The heroes behind the repeated olympic records of athletes from all over the world! "Ice Ribbon" Chinese ice master exhibition style

Beijing, 9 Feb (Xinhua) -- Six athletes broke olympic records in four days, and three of them broke olympic records for 20 years. The National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon" has been recognized by many world-class athletes in the past few days. Behind this recognition is a dedicated and refined ice-making team. Chinese ice maker Shao Yi is one of them.

"There will be shoe prints left by athletes or staff on the ice, forgotten empty water bottles, headbands, etc., and sometimes flying insects will be stuck on the ice. These details should be carefully checked one by one and cleaned up. Shao Yi said, "The ice surface is a 'battlefield' for athletes to compete for gold medals, and there is no room for sloppiness." After measuring through professional tools, it is found that the thickness is different and needs to be leveled in time. Make sure that all ice surfaces are the same thickness, whether it's straights or curves. ”

As a "double Austrian", Shao Yi is well aware of the responsibilities and missions on his shoulders. As a Chinese icemaker who started with "zero foundation" in recent years, he participated in the first ice making, test activity ice making, test event ice making and Winter Olympic ice making at the National Speed Skating Hall.

Ice quality is a top priority in speed skating. To this end, according to the daily feedback of athletes and coaches on the ice surface, the staff adjusts and maintains them in a targeted manner. Maintain the ice surface between athlete training and competition to ensure that the ice surface is in the most perfect condition.

According to reports, when the staff drives the watering truck, the ice surface is softened with pure water of 80 degrees Celsius, the amount of ice is reduced as appropriate in the thickness of the ice, and the amount of watering water is appropriately increased in the thin part of the ice to improve the smoothness and gloss of the ice surface. In the event of an athlete falling, the ice knife produces deep scratches, and a mixture of water and ice is required to fill and artificially replenish the ice.

According to the schedule of training and competition on the day, the number of ice leveling times is adjusted. On a maximum day, the number of ice pours can reach 8 times.

"The Beijing Winter Olympics is a great opportunity to learn and improve. The Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee has introduced Canadian icemakers who have participated in the 5 Previous Winter Olympic Games for us, which has greatly improved our ice making technology and capabilities. Looking forward to the future international competitions, we Chinese icemakers can stand alone. Shao Yi said.

(Xinhua News Agency)