Did you know which event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics had the largest number of athletes receiving the medals at the award ceremony? The answer is women's hockey. According to the calculation of 23 people in each team, the first, second and third teams receive the award together, and the total number of winners can reach up to 69 people. The gold, silver and bronze medals in men's hockey were awarded separately.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, the ice hockey program will be held at the National Gymnasium and the Wukesong Sports Center, of which the Wukesong Sports Center will hold 29 matches, including 23 women's ice hockey matches and 6 men's ice hockey matches. The award ceremony for the women's ice hockey tournament will be held at the Wukesong Sports Center.
How to organize the award ceremony with the largest number of participants? On the afternoon of December 24, the first simulation exercise before the main game was held in the business field of the celebration ceremony of the Wukesong Sports Center.
The award ceremony began, accompanied by passionate music, and the ceremonial girls stood tall, slightly tilted their heads, smiling and walking in unison, with medals and flowers in their trays.
After the ceremonial girls left the scene, the tall flag raisers walked into the venue with their heads held high and in a neat stride, three of them carrying three national flags. They were standing in the flag-raising area.
Then, the voice of the announcer came from the radio, introducing the bronze, silver and gold medal winning teams and team members in turn, and the award guests played by the staff presented awards to the three teams in turn.
It is worth mentioning that considering the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the award is contactless, the medals and flowers are placed in the tray, and the award guests hand the tray to the winning team members, and the team members take the medals and flowers from the tray in turn. The final link is the flag-raising ceremony.
"This drill cooperates with related business fields, such as sports display fields, mainly to carry out drills such as processes, streamlines, points, etc., and is the first full-process simulation drill of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games." Zhang Zhiqin, manager of the celebration ceremony of the Wukesong Sports Center, said.
The award ceremony volunteers and flag-raising volunteers who participated in the drill were all etiquette and flag-raising volunteers during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Behind the flowing water of the ceremonial girls is the result of repeated calculation and training of the step length and cadence according to the actual situation of the venue. The drill also included how to complete the venue layout of the award ceremony within the specified time, such as the laying of the award carpet and the layout of the award table.
"As the largest award ceremony at the Beijing Winter Olympics, we must complete it with high standards and zero mistakes. Through the drills, the refinement of each link is to make the highlight moments in the lives of the award-winning athletes more perfect during the Winter Olympics and in the eyes of all the people, so that they can enjoy the event and enjoy this glorious moment. Zhang Zhiqin said.