The Spring "Flowers" in the Capital Gymnasium bloomed

(Beijing Winter Olympics) The Spring "Flowers" in the Capital Gymnasium bloomed

Beijing, 4 Feb (China News Service) Title: The "flowers" of Lichun in the Capital Gymnasium bloom

China News Service reporter Zhang Su

Strings of small red lanterns hung up, and the exquisite "Fu" word cut paper was pasted. Before the start of the game, the coach of the Chinese figure skating team quickly brought a red cloth tiger, carefully placed it in a conspicuous place, and arranged the athletes' waiting area more "New Year's flavor".

On February 4, the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team competition kicked off. China's Jin Boyang, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong have appeared successively. After competing in three events, the Chinese team temporarily scored 21 points in the figure skating team competition. The picture shows that in the team competition pair skating short program, the Chinese duo Sui Wenjing / Han Cong ushered in the debut of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service

Lunar New Year, and the festival "Li Chun", the Capital Gymnasium in west Beijing spring warm "flowers" bloom - Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating project team competition began on the 4th, men's singles short program, ice dance rhythm dance, double short program three games have been held here.

Due to epidemic prevention requirements, the attendance of the audience was far less than in the past, and people could not throw flowers or dolls to show their support for the players. Fortunately, the "warm-up" link is quite ingenious. In addition to the ice "light show", the host led the audience to clap their hands and sing, and the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, "Ice Pier", also actively interacted.

Figure skating is an "ancient" Winter Olympic event that was first included in the Summer Olympics. For a long time, 1670 athletes have competed in the Olympic figure skating event.

But figure skating team competitions are "young", this is the third time to appear in the Winter Olympics after Sochi and Pyeongchang.

The figure skating team competition tests the overall strength of the team and also reflects the strength of unity. After each team member played, it was a beautiful scenery for the whole team to sit happily and comfortably in the waiting division. Take the Chinese team on this day, the first to play is the men's singles player Jin Boyang. Despite the mistakes made during the game, he not only quickly adjusted his mentality to complete the whole set of actions, but also enthusiastically assisted the ice dance group Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu who appeared later. When the teammates waited for the score to be announced, they saw Jin Boyang standing behind them, holding aloft the red "Chinese knot" with both hands to make a background board for them, which can be called "a good hand that enlivens the atmosphere".

In fact, many teams will use the equal division or waiting area to show their style. For example, the German team not only decorated it with wreaths of black, red and gold, but also made a sign with the words "We Miss You" and the heads of the pair skaters. Since the male player Nolan tested positive for the new crown virus before the game, the pair did not make their debut today, and the teammates cheered him up in this way.

On the field are opponents and friends. When Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu danced on the ice, the cheers from the Canadian team waiting area were particularly enthusiastic. It turned out that the Chinese ice dance group went to Montreal for training after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, during which they formed friendships with many Canadian figure skaters. This time, As the host, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu became the "guide", recommending Chinese food to friends in the Winter Olympic Village, in addition to the well-known Roast Duck, there are also shabu-shabu dishes similar to spicy and hot. They also prepared some small gifts for foreign friends.

The Chinese duo Sui Wenjing/Han Cong, who won the first game, gave the audience a set of programs that performed almost perfectly during the competition as a "gift". Sui Wenjing said that she was able to participate in a Winter Olympics in her hometown and heard the whole audience shouting "Chinese team cheers", she felt very happy, "This is a very important day in our lives."

The plan of the year is spring. On the day of lichun, the figure skating arena, whether it is a success or a regret, the athletes who walked off the field said to look forward. According to the schedule, the team competition will be held on the 6th for the women's singles short program, and on the same day, the top five teams will also compete in the men's singles free skating competition.

Spring warm "flowers" bloom, just like the theme slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympics, just like the song that resounded throughout the Capital Gymnasium, "We all need love", and everyone "went to the future together". (End)