"Ice strong and snow weak" is a long-standing situation in China's ice and snow sports, in this Winter Olympic cycle, China's snow sports have caught up, made up for shortcomings, and achieved leapfrog development in just a few years. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's participation in snow sports has made a historic breakthrough, of which cross-country skiing and alpine skiing have achieved full-event participation for the first time, Nordic biathlon qualified for the winter Olympics for the first time, the number of ski jumpers has reached a new high, and the biathlon team is looking forward to a greater breakthrough.
The Chinese cross-country skiing team selected talents for the first time in the winter Olympics
Known as the "snow marathon", cross-country skiing is a typical endurance sport, and the first Winter Olympics in 1924 began to become an official Winter Olympic event. Due to the development of the project, cross-country skiing technology is divided into traditional technology and free technology, according to the provisions of the International Snow Federation, the competition should also be half of the traditional technology and free technology, and the docking force project also has corresponding regulations.
The Cross-country skiing competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics will run from February 5 to 20, with a total of 12 sub-events. The traditional technical competitions include women's 10 km and men's 15 km, as well as men's and women's team sprints; free technical competitions have women's 30 km group departure and men's 50 km group departure, men's and women's individual sprints; the combination of the two techniques include men's and women's double chases; in addition to the women's 4x5 km relay and the men's 4x10 km relay.
On December 12, 2021, the China National Cross-Country Skiing Training Team conducted an in-team simulation in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu
Cross-country skiing started late in the mainland and has a weak foundation, and there is a big gap between the strength and performance between the Chinese cross-country ski team and the world's strongest teams in the previous Winter Olympics. During the preparation period for the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese cross-country ski team selected talents from bicycles, marathons, rowing and other sports. This youth army composed of "post-90s" and "post-00s" athletes was full of vigor and performance in the Winter Olympic Points Race, and for the first time achieved the goal of participating in the 12 minor events of cross-country skiing in the Winter Olympics. It is expected that they will compete in the Winter Olympic Games to compete in a horizontal style and fully display the spirit of Chinese cross-country skiers.
List of Athletes of the Chinese Cross-Country Skiing Team (12)
Male athletes: Wang Qiang, Shang Jincai, Chen Degen, Hades Badri Khan, Tsering Zhandui, Liu Rongsheng
Female athletes: Dinigal Yilamujiang Bayani Garin Chi Chunxue Li Xin Ma Qinghua Chen Shuang
The Chinese alpine ski team strives to break through the best results
Alpine skiing is known as the "jewel in the crown of the Winter Olympics", which is one of the basic sports on snow and is a high-risk event. There are 11 sub-events in alpine skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and there are 5 sub-events in the men's and women's events, namely downhill, super big slalom, big slalom, slalom and all-around, and mixed team competitions. The competition runs from February 6 to 19.
On April 5, 2019, the Chinese national alpine ski training team went to the training and competition area in a snow field in Tyrol, Austria. Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Chen took a photo
Since the Chinese team first participated in the Winter Olympics in 1980, it has only participated in the alpine skiing competitions of the Six Winter Olympic Games, and only one man and one woman have participated in each time, and the best result achieved in the Winter Olympics was the 18th place in the women's rotation by Wang Guizhen in 1980. Although there is a big gap with the world's strong players, this Winter Olympic cycle, the Chinese alpine ski team has tried its guts at a low salary, repeatedly traveled to Europe to train and compete, and has been steadily participating in other levels of the International Snow Federation. In the end, the Chinese team won 4 places in the Beijing Winter Olympics, 2 men and 2 women, and all of them qualified for the 11 sub-events, achieving a historic breakthrough in the whole project.
List of Athletes of the Chinese Alpine Ski Team (4)
Male athlete: Zhang Yangming Xu Mingfu
Female athlete: Kong Fanying Ni Yueming
China's Nordic biathlon team qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time Looking forward to Zhao Jiawen's exhibition style
The Nordic biathlon, which consists of ski jumping and cross-country skiing, is widely regarded as one of the most difficult winter events and is the only event at the Winter Olympics to date that has consisted only of men's competitions. There are 3 sub-events in the Nordic biathlon of the Beijing Winter Olympics, namely the individual ski jumping standard platform + cross-country skiing 10 km, the ski jumping platform + cross-country skiing 10 km, and the group ski jumping platform + cross-country skiing 4×5 km relay. The competition runs from February 9 to 17.
On December 5, 2021, China's Zhao Jiawen competed in the 2021-2022 FIS Nordic Intercontinental Cup big jumping competition at "Meet in Beijing". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu
In the history of the Winter Olympics, no Chinese athlete has ever qualified for the event before. At the FIS Nordic Biathlon Intercontinental Cup in November 2021, 21-year-old Zhao Jiawen received a precious Winter Olympic ticket for the Chinese team in the men's individual standard platform + cross-country skiing 10 km event. At this point, the Chinese Nordic biathlon team, which has been formed for just four years, will usher in the "Winter Olympic Debut" in Beijing. For Zhao Jiawen, it is obvious that qualifying for the Winter Olympics is not the end, but to strive to improve technology, strengthen shortcomings and fully show the style of Chinese athletes through competition.
List of Chinese Nordic biathlon athletes (1)
Male athlete: Zhao Jiawen
The number of participants in China's ski jumping has reached a new high, and the experience of the competition has helped growth
Ski jumping is a snow sport that uses snowboarding as a tool to fly at high speed from a specially designed jumping platform with its own weight, and is known as the "game of the brave" because of its thrilling thrills. The Beijing Winter Olympics ski jumping event has set up a total of 5 sub-events: men's individual standard platform, men's individual big jumping platform, men's team, women's individual standard platform, and mixed team, of which the mixed team is a new event of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The competition runs from February 5 to 14.
On December 5, 2021, China's Dong Bing competed in the 2021/2022 FIS Ski Jumping Intercontinental Cup in "Meet in Beijing". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Mou Yu
Due to the late launch of the program in China, there are not many participants, and Chinese athletes have only participated in ski jumping competitions at the Winter Olympics twice. During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, the Chinese ski jumping team cultivated dozens of potential athletes, 17 players reached the minimum participation standards of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and finally 1 male and 2 female athletes got the Winter Olympic tickets, and for the first time in the Winter Olympics, men's and women's athletes appeared at the same time. According to the rules of ski jumping and Nordic biathlon, Nordic bi-sport zhao Jiawen can also join the ski jumping mixed team competition. The players of the Chinese ski jumping team are all young players, and it is difficult to compete for gold and silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but accumulating experience through high-quality competitions will be of great benefit to their growth.
List of athletes of the Chinese ski jumping team (3 people)
Male athlete: Song Qiwu
Female athlete: Dong Bing, Peng Qingyue
It remains to be seen whether China's biathlon team has made significant progress and whether it can break through history
Biathlon originated in Northern Europe, evolved from ancient ski hunting, and consisted of two parts: cross-country skiing and shooting. There are 11 biathlons in the Beijing Winter Olympics. The men's events are 10 km sprint, 20 km individual, 12.5 km chase, 15 km group departure, 4×7.5 km relay, women's events are 7.5 km short distance, 15 km individual, 10 km chase, 12.5 km group departure and 4×6 km relay. There is also a hybrid project: a 4×6 km mixed relay. The competition runs from February 5 to 19.
The National Biathlon Center (drone photo) is preparing for testing activities on December 23, 2021, photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Fan
China launched biathlon late, and although there is a certain gap between the overall level of development and the world's top teams, it has still achieved very remarkable results and is already in a leading position in Asia. Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese biathlon team won 4 men and 4 women a total of 8 qualifications, will participate in the competition of 7 small events, because the men's and women's pursuit and collective departure of 4 small events need to be determined after the start of the Winter Olympics, so the Chinese biathlon team currently maximizes the full project participation, compared to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, only two female team members participated, the progress is quite obvious. Due to the characteristics of the biathlon, the competition process will present some "drama", if the Chinese players can play beyond the level, it is expected to achieve a historic breakthrough in achievements, come on!
List of Chinese biathlon athletes (8)
Male athletes: Cheng Fangming, Yan Xingyuan, Zhang Chunyu, Zhu Xiaoyu
Female athletes: Chu Yuanmeng, Meng Fanqi, Tang Jialin, Ding Yuhuan