For Olympic athletes, Olympic venues and training venues are 50% important each. During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, in addition to the high-profile National Stadium, National Aquatics Center, Capital Gymnasium and National Speed Skating Hall, there are several venues that are also worth paying attention to. During the Winter Olympics, they will be the main area for athletes to warm up and adjust their status. In addition to competitions and rest, athletes spend most of their time in these training venues.
The Shouti Complex in the Shouti Park is one of the most important training venues for the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the Chinese figure skating team and short track speed skating team will warm up their training at this venue to prepare for the final Olympic Showdown.
As one of the ice project venues of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Capital Complex began to be renovated at the end of 2018, and the work of the expansion projects has been completed, waiting for the arrival of the Winter Olympic athletes.
The Capital Complex is located in the east area of the Capital Gymnasium, with a construction area of about 10,000 square meters. The Capital Sports Complex has a long history as a purpose-built composite training hall for events such as the 1985 World Gymnastics Championships, the 1986 World Ice Hockey Championships Group Stage and the World Fencing Championships. In addition to competitions, the Capital Sports Complex can also provide training venues for the corresponding sports teams in China. During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the First Sports Complex will serve as a training ground for athletes in ice sports such as figure skating.
A 61-meter-long, 30-meter-wide skating rink was laid in the venue, which met the requirements of the International Skating Federation for the Winter Olympic venues in terms of specifications. With the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Village, athletes from all over the world will all move in, and the Chinese figure skating team will also make the final sprint preparations at the First Sports Complex. Pair skating duo Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, who have high hopes, will complete the performance of the short program and free skating in the Capital General Hall before the official competition. Therefore, from another point of view, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong's Winter Olympic debut occurred in the Shoushuo Complex.
The renovation and expansion of the Winter Olympic venues underwent three years of exploration before it was finally submitted to the International Olympic Organizing Committee for acceptance. According to the relevant person in charge, the first comprehensive hall did not destroy its overall appearance and characteristics in terms of transformation, and updated the building surface and building equipment. At the same time, safety transformation has also been carried out in terms of the replacement and integration of the structure and functions of the venue, as well as green ecological energy saving.
Before the Winter Olympics, the interior decoration, window installation, wire layout and other assembly work of the stadium have been completed ahead of schedule. On the basis of the original equipment, the venue also integrates a variety of scientific and technological elements and intelligent facilities.
It is worth mentioning that in the process of the renovation of the First Body Complex, many construction personnel have made great efforts to contribute to the Beijing Winter Olympics in obscurity. Since the Beijing Winter Olympics were held during the Chinese New Year, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the venue project, many workers and department managers took the initiative to give up the opportunity to return to their hometowns to reunite with their families and stick to the front line in Beijing. The professional spirit of these behind-the-scenes workers "giving up a small home for everyone" has touched many netizens in China.
During the Winter Olympics, the entire Capital Sports Park will have a competition venue, three training venues, a Winter Olympic event center and athletes' apartments, a total of six buildings and five ice rinks to provide services. The First Sports Complex will be the focus of many media reports during the Winter Olympics, and the training progress of the Chinese figure skating team, the latest developments of opponents, and the training tidbits of the world's top masters will be produced from this venue and disseminated to a wide audience. Sui Wenjing, Han Cong, Yusheng Jiexian, Chen Wei and other world champions will also fire the first shot of the Winter Olympics at the Shou sports complex.
(Luo Treasurer)