Source: Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, 4 Feb (Xinhua) Title: Close-up: This moment has left a strong and colorful chapter in the history of the Olympic Games
Xinhua News Agency
Wind and rain send spring home, flying snow welcomes spring arrival. On February 4th, Lichun, athletes from 91 participating countries (regions) gathered in Beijing to greet this historic moment together at the "Bird's Nest", the national stadium of the "Double Olympic Games".
On the evening of February 4, at the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games, the Olympic flag was presented. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can
In the opening ceremony performance, as the six actors hit the virtual ball to the "ice cube" on the scene, the ice slowly broke and melted, and the olympic rings with crystalline texture of the ice broke through the ice, just like the world eliminated the barrier under the inspiration of the Olympic spirit, and knew each other.
The ice and snow carved "China Gate" slowly opened, and the guide wearing the blue and white "tiger head hat" took the lead, holding aloft the snowflake guide board made of the "Chinese knot" design, and the word "Greece Greece" glowed ice blue in the middle of the transparent snowflakes.
An entry party about "snow" begins. Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic movement, was the first to appear as the first delegation to make a difference in its contribution to the Olympic cause. The host delegation was the last to enter, as is customary. The Italian delegation, the host of the next Winter Olympics, entered the country in the penultimate round. Other delegations entered in order of the number of strokes in simplified characters Chinese the first characters of their names, from least to most.
On the evening of 4 February, the Greek delegation entered the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games. Photo by Xu Zijian, Xinhua News Agency
For many athletes, this Winter Olympics is a dream come true.
Canada's 37-year-old short track speed skating veteran Charles Hamelin will begin his fifth Winter Olympics trip in Beijing, which will also be his last. More than nine months ago, the Olympic triplet winner said he wasn't sure how long he could fight on the ice rink, but hoped to stay until the Beijing Winter Olympics.
"I'm glad that the Beijing Winter Olympics were not postponed due to the epidemic, which made my training rhythm more stable." Italy's Fontana, known as the "evergreen" of short track speed skating, said.
In the marching procession, some "one-man delegations" became a special scenery.
"Participating in the Winter Olympics has been my dream since I was a child." Sarah Escobar, the flag bearer of the Ecuadorian delegation, who just celebrated her 20th birthday on the first day of the Chinese New Year, hid her excitement and was the only athlete in the delegation. "Thank you China for making my dream come true!"
The Beijing Winter Olympics opened its doors to show respect and courtesy to athletes from all participating countries (regions). In Beijing, Saudi Arabia and Haiti participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time, and American Samoa returned to the Winter Olympics after 28 years. Athletes are in the same frame as the "Five Rings of Ice and Snow", once again interpreting the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger - more united".
These pictures will become a landmark moment to highlight the Olympic spirit, engraved in the annals of Olympic history. As IOC President Bach put it: "In today's world, especially under the pandemic, only more solidarity can solve problems together." ”
When the host Chinese delegation entered, the well-known "Singing the Motherland" sounded, and the audience was jubilant. Flag bearers Gao Tingyu and Zhao Dan jointly raised the flag, and Chinese ice and snow athletes came confidently and waved to the audience from time to time.
At this Winter Olympic Games, the Chinese sports delegation participated in 7 major events and 15 sub-events, achieving a historical breakthrough; 177 athletes, the highest in history; the average age was about 25 years old, showing vitality and vitality. For the honor of the march, for the glory of the battle, towards the goal of "achieving the best results in the history of the Mainland Winter Olympic Games", The Chinese athletes are ready.
On the evening of February 4, the Chinese delegation entered the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games. Photo by Wu Wei, Xinhua News Agency
The entrance pacesetters on the sidelines danced continuously, and the masks they wore were printed with the words "Welcome" in Chinese and English, sending special greetings to all participants in the context of the global epidemic.
After the entrance ceremony, all the guides hold up snowflake guide signs and interact with the light and shadow on the ground through dance. Witnessed by the five rings, the small snowflakes on the ground with the names of the delegations were dotted and clustered, and a large snowflake with an olive branch pattern slowly rose in the center of the stage.
On the evening of February 4, the "snowflake" session at the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
"The world is one, the world is one." At this moment, frozen in an instant, the people of the world broke through the barriers, abandoned prejudices, and "went to the future together" under the glory of the five rings. This moment will surely become a colorful chapter in the history of the Olympic Games. (Written by Zhao Xuetong, Wang Qinou; Participating reporters: Zhu Hong, Huang Xinxin, Ma Kai)