On January 28, the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon" ushered in the first open day, and the Beijing Daily client reporter saw at the scene that speed skaters from Italy, Belgium and Estonia boarded the ice and began pre-competition training.
After the official opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Village on January 27, foreign athletes arrived in Beijing one after another, and the competition venues were officially opened one after another. At noon on January 28, more than 10 speed skaters from Italy, Belgium and Estonia came to the "Ice Ribbon", and after a brief visit to the venue, they gradually changed their clothes to the ice, becoming the first athletes to train in the "Ice Ribbon" on the day. The Beijing Daily client reporter saw at the scene that from the beginning of the visit to the venue, the athletes of the three countries were very excited, they took photos and exchanged from time to time, and the atmosphere was relaxed.
It is understood that the "ice ribbon" will arrange 4 training sessions from 10:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. on January 28, each group of training time is 1 hour and 15 minutes, and the training interval, the staff will clean up the ice surface in time to ensure the quality of the ice surface.