Mr. Tone Vogrinec, President of the organizing committee Maribor 2013
Head of our delegation in Erzurum and President of the organizing committee Maribor 2013, Mr. Tone Vogrinec evaluated the 25th WU and stated: “It is impossible to follow Turkey. I have many experiences in winter sports but your organization and venues are better than ours.”
Tone Vogrinec stated that Erzurum is better than Slovenia in terms of its population and venuen, and continued: “The goverment supports Erzurum amazingly. We cannot get the same level in terms of the venues. Our goverment support is not as huge as yours. “ Vogrinec expressed that he loved Türk Telekom Jumping Towers and Erzurum Stadium most and added: “The venues are at the city center. Especially, the jumping towers are outstanding. In Maribor, the jumping towers are 1 hour away from the city center.” Vogirnec stressed that Erzurum took an huge step by organizing 25th WU and continued: “Organizing olympics is a difficult process. All of the candidate countries are very competitive. Erzurum can host olympics, theorically. Winter Games will provide an important experience to Turkey.”
