There are still 5 days to go before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and I have specially launched the countdown column [Countdown to the Aibao Winter Olympics] to help everyone understand the relevant knowledge of the Winter Olympics more quickly and comprehensively, so as to feel the charm of winter sports and Olympic events more deeply. Today's introduction is the 5 major "unpopular projects" of this Winter Olympic Games.
Why should this "unpopular project" be put in quotation marks? Because some projects actually have a long history in the Winter Olympics, they are considered to be the mainstream projects of the Winter Olympics, but the Chinese team does not have medal competitiveness in some projects, so the promotion in China is not outstanding. The Winter Olympics are divided into 7 major events, resulting in a total of 109 gold medals, and the unpopular projects introduced today are hidden in these major events.
1. Cross-country skiing
In the ski category, cross-country skiing is definitely the main item in the main event, and the two events introduced later are related to it. Many viewers' perception of skiing comes from the ski resort, and the way of going down from the top of the slope is closer to alpine skiing, and in comparison, everyone is not so clear about the concept of cross-country skiing. In fact, cross-country skiing is equivalent to the "race" in skiing, which is divided into traditional technology and free technology from the technical characteristics, similar to running, and there are individual, relay and team competitions.
In this project, the Nordic countries have an absolute advantage, especially the gold medalist Norway, whose large base group in cross-country skiing has led to their talent in the following two events. But one of the drawbacks of cross-country skiing is that it is less ornamental, because the race is often 10 kilometers away, and some races also use a timing mode instead of a chase mode, so there is no patience to appreciate such an event.
2. Biathlon
The biathlon is roughly similar to cross-country skiing, except that there is an extra gun! Yes, biathlon is a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting, which not only tests the endurance of long-distance skiing, but also tests the accuracy of the player's stable shooting under the condition of severe physical exertion. Biathlon shooting is divided into two postures - recumbent and standing positions, and if there is an off-target, you will be punished with penalties or penalties (according to the rules of different competitions).
3. Nordic two
what? And one more two? What is this Nordic biathlon? Nordic biathlon, a combination of cross-country skiing and ski jumping, was first popular in Northern Europe, requiring both the endurance of long-distance skiing and the beauty of maintaining an elegant posture in the air. And both sub-events will be held on the same day, which is very demanding on the players' skills and physical strength. In addition, ski jumping itself is also a "cold" project, you can pay attention to it.
4. Bobsleigh & Sled
Bobsleigh and bobsleigh are two major events, but due to the small number of gold medals and the similarity of the competition form, they are all high-speed gliding on the track, and the project of winning through timing is put together. The snowmobile is divided into two sub-items, namely the rudder snowmobile (this name is easier to distinguish) and the steel frame snowmobile; the ruddered snowmobile is a model that will produce 4 gold medals for women's singles, women's doubles, men's doubles and men's four; and the steel frame snowmobile is a steel plate shape, and the player needs to lie prone on the steel snowmobile to dive to complete the skiing.
The difference between sledding and snowmobiles is in posture, with steel frame bobsleighs in a recumbent position (head down) and sleds lying down (feet facing down); this is somewhat similar to the distinction between clean water kayaking and rowing at the Summer Olympics (face forward and back facing forward). The sled will produce four gold medals in men's singles, women's singles, doubles and team. It is worth mentioning that the first-view lens of this sport is quite exciting!
5. Freestyle skiing snow skills
Perhaps many friends said that freestyle skiing understands! In the past, the Chinese team always won the silver medal and bronze medal, which is not freestyle skiing? That's a bad thing to say, it's freestyle skiing – aerial skills. The altitude of the snow skill is not as large as that of the aerial skill, but it needs to go through some snow bags, and the player needs to quickly complete the glide in a Z shape, and then make a churning action, which can be said to be a combination of sliding technology and churning technology.
In addition, freestyle skiing is not only two sports, aerial skills and snow skills, but also obstacle chase, U-shaped track skills, slope obstacle course skills and big jumping four competitions. The next 3 women's events have the participation of Gu Ailing, a well-known player in the mainland (yes, that is, with Yi Qianxi to shoot the MV), everyone can look forward to it.
(Aibao)