{"id":1599,"date":"2010-05-27T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T10:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/2010\/05\/27\/how-do-you-want-to-experience-the-worlds-best-athletic-show\/"},"modified":"2010-05-27T10:37:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T10:37:00","slug":"how-do-you-want-to-experience-the-worlds-best-athletic-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/how-do-you-want-to-experience-the-worlds-best-athletic-show\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you want to experience the world\u2019s best athletic show?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I want to see it live. I want to arrive at the stadium with high expectations. I want tempo, good results, excellent guiding, inspirational atmosphere, tough fights, excitement and memorable records. I want to be surprised. And, when the gala is over, I want to leave the stadium with a feeling of \u201dwow\u201d, a smile on my face and exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n<p>I have the ability to create this feeling. To form and create Sweden\u2019s most known yearly sport event. To give you the perfect competition. How well we succeed is up to you to decide. Every year we conduct a survey among spectators, athletes and managers to evaluate the competition. And one thing is for sure. DN Galan is top ranked in Sweden and in an international perspective. We are in many aspects seen as a role-model and initiator of new ideas. We drive. We want to be even better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know that everything is directed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My name is Janne \u00c5kerblom and I been DN Galan\u2019s Event Presentation Manager since 1997. I plan the gala in the smallest of details, write the manuscript and then \u2013 with a lot of flexibility \u2013 I steer the show to make the entertainment value as great as possible without affecting the athletes performances.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s common to say that we \u2013 the organizers \u2013 can\u2019t affect the results. But I\u2019m convinced of the opposite. The engaged spectator who enjoys the gala and wants to be a part of the show, really can help the athletes to reach a higher level.<\/p>\n<p>I direct and work with \u2013 besides one of the best audiences in the world \u2013 a very tight and experienced group of officials. Together we monitor and adjust. We are slowing down or speeding up different events, presentations etc \u2013 just so you don\u2019t miss any of the best. Nobody can follow both Christian Olsson and Blanka Vlasic if they are making their performances in exactly the same moment. And it would be a pity if Andreas Thorkildsen set a new stadium record when everyone was concentrating at the start procedure of the upcoming 100m. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Towards the perfect gala<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The road to the perfect gala is well travelled. We use video screens and result boards with live pictures, facts and results. We use music and sound effects that helps you to look in the right direction. One sound for presentations in sprint races, another for presentation in field events, a third for victory ceremonies, a fourth that starts when the last lap begins. We have three announcers with different roles. And we coordinate every important thing with the host broadcaster who produces both the international and the national TV-pictures. <\/p>\n<p>When the last event is finished around 10 am the evening of August 6th. 2010 I plan to have taken yet another step towards the perfect gala. And I hope that you this evening will leave the 98 years old Olympic Stadium with a smile on your face feeling &#8211; \u201dwow, this was the best athletic show you have ever visited\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Janne \u00c5kerblom<br \/>Event Presentation Manager, DN Galan<\/p>\n<p>PS. Is it something we can do better? Please send an e-mail: <link eventpresentation@dngalan.com>eventpresentation@dngalan.com <\/link>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to see it live. I want to arrive at the stadium with high expectations. 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