The team of ice makers in Qiqihar set off for Beijing to make ice for the Winter Olympics

The ice-making team from Qiqihar City went to the Beijing Winter Olympics.　Photo by Wang Yujia

Qiqihar, 9 Jan (China News Network) -- On the evening of the 8th, the Ice Service Team of the Beijing Winter Olympics, composed of 13 icemakers from Qiqihar, gathered at the Qiqihar Railway Station and will rush to the Beijing Winter Olympics to be responsible for creating ice surfaces for competition and training in the National Gymnasium.

According to the team leader Cui Yunkai, "the age structure of the team members entering Beijing is old, middle and young, the oldest age is 64 years old, the youngest age is 32 years old, the longest ice making experience has reached more than 40 years, and the youngest is also more than 10 years, through many participation in the Beijing Olympic Test Match, this team has a first-class level of ice-making business, and has been recognized by foreign ice experts, all of whom are elite soldiers." ”

Ice maker Yuan Kaijie specially for ice making this time, designed a wooden ruler, instead of a tape measure, he hopes to use this time-saving and labor-saving tool to better make ice.

The ice-making team will arrive in Beijing on the morning of the 9th. According to the requirements of the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, the ice-making team plans to continue to provide ice-making services for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games from January 9 to March 14. (End)