Entry, village entry, training... Winter Olympic players from all over the world are coming!

Less than a week before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the capital airport ushered in a peak of entry - from January 28 to February 1, nearly 7,000 Olympic-related personnel will enter the Beijing Winter Olympics. At the same time, the athletes from various countries who have arrived early have also begun to adapt to the life of the Winter Olympic Village, and have successively carried out adaptation training in the competition venues.

The Korean short track speed skating team arrived in Beijing today

According to South Korea's "Seoul Economy" reported on the 29th, the South Korean short track speed skating team will fly from Incheon Airport in South Korea to Beijing on the morning of the 30th, and start training from the 31st. As South Korea's "medal warehouse" at the Winter Olympics, the Korean short track speed skating team won a total of 24 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze in previous Winter Olympics. At this Winter Olympics, the Goal of the South Korean team is to win two gold medals. Born in 1989, South Korea's men's short track speed skater Guo Yun-ki is now competing in the Winter Olympics for the third time, and he will appear at the opening ceremony as the standard-bearer of the South Korean delegation along with South Korea's female speed skater Kim Hyun-suan.

At the Winter Olympics, South Korea sent a delegation of 124 people, including 63 players. A large force of more than 70 SOUTH Korean delegations will take a special plane to Beijing on the morning of 31 July. In order to allow domestic Winter Olympic athletes to eat Korean food, the Korean Sports Association will also distribute bento boxes to athletes staying in Beijing Winter Olympic Villages, and has already delivered convenience foods in advance for athletes staying in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Villages.

Lee Chae-hoon, a 41-year-old South Korean women's cross-country skier, is the oldest of the Current Korean athletes, and Beijing is her sixth time participating in the Winter Olympics, setting a record for the most Korean athletes participating in the Summer Winter Olympics. On the evening of the 28th, she took the lead in arriving in Beijing, becoming the first player in the South Korean delegation to arrive in China. Lee Will join Lee Yi-jin in the Women's Doubles 15km Cross-Country Skiing Race on February 5, the first fixture for the South Korean team to compete in the Winter Olympics.

"Ready for the first match"

According to Japan's NHK television station reported on the 29th, the Japanese delegation held a group formation ceremony in Tokyo on the same day. At the ceremony, The President of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Yasuhiro Yamashita, handed the flag to Hidehito Ito, head of the Japanese Winter Olympic delegation. Prince Fumihito Akishinomiya of the Japanese Imperial Family said in his speech that he hoped that Japanese players would achieve good results while taking preventive measures and enhance international friendship through sports.

The Japanese delegation is expected to have 124 athletes, the largest number of overseas Winter Olympics. According to the Japanese Shiji News Agency reported on the 29th, the Large Force of the Japanese Delegation (83 athletes and staff) will depart for Beijing on the 30th. Prior to this, the Japanese women's ice hockey team arrived in Beijing on the 27th to prepare for the first match against Sweden on February 3. Japanese hockey player Chiho Osawa said, "I feel strongly that [the Winter Olympics] are finally coming." I hope to show all the things I have accumulated in the past 4 years and be ready for the first game. ”

"Good location, good value for money"

"The first batch of German athletes arrived", the German sports news agency reported on the 29th, after the opening of the three Winter Olympic villages, the first batch of German athletes have arrived on the 28th. "As expected, the COVID-19 measures are strict," said Kristen Schweiger, head coach of Alpine Skiing in Germany, "the accommodation is good and the sports facilities are good at first glance." ”

According to the Canadian News Agency, the total number of Canadian delegations to the Olympics is about 600, including athletes, coaches and staff, and the number of people who arrived in China in the early stage is 246. Eric Miles, chief sports officer of the Canadian Olympic Committee, said Canada's success in this Winter Olympics depends on the performance of athletes on the field and ensures their health, "We look forward to extraordinary and inspiring stories happening on the Olympic field." ”

Some members of the American bobsleigh team also took the American team special plane from California to China on the 27th. As the bobsleigh event does not start until February 13 (official training starts on February 10), others will take different flights to the race site at a later time.