We are fully confident and capable of dedicating a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Olympic event to the world

On the afternoon of the 4th, Xi Jinping expressed his condolences to the participating athletes and coaches at the speed skating hall of the ice and snow project training base of the Erqi Factory. Xinhua News Agency

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, president of the people, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently inspected the preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, stressing that running the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games well is a solemn commitment we have made to the international community. After several years of hard work, all the preparatory work is basically ready, and we are fully confident and capable of dedicating a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Olympic event to the world. It is necessary to strengthen confidence, lift the spirit, redouble our efforts, fully implement the simple, safe and wonderful requirements for running the games, and pay close attention to the preparatory work for the organization, service, command and dispatch of various events in the final stage, so as to ensure the complete success of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games.

Han Zheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, accompanied the inspection.

On January 4, Xi Jinping, accompanied by Cai Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, and Chen Jining, mayor of Beijing, went to sports venues, media centers, training bases, etc., to understand the preparations for the tournament.

National Speed Skating Hall

"Whether it is a new venue or a venue renovation, we must pay attention to comprehensive utilization and low-carbon use."

On the morning of the 4th, Xi Jinping first came to the National Speed Skating Hall and listened to the introduction of the design concept, construction process and operation of the venue in combination with the big screen. The National Speed Skating Hall, also known as the "Ice Ribbon", is the iconic venue and the only new ice competition venue in Beijing, with the largest all-ice design in Asia, and will undertake the task of speed skating on the avenue during the Winter Olympic Games. In the rostrum area, Xi Jinping carefully inspected the internal layout and track of the venue, and inquired about the operation planning and preparation of the event service guarantee during the venue. Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to the concept of green Olympic Games, shared Olympic Games, open Olympic Games, and clean Olympic Games, and highlight the characteristics of science and technology, wisdom, green and thrift. Whether it is a new venue or a venue transformation, we must pay attention to comprehensive utilization and low-carbon use, and integrate various functions such as sports events, mass fitness, culture and leisure, exhibition and display, and social welfare. The design and construction of the "Ice Ribbon" implements this concept very well. It is necessary to integrate more Chinese elements into the operation and management, so that it can become an important window to show the unique charm of Chinese culture and a beautiful business card to show the development of ice and snow sports in China.

Inside the stadium, technicians and ice workers are testing the track. Xi Jinping watched the test through the display screen to learn more about the ice making process and the ice surface temperature of the track. He stressed that the ice project facilities have high requirements for ice making technology. The National Speed Skating Hall not only has world-class hardware, but also leads the world in ice making technology, achieving low carbon and zero emissions. It is necessary to give full play to the technical integration demonstration effect of this project, increase the intensity of technology transformation and promotion and application, and contribute to promoting the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and achieving carbon peak carbon neutrality.

The National Speed Skating Hall, also known as the "Ice Ribbon", is the only new ice competition venue in this competition, and it is also the iconic venue in the main competition area of Beijing. It has 3360 curved glass units, the world's largest span of single-layer two-way orthogonal saddle-shaped cable net roof, the world's first Winter Olympic speed skating venue using carbon dioxide transcritical direct cold ice making technology, Asia's largest ice surface, "super brain". The "Ice Ribbon" will take on the speed skating event and produce a total of 14 gold medals, which is the single venue that will produce the most gold medals in the Winter Olympics.

Main Media Center

"Comprehensively, three-dimensionally and vividly spread the Beijing Winter Olympics to the whole world."

The main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is adjacent to the National Speed Skating Hall, and will serve as the working headquarters of global registered print media and broadcasters during the games. Xi Jinping successively walked into the main press conference hall, media workshop, and smart restaurant to understand the construction and operation of the center, improve epidemic prevention measures, create a full-process service model, as well as the release of information during the game, media operation, and catering services. In the media work room, Xi Jinping had a cordial exchange with media reporters who were making preparations. In the smart restaurant, Xi Jinping inspected the operation of smart catering equipment and learned about the center's strengthening of food safety supervision. He stressed that the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games integrates the main news center and the international broadcasting center to coordinate the service function during the game and the function of the exhibition after the game, so as to achieve green Olympic games and frugal operation of the Olympic Games. He pointed out that for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games, doing a good job in the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is the biggest test. Affected by the epidemic, the on-site viewing of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games has been greatly restricted, and news dissemination is more important than in previous sessions. The main media center should do a good job in all operations, services, and guarantees, not only to ensure the safe operation of various news reports and transmission and broadcast functions, but also to ensure the safety of epidemic prevention and control. It is necessary to strictly implement the "double closed loop" management, improve the epidemic prevention measures of the venues, and do our best to prevent the outbreak of the epidemic. To put food safety first, the more intelligent, the more we must pay attention to source control, to ensure that there is no mistake. He hoped that the media and reporters at home and abroad would report in depth, tell well the stories of the passionate struggle of Olympic athletes from various countries, tell well the story of China's preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, tell the story of the hospitality of the Chinese people, and comprehensively, three-dimensionally, and vividly spread the Beijing Winter Olympics to the whole world.

The main media center, the outer curtain wall of the "flock of birds" shape image, with the shape of the main body of the building " Kunpeng spreading its wings ". Including the main news center and the international broadcast center two major functions, the total use area of the game is about 216,000 square meters, including the news release area, broadcast work area, media restaurant, media workshop and other functional areas. The main media center is expected to receive about 11,600 domestic and foreign journalists during the competition, including about 2,600 print media reporters and about 9,000 broadcasters.