On the evening of February 9, Ivo Feriani, executive member of the International Olympic Committee and president of the International Snowmobile Federation, presented the track certification certificate of the National Bobsleigh Center and the steel frame snowmobile to Beijing Enterprises Group. He praised the Yanqing National Bobsleigh Center as the best venue in the world, and in the history of bobsleigh and steel frame bobsleigh venues, this venue is unparalleled.
Ivo Feriani said: "My dear Chinese friends, the Yanqing National Bobsleigh Center is the best venue in the world, you have no doubt, there is no doubt, you can be convinced of this. With my knowledge of venues around the world, I know that the National Bobsleigh Center is the best. The owners have built an excellent venue. In the history of bobsleigh and steel frame snowmobile venues, I think this venue is unparalleled! ”
The National Bobsleigh Center, built by Beijing Enterprises Group, is known as "Snow Dragon", which is the venue for the snowmobile, bobsleigh and steel frame snowmobile events of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The total length of the stadium track is 1975 meters, with a total of 16 curves with different angles and slopes, the maximum design speed is 134.4 kilometers per hour, and the vertical drop is more than 121 meters. The track is the first bobsleigh track in China, the third in Asia and the 17th in the world to meet the Olympic standards. In October 2020, after the completion of the track ice making, the national team was welcomed for training.
According to the schedule, on February 10, the National Bobsleigh Center will compete in the men's first/second round of steel frame bobsleigh. Ivo Feriani also said, "You are ready for tomorrow's bobsled and steel-framed bobscar races. Let's look forward to tomorrow's game, it will be extraordinary. ”