Foreign media pay attention to the "countdown to the Winter Olympics for one month", Japanese media: Japanese players are preparing for the game in an ascending state

[Global Times special correspondent in Germany Aoki Li Jiayin Liu Yupeng] At 8:00 p.m. Beijing time on January 4, 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics officially entered the countdown of 30 days. The Beijing Winter Olympics include a total of 109 sub-events, and as of January 3, the Chinese delegation has shortlisted 93 sub-events, with 161 athletes and a total of 173 seats. Borg, president of the German Athletes' Association, said that in the final stages of preparation, the players focused on "achieving good performances in Beijing" – for most winter athletes, the appearance on the Winter Olympic stage is the biggest highlight of their careers.

The Japanese and Korean players are ready

"The Beijing Winter Olympics ushered in the opening countdown of one month, and the Japanese players prepared in ascending form." Japan's Kyodo News Agency said on the 4th that on the 3rd, the award ceremony venue in the center of Beijing conducted an award drill, and the award ceremony adopted the practice of athletes hanging up their medals. Yonhap News Agency said that the South Korean sports delegation held a 2022 training ceremony in the Zhenchuan Athletes' Village in Chungcheongbuk-do on the morning of the 5th to prepare for this year's sports events such as the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Hangzhou Asian Games. After the opening ceremony, a media day will be held to commemorate the 30-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

"The host is very confident in epidemic prevention and control"

Britain's "Arena Insider" said that the high contagiousness of the Omiljung mutant strain has made the world uneasy, and the confirmed cases of new crown in the United States and France have reached new highs. Christopher Dolby, executive director of the IOC's Olympic Department, is concerned about the increase in the number of confirmed cases of athletes, "considering that athletes have been preparing for the Winter Olympics for a long time, we obviously do not want them to withdraw before the start of the games." But Dolby added, "The hosts are very confident in the prevention and control of the epidemic, they have established an extremely perfect closed loop, athletes have little contact with the outside world, and virus tests are carried out every day." During the Beijing Winter Olympics, event participants will remain in a closed loop. From the perspective of athlete health and safety, this arrangement is much better. ”

"The Final Sprint Before the Winter Olympics"

On the 4th, Russia's "First Channel" TV station reported with the title of "One Month Countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics" that winter sports athletes from all over the world are making intense preparations for participating in the Winter Olympics. China, as the host, has reached the final preparatory stage, and the work of sports facilities and Olympic villages is in full swing. In support of the Olympic Games, renowned Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva filmed a music video of the Beijing Olympic Games.

"The final sprint before the Winter Olympics!" A Beijing-based reporter of German Television said on the 4th that the final preparations are being carried out intensively. According to the "Global Times" reporter learned on the 4th, the Beijing-Zhangjiang high-speed railway connects the three major competition areas, formulates and implements the Winter Olympics transportation service plan - from January 21, the closed-loop and non-closed-loop management will be launched. "The International Olympic Committee is full of confidence in the Beijing Winter Olympics", The German News Agency said on the 4th, canceling or postponing the game does not seem to be an option for China, and the International Olympic Committee insists on hosting the Olympic Games on time. IOC President Bach said they were very confident that Beijing would "make history" — the only city in the world to host the Summer and Winter Olympics.

These five stars are the most anticipated

Gu Ailing (Freestyle Skiing)

Wearing a conspicuous green ski helmet, Gu Ailing earned the nickname "Frog Princess". Agence France-Presse believes that at just 18 years old, she will be the most talked about player at the Beijing Winter Olympics. In the second final of the freestyle ski U-field World Cup in Calgary, Canada, which ended on the 2nd, Gu Ailing won her fifth title of the season, which was also her first title in 2022. Agence France-Presse said that Gu Ailing not only achieved well in the arena, she also had the labels of model and bully. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing will participate in three events: U-shaped venue skills, slope obstacle skills and big jumping platforms.

Mikaela Severin (alpine skiing)

American athlete Mikaela Severin is known as the "first person to ski the alpine slopes", and she has been involved in skiing since she was 2 years old, and she won the Women's Alpine Skiing World Cup from 2017 to 2019. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Severin won the gold medal in the women's giant slalom for alpine skiing. Although she said she had covid-19 last month, she returned to the World Cup zagreb on the 4th of this month.

Sean White (snowboarding)

The 35-year-old legend Sean White has not yet qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics, having won the men's snowboarding U-track at the 2006, 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympics. If he can appear at the Beijing Winter Olympics, it should be the end of his brilliant career.

Chloe King (snowboarding)

Korean-American women's snowboarder Chloe King won the women's U-shaped track at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Since both of her parents are Korean, she was warmly cheered by the "home" crowd in Pyeongchang. At the 2021 Snowboard U-Shaped Track Skills World Cup in Lex, Switzerland, Chloe King won the championship and is also a strong contender for the gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Feather Knot String (Figure Skating)

On December 26, 2021, Yu yu won the championship at the Figure Skating Championships in Japan and successfully qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Japan's Sankei Shimbun said that Yusei Yushin hopes to complete the perfect Axel Four-Way Jump (4A) at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and looks forward to successfully defending the title with difficult moves. Agence France-Presse said that for The 27-year-old "figure skating prince", his dream is to achieve three consecutive championships in the men's figure skating event of the Winter Olympics. Although his preparation plans were once affected by an ankle injury, he has been in good shape recently.