18 January 14:08
On January 17, the 10th anniversary festival-competition of snow and ice sculptures “Magic Ice of Siberia” ended in Krasnoyarsk. At the closing ceremony, the winners of the professional stage, as well as the winners of the audience award, were announced.
This year, 30 teams from Russia, Belarus, Mongolia, China and South Korea took part in the competition. Figures made of snow can be seen on Teatralnaya Square, and compositions made of ice can be seen on the Central Embankment.
Teams from Krasnoyarsk, Tyva and St. Petersburg won the anniversary festival “Magic Ice of Siberia”.
Names of gold medalists of the professional competition:
- Ice (Abstraction): “Kestik” (Tuva, Kyzyl) – “Shaman’s Whisper”.
- Ice (Realism): “IceArt” (Krasnoyarsk) – “Sakura”.
- Snow: “No comment” (St. Petersburg) – “Dance”.
The award to the winners of the competition was presented by the mayor of Krasnoyarsk Sergey Vereshchagin.
“It’s great that Krasnoyarsk is starting 2026 with such a beautiful event. We have a large-scale anniversary festival. We stepped onto Teatralnaya Square for the first time. For the first time we have 30 professional teams. Professionals from South Korea came to us for the first time. I really hope that those who came to Krasnoyarsk managed to feel what Siberian frosts are, but also to feel what Siberian hospitality is,” the head of the city emphasized.
Photo: Daria Krivitskaya and Alexander Paniotov.
