"Those 'crazy' chimneys behind them are cool. In the background are mountains, temples, cities and steel mills. American freestyle skier Alexander Hall said.
"It feels like you're in a virtual world or an online game." American freestyle skier Nick Goper said.
In the past two days, the Shougang Ski Jump has brushed the screen. As Chinese athlete Gu Ailing won the gold medal in the freestyle ski women's big jump event with the amazing performance of the third jump, the industrial relics of Shougang Park under the blue sky and white clouds behind the athletes have also become a hot topic.
Blue sky, snow, streamlined track, full of industrial style buildings, athletes in the Shougang ski jumping competition, looking around at the Shougang Park with rich historical heritage and various industrial relics, which makes them very excited and excited.
After the freestyle ski women's big jumping competition, when Gu Ailing returned to the lounge with the team, she looked back at the venue that brought her good luck from time to time, "I really like the venue under my feet, this track is really great." And it's not just me, almost all athletes have told me that the Shougang big jump is the best venue they can ever skate. Gu Ailing said.
The Shougang Ski Jump, which is frequently praised by foreign athletes, is the only snow competition venue in the central city of Beijing, and its design is inspired by the "flying sky" in the murals of Dunhuang in China, and the shape of the ribbon flying in the air is very suitable for the curve of the big jumping platform track. At the same time, the meaning of "flying" and the English word "Big Air" of the ski jump project have the meaning of leaping and flying into the air, hence the name "snow flying".
Not only is the shape smooth and beautiful, but the track conditions of the Shougang Ski Jump are also first-class. Canadian athlete Evan McEkellen, 24, said, "When I stepped on the big jump, I didn't have the feeling of skiing on a 'metal frame', it was more like being in a ski park. The landing area of the venue was very wide, everything was perfect, I felt very safe and standing here was like a dream. ”
Canadian female freestyle skier Megan Oldham said that the venue conditions of the Shougang Ski Jump are very good, and she especially likes the smooth snow surface on the slopes and the spacious big jump elevator.
The reporter learned that the ski jumping project that originated from the European "boiling snow" commercial event, in the past 20 years of development, the competition venues used are temporary facilities, and the Shougang ski jump is the world's first permanently retained ski jumping track.
Why build a permanent building? "First of all, we want to use steel structures for construction, reflecting Shougang's steel production, processing and construction capabilities. Secondly, to achieve a comprehensive rejuvenation of Shougang Park, it is necessary to make full use of the major opportunity of the Winter Olympics. The person in charge of Shougang Group replied, "Of course, the construction of permanent facilities can also bring better opportunities for the promotion and development of this project." ”
The supporting facilities of the Shougang Ski Jumping Event are all from the industrial heritage transformation of the Shougang cooling tower area, the original cooling pump station and the main oxygen plant have been transformed into ticket inspection halls, event management office areas and comprehensive service buildings, and the original power plant plant has been transformed into the official reception hotel of the Beijing Winter Olympics, providing high-quality service guarantee for the reception of the event.
According to reports, the Shougang Park, where the ski jump is located, has witnessed the development of the mainland steel industry. Founded in 1919, Shougang created the glory of the iron and steel metallurgy industry after the founding of New China. After the successful bid for the Beijing Summer Olympic Games, according to the needs of the development of the capital, Shougang opened a "big relocation". At the end of 2010, with the fire of the steel mill extinguished, this noisy hot land fell silent for a while.
On July 31, 2015, the Beijing Winter Olympics bid was successful, and this sleeping land woke up again and was ready to go.
After years of transformation, the industrial relics in Shougang Park are now full of vitality, and the Xishi silo, which was originally a raw material area for ironmaking, has now become the office of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee; the old industrial plant has been transformed into a winter Olympic training venue; the "Meritorious Blast Furnace" No. 3 blast furnace has been transformed into a multi-functional show... IOC President Bach praised the renovation of the factory in Beijing's Shougang Park as an "amazing" example of urban planning and renewal.
Today, Shougang Park is in accordance with the overall urban planning of Beijing, combined with the existing landscape and industrial heritage characteristics, integrating location advantages, spatial resources and innovative elements, and accelerating the creation of a new landmark for the rejuvenation of the capital city in the new era. Entering a new era, the new picture painted by the new Shougang is slowly unfolding.