Staff are pouring ice at the National Speed Skating Hall. Photo by Deng Wei, reporter of the Winter Olympics
At night, the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon", the only newly built ice competition venue in the Beijing Winter Olympics, is glorious, and the glass tube with the appearance of the venue like a ribbon changes color, such as the Rainbow of The Road, giving people the romance of "dancing in the air". On February 2, at the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Wu Xiaonan, director of the operation team of the National Speed Skating Hall, introduced the highlights of the "Ice Ribbon" to Chinese and foreign reporters, allowing the outside world to further understand the competition venue of the speed skating project of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Nearly a week after the start of pre-competition training, the first thing every foreign athlete did after entering the "ice ribbon" infield was not to change clothes and put on the ice, but to raise his mobile phone to take pictures - the gradient blue infield main color, with a white as snow, flat ice surface, let everyone admire.
In the gliding experience, the "ice ribbon" also handed over a satisfactory answer. Wu Xiaonan said that Japan's Takagi Miho and other world celebrities have praised the ice surface after training before the game, leaving a "silky and smooth" impression, Wu Xiaonan further introduced: "We are still constantly adjusting the ice surface according to the feedback of athletes and test skaters, and strive to achieve the best state on the day when the Olympic speed skating competition begins (so that the ice surface) begins." ”
Wu Xiaonan said that in addition to the two main doors of the East Gate and the West Gate, there are 24 entrances, and this number is exactly the same as the 24 solar terms in China, "Our venue operation team saw a set of 24 solar terms badges issued by the Market Development Department of the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, so they decided to name these 24 entrances with 24 solar terms, and everyone hopes to make them an important window to show the charm of Chinese culture." ”
The "Ice Ribbon" venue team also uses carefully designed cultural derivatives to promote the charm of the venue. At the press conference, the "reflected coffee cup" brought by Wu Xiaonan surprised Chinese and foreign reporters with clever design details, the cup holder of this coffee cup is printed with an "ice ribbon" pattern on the front, and the appearance of the cup is designed with mirror materials, as long as the cup is placed on the cup holder, the appearance will reflect the shape of the "ice ribbon". Wu Xiaonan revealed that the characteristics of the "ice ribbon" also include many types such as tea sets, "We hope to use these products to let more people know about the 'ice ribbon'." ”
For the use of venues after the Beijing Winter Olympics, Wu Xiaonan and the "Ice Ribbon" team have long planned, "Our ice surface is all-ice ice, in addition to the current speed skating track, there are two standard ice rinks in the middle, which can hold short track speed skating, figure skating, ice hockey and other ice sports." ”
For more information, stay tuned to the Winter Olympics.
Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Zhao Xiaosong
Edited by Han Ye
Process Editor Wu Yue