Wu Xiaonan: Make the "ice ribbon" a business card of China's ice and snow sports

On February 2, Beijing time, the "National Speed Skating Hall Theme Conference" was held at the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Wu Xiaonan, director of the national speed skating hall venue operation team, said at the meeting that the national speed skating hall, known as the "ice ribbon", has both "high value" and is also focusing on creating the "fastest ice", and I believe that many speed skating world records will be born here in the future.

Walking into the National Speed Skating Hall, there is a wall that stands out. This wall records the best results of the national speed skating hall so far, the best results of each project and the name of its creator, which Wu Xiaonan's team calls the "record wall". A few days ago, Mr. Samaranch Jr., vice president of the International Olympic Committee, commented after the visit, "This wall of record will be completely refreshed after the Winter Olympics." Wu Xiaonan also firmly believes that in the future, one world record after another will be born here.

Wu Xiaonan's expectation stems from his confidence in the ice surface - to create the world's "fastest ice". The original national speed skating hall innovative use of carbon dioxide (R744) transcritical direct refrigeration system, not only greener and more environmentally friendly, but also makes the ice surface temperature uniform, the temperature difference controlled within ± 0.5 °C, the ice surface quality is better.

In the past few days, athletes from all over the world have come to the venue for adaptive training, and many athletes have invariably said: "This is the fastest track I have ever compared." Wu Xiaonan revealed that it will be further adjusted according to the operation of these two days and the feedback of the team, and present the most perfect ice state before the start of the game.

"Most of the current world records for speed skating were born at the Two Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and Calgary, because the event is characterized by easy results in the highland area." Wu Xiaonan, who served at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, witnessed Bolt's legend at the Bird's Nest, saying: "I believe that with better quality ice, these speed skating records can also be broken in the plains." ”

At the same time, Wu Xiaonan believes that the "ice ribbon" is not only a beautiful landscape during the games, but also a business card for the development of Ice and Snow Sports in China after the Winter Olympics. "This venue can not only host speed skating competitions, but also has the ability to host figure skating, short track speed skating and ice hockey competitions, and we will build it into an urban sports complex after the Olympic Games and become a business card for the development of ice and snow sports in China." Wu Xiaonan said.

(Official website of Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee)