CCTV News: At the Beijing Winter Olympics, foreign athletes' love for Chinese elements overflowed into words. In recent days, on social media, many foreign athletes have been constantly updating their experiences inside and outside the arena like sending a circle of friends, posting their favorite foods, and "fancy" punching the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Maltese women's snowboarder Janice Spitery: My favorite food is Chinese food, and I eat six bean bags a day. This morning I was so nervous that I couldn't eat anything, so I put the bean bag in my backpack, and I also had a bean bag in my pocket, and after I finished the first round of movements, I thought I could finally eat a bite.
Carlos Quintana: Hello, I'm in the restaurant in the Winter Olympic Village to show you what it looks like, it's a comprehensive restaurant with a variety of international cuisines.
Kazakhstan short track speed skater Abuzar Azhgaliyev: The Village of the Winter Olympics is very nice, I love it. The meals are also plentiful and we can eat a variety of delicacies in the Winter Olympic Village.
In addition to a variety of Chinese cuisine, foreign athletes are also very interested in Chinese characters and Winter Olympic mascots. In the curling mixed doubles final on February 8, the duo from Italy pocketed the gold medal. After the game, the Italian team posted pictures on social media and wrote Chinese celebrations - but there was a little "oolong", they wrote the "gold medal" as "gold". Many Chinese netizens joked that "the Chinese level of the Italian team needs to be improved", and some netizens said that it is not wrong to write this, because this "dark horse" combination is equivalent to "sparkling gold" for Italy.
The official Chinese names of the mascots of this Winter Olympics are "Ice Pier" and "Snow Rongrong", their English names are Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon, and many foreign friends have challenged the pronunciation of "Ice Pier" and "Snow Rongrong" on the Internet.
Source: CCTV