 50 meters long appeared on the site between the Historical Museum and the Moskva Hotel.
Moscow City Day - wakeboarding
Photo: Agency Moscow/Nikerichev Andrey
Swimming pools built for City Day to entertain Muscovites extreme view sports - wakeboarding. The cable pulls the athlete on a special board forward along the waves, and he performs jumps and various acrobatic stunts.
The tanks stand one after another, and a springboard is erected between them. Real masters will fly from one pool to another - world champions in wakeboarding.
It took half a day to pour 800 tons of water into the pools. To clean it, 12 devices were installed that filter 10 cubic meters of water per hour. They will work almost around the clock.
Everyone can ride a wakeboard. Well, if you have never stood on such a board, professional instructors will come to the rescue. And all this is completely free.
Paul McCartney - 2003 concert
Red Square often becomes a venue for major concerts and music festivals. For example, in 2010, the world-famous musician and DJ Thays Vervest (Tiesto) performed on Vasilyevsky Spusk.
Well, the Spasskaya Tower military music festival can be safely called its permanent resident - this year it will be possible to hear military bands from all over the world on Red Square for the tenth time.
And yet, one of the largest concerts in the history of Red Square was the performance of the former member of the Liverpool Four, Sir Paul McCartney. Among those who came to listen to the greatest singer and composer live was Vladimir Putin.
Before the concert, the president congratulated the musician on receiving the title of honorary professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and noted that Sir McCartney's work is very much loved in Russia. "Your music was like a breath of freedom," he said.
Russia vs USA - the legendary match of 1994
Photo: TASS/Utkin Igor, Yakovlev Alexander
On June 16, 1994, President Boris Yeltsin accepted the offer of the National Sports Foundation to hold basketball game on the Red Square.
The next day, athletes from the USSR national team, who in 1988 beat the teams of the USA and Yugoslavia and took the "gold" at the Olympics in Seoul, met in a sports duel with veterans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) of the USA. A temporary basketball court was equipped next to the Mausoleum.
The legendary match ended with the victory of the Russians with a score of 96:74.
Mirror cube Dior and the 120th anniversary of GUM
In 2013, the Moscow GUM celebrated its 120th anniversary. It so happened that the anniversary turned out to be double - in 1893 the building of the Upper Trading Rows was opened, and 60 years later it was restored and called the State Department Store.
On July 9, this event was celebrated with a Christian Dior show. To do this, a mirror cube was erected in front of GUM, which reflected the building itself and the domes of Moscow churches.
At the fashion show, the models presented the autumn-winter collection of the French fashion house, and after the fashion show, Bryan Ferry spoke for all those present.
"Silk Way" - rally-raid and freestyle motocross
In July 2011, the rally-raid "Silk Way" started from Red Square - to the delight of the audience, the athletes staged demonstration performances in freestyle motocross. Racers from 27 countries competed that year.
As it turned out, only Russians can overcome Russian roads. Boris Gadasin and Dan Schemel became the winners in the car rally class, and Anton Mirny, Aidar Belyaev and Airat Mardeev won the truck competition.
Skating rink on Red Square
Unlike all other temporary structures, the ice rink on Red Square is flooded every year. And despite the fact that the main ice rink The country is located at VDNKh, the skating rink near the Kremlin walls is very popular with tourists and citizens.
Last year, world champion Ilya Averbukh spoke at the opening ceremony of the rink. He showed the audience a fragment from his ice show "The Nutcracker".
Well, for the early birds, the entrance to the rink was made, both on weekdays and on weekends.