"Wow! That's great! Foreign masters praised "Snow Flying Swallow"

From February 3 to February 5, the Beijing Winter Olympics alpine skiing men's downhill program underwent three official training sessions, on February 4 due to the sudden wind of Xiaohaituo Mountain, the training was postponed from 11 o'clock to 12 o'clock, and on February 5, due to strong winds, the third day of training day was cancelled. After two days of official training, regardless of whether they made mistakes or not, foreign athletes gave the National Alpine Ski Center "Snow Flying Swallow" high praise.

Norway alpine skier Kilde. (Courtesy photo: International Snow Federation)

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, alpine skiing competitions have also postponed competitions due to wind and snow, which is also one of the characteristics of alpine skiing competitions. Norway alpine skier Kielder said bluntly: "I have skied all the high-level alpine skiing tracks in the world today, and the Chinese track is absolutely different, the new snow, the new venue, the whole track is well designed, the snow quality is very suitable, the environment is beautiful, especially the track is challenging, which is challenging for any player." ”

Kilde's statement is not false at all, in any alpine skiing competition, athletes can successfully finish the race is a good performance, and in the first round of training on February 3, 18 players missed the flag gate. This is the first time that the "Snow Flying Swallow" arena has held an international top event, and it is also the first time that the Winter Olympics have been held.

Objectively speaking, downhill, also known as alpine downhill, is the fastest single item in alpine skiing competitions, starting with a men's downhill competition, and giving players three days of training time is to let all the players familiarize themselves with the track as soon as possible, and collect the reactions of all parties to the track.

Austrian Krichmaier, the 2021 World Championships men's downhill and super slalom double champion, finished 15th the next day in training and is certainly not satisfied with this result. He said: "It's one of the best tracks I've seen, but it's very difficult, and I'm not only adapting to this track, but also trying to have a good performance at the start of the Winter Olympics. ”

Alpine skiing competitions are greatly affected by natural conditions, there are many variables in the competition process, and few people can defend the gold medal in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, which also objectively explains the characteristics of alpine skiing competitions. Switzerland's Logenting finished first on the first day of training on February 3 and 20th on the second day of training on February 4. This also shows that the race is similar to the vertical drop of the "Snow Flying Swallow" field of nearly 900 meters or so, full of uncertainty.

Another Swiss player, Oddmatt, put it bluntly: "It's a great piste, the builders have built an incredible piste, and the competition here is full of fun." It should be said that this piste is new for every player, the key is how to adapt, everyone will encounter challenges. ”

China's Zhang Yangming and Xu Mingfu have performed steadily in training and have successfully completed the first two days of training, which is not easy to do. As long as they can appear in the men's downhill competition on February 6 and can successfully complete the race, it will be a historic first step in China's ice and snow sports.

Source Beijing Daily Client | Journalist Kong Ning

Edited by Xie Yongli

Process Editor Liu Weili