Do you know? This Year's Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics also has kPIs, that is, to leave the most important Olympic legacy for China's ice and snow sports - to bring 300 million people to participate in ice and snow projects.
Just last week, at the seventh regular press conference of the Winter Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee introduced the legacy of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The goal of "bringing 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" has been successfully achieved.
There are 7 major events and 109 minor events, and for many of them, as spectators, we may not have heard of them. But everything can break the circle, the official English name of the Winter Olympics is Olympic Winter Games, as long as it is a game, it must be very fun.
The world's highest level ice and snow competition stage once every 4 years is described as "good or not", many people see here, and their hearts must be a little confused: Will this be too unserious? In fact, throughout the history of the Winter Olympics, we can see that it is actually quite young!
The first Winter Olympics, held in Chamonix, France, in 1924, were originally just an international winter sports week. 41 years after the end of the first Winter Olympics, Americans invented the world's first snowboard modeled on surfboards. Many of the current hot Winter Olympics projects, the predecessor of which may be just an adventurous and intense game, has only been absorbed into the competition for more than a decade or decades.
Playing is the nature of the Winter Olympics! Not only are the athletes struggling, but all of us are natural ice and snow players.
COSMO invites several retired athletes and actors with long-term experience in ice and snow sports to describe what it is like to have the most iconic Winter Olympics. Let you sit at home and also immerse yourself in the snow and ice!
Curling cold knowledge
Curlers do not need to have skating skills.
The ice surface of the curling competition has another mystery, with a dense layer of fine Xiaoice grains that increase the friction of curling when it is running on the ice.
Ice brush is called Broom in English, which means mop, so using a mop to frantically wipe the ground cos curler's stem, whether it is domestic or foreign, can not hide.
Ice brushing is to repeatedly rub the ice surface at high speed to generate high pressure, so that the ice surface in front of the curling stone warms up, forming a very thin liquid film, so that the friction of curling forward is smaller and faster.
The left and right soles of curling sneakers are made of different materials. The left foot is a sliding foot with a plastic sole, the right foot is a skating foot, and the sole is made of non-slip rubber. Curlers can really do it by putting their shoes on with their eyes closed.
Each side has a 75-minute match duration, which ends automatically when time runs out.
Until now, all the stones used in curling competitions were produced in Scotland. It is rich in a granite that does not contain mica and is denser than general granite, and is used to make curling stone.
It's an all-ages sport where curling can be played from five or six to seventy or eighty. In the early days of the establishment of the Chinese team, when it was training in Canada, it was defeated by a local team of elderly people.
Yao Mingyue told you
How much fun curling is
Yao Mingyue
Chinese female curler
Born in 1993, he won the first place in the 2021 National Curling Championship and the first place in the 2021 National Curling Championship.
So to speak, there is nothing more fun than curling. I've always been in second base, usually on the task of brushing ice. Whenever it was the turn of the fourth baseman to pitch and the ball was critical, I would be nervous, and I needed to judge the strength of the fourth base, listen to the instructions of the master and the fourth base, and decide when I would start brushing the ice.
I had to brush the ice while looking in the direction of the marker or the direction in which it needed to be hit, dodging other curlers to avoid fouls, and paying attention to the timing of the game. It is necessary to quickly calm down at the most stressful time in order to complete the current work smoothly. Curling games are often not won or lost until the last minute, and that's where it's most fun.
Freestyle skiing trivia
The daily strength training of freestyle skiers starts from the neck to the heels. Every difficult movement done in the air requires good coordination and flexibility throughout the body.
Many freestyle skiers have an outrageous balance because they have to work together on the snow to complete the movement accurately and land safely.
On the mainland, most freestyle skiers switch from trampolines, gymnastics and other sports. But unlike gymnastics, freestyle skiing has no height limit. Height may result in a slightly longer movement completion, but it will also increase the height of the air.
If you like exciting and intense competitions, don't miss the Aerial Skills Competition. Aerial skill athletes do not have a snow pole when competing, and only rely on their bodies to control the double board to rush down the slopes, take off and complete the whole set of movements, as if flying. This is a game for the brave.
Cheng Shuang told you
How much fun is the freestyle skiing aerial trick
Cheng Shuang
Freestyle aerial skill athlete
2011 World Championship Champion, 2010-2011 World Cup Aerial Skills Annual Champion, Sochi Winter Olympics Aerial Skills 5th place.
Aerial skill is a race that constantly pushes the limits. Many people have asked me, what is the moment of "flying out" like? At that moment, the mental strength was highly concentrated, and I closed my eyes, and the main point of the next action was in my mind. Those few seconds can be stretched very long. Although, I am now retired, I have taken off countless times and will not forget the feeling of flying on the snow.
Snowboarding trivia
In snowboarding and freestyle skiing terminology, the action abbreviation is sometimes used as thousands and hundreds of digits of the degree of rotation. Today's top athletes in the men's snowboard field have entered the "19th era", that is, more than five weeks of rotation!
In the steeplechase, the finish line is determined by body and snowboard first through the finish line. If tied, the ranking will be based on the fastest result of the qualifier, if the fastest result of the qualifier is the same, the time of the two qualifiers will be added together; if there is still no difference, the number higher will be ranked first.
The term "freestyle ski jump" refers to the double board big jump, while the snowboard should be particularly emphasized as the "snowboard big jump".
Shougang Ski Jump is the first permanent jumping platform in the world for snowboard jumping.
Zhang Jiahao told you
How much fun is the snowboard jump
Zhang Jiahao
Professional snowboarder
2019 National Champion of the Slopestyle Steeplechase and 1st place in the Big Air of the 2021 Chile National Championships.
My strengths are snowboard jumps and slope obstacle courses, and the signature action is called Backside 1260, which is three and a half weeks of aerial rotation. Big Air's Chinese name is "Snowboard Jump", which was only entered at the Time of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and the Chinese national team was established in 2016.
Flying in the air and flipping, is it not afraid? It's a gradual process, and usually I'll listen to the music with my headphones plugged in and try to find the rhythm of the glide and jump before I leave.
The feeling of flying in the air is well, just one word: cool!
Short track speed skating cold knowledge
In the large short track speed skating 500 meters competition, the men's short track speed skating competition is generally about 41 seconds to 43 seconds, and the women's short track speed skating competition is about 43 seconds to 45 seconds, with an average speed of more than 11.6 meters per second. As a reference, the best result of su Bingtian on the track and field track was 10.08 m/s.
Speed skating training is not only ice practice, but also like friends in gym sports to do "underground training", the core strength is the most important.
Short-track speed skaters only wear professional gloves on the left hand, because the tips of the gloves will have bulges similar to small balls, and when playing, touching the left hand on the ice can increase the friction and prevent being thrown out because the speed is too fast.
The ice knife looks so sharp, what about scratches? Now that technology has developed, the ice knives on the skates are special materials that reduce scratches.
When you are really scratched, there is no pain, just like a finger cut by a page, and you will feel "real pain" afterwards.
If you really encounter an accident of "flying out" on the field, tighten your body and form a fist, you can minimize the possibility of injury.
During training, everyone will change into a sweat-soaked T-shirt 1-2 times, but the reason for sweating is not sliding on the ice, but because of doing "acid-resistant exercise" on the ground. So, friends who want to lose weight give up this exercise, because they really can't sweat!
Friends who want to find "equal replacement" can try inline wheels, which will give you similar feelings.
Three years old to see the big, starting to see win. Short track speed skating because of the short distance, usually whoever takes the lead after starting the race can win.
Write speed into my physical memory
Kong Xue
Chinese short track speed skater
Born in 1991, short track speed skating world champion, 2012-2013 two world championships gold medal.
In order to achieve results, it is certain to keep training, 365 days a year, we train on ice for about 300 days: training endurance, explosiveness, improving muscle elasticity.
I had a cut on the back of my neck and calf at the National Games, and I stitched 14 stitches on the spot. These personal pains remind us: don't foul! Play without getting yourself hurt and without hurting your opponent.
Cold knowledge about figure skating
The girl who is lifted needs to tense the muscles of the whole body, which will reduce the weight of the lift.
Not every pair of figure skating partners will breed love, and the figure skating games have some "suspension bridge effect" that can quickly close the distance between people and people.
If you want to figure skate well, ballet and music appreciation are compulsory courses.
For beginners, whether they are just starting to stand on the ice or learning to circle, there will be a strong sense of weightlessness.
When turning in circles, closing your eyes will make you more dizzy.
Figure skating is "addictive" because when you glide quickly on the ice, there will be a sense of flight, which is very suitable for friends who want to decompress.
Figure skating is a "weight loss friendly program" that works very well on your waist and hips.
Why do makeup and clothes have to shine? Because there will be spotlights on the stage, when shining on the clothes with crystals and diamonds, it will make your whole person flash and better create a "fairy tale feeling".
Why does the figure skating picture look so beautiful? Because after entering the low temperature environment for a period of time, the whole person will be like drinking a large cup of American style, which is very swollen.
The earliest figure skating competitions were without music, and it was not until the 1932 Winter Olympics that music was added, making the whole sport more ornamental. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, for the first time, the BGM with a human voice was used.
Figure skating will have a thrown object ceremony, that is, the audience will give gifts to the players after the game to express their love. Gifts are not required to be sharp objects so as not to damage the ice surface, so they are generally dolls and flowers.
Not crazy, not alive
Li Fei'er | 34 years old
Actor, figure skating enthusiast
In the variety show "Crossover Ski King", he started from scratch and won the championship of the figure skating competition.
From learning to glide steadily with the ice, to cooperating with your partner to complete the lifting action, to how to gracefully jump up and then land smoothly...
Naturally, these introductory movements did not dare to be compared with the figure skaters of the Winter Olympics, but in order to master them, I repeatedly practiced until my muscles were sore, I couldn't lift my arms the next day, and it was common to fall and get injured.
I think my body will remember this "figure skating" experience, and you on the other side of the screen, just remember my beautiful dance on the ice is enough.
Alpine skiing
Alpine Skiing
Because the project originated in the Alps, it is also known as Alpine Skiing. The competition is divided into 5 sub-events: downhill, super big slalom, big slalom, slalom and all-around. Among them, the downhill race track has the largest drop and the longest distance, and the speed is generally more than 100 kilometers per hour. The super big slalom is slightly slower due to the large number of flag gates it crosses.
sled
Luge
Sledding is a common production tool used by people in high latitudes, and after entering the modern sports system, it has become a thrilling sport. Athletes need to quickly lie on their backs on the sled after accelerating, using body posture to control the sled. At the Winter Olympics, bobsleighs, bobsleighs and steel-framed bobscars share a track.
Snowmobiles
Bobsleigh
The snowmobile, which resembles a racing car, is the largest and heaviest sports equipment in all the competitions of the Winter Olympic Games. The weight of the men's four-person snowmobile can reach 210 kg.
The race is divided into men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles and four-person snowmobiles. The snowmobile has a base, cockpit, coaster, protective cover, steering rudder and brake, and in multiplayer competitions, athletes perform their duties and jointly control the snowmobile to speed forward, and the sense of competition is very strong.
Steel frame snowmobile
Skeleton
Interestingly, although it is called a "steel frame snowmobile", its material is mostly carbon fiber. This is a swooping ice sled in which athletes lie prone on a steel-framed snowmobile to complete the race.
The ski slope of the steel frame snowmobile is a smooth ice surface, and the parapet walls on both sides of the slide also need to be poured with ice, and the height must not be less than 50 cm. The length of the men's singles competition is between 1300-1500 meters, and the women's singles are between 800-1200 meters.
The track consists of a slide, an S-bend, a U-shaped bend, etc., with 11 to 18 corners throughout the course. The height difference between the starting point and the end point is between 110-130 meters.
There is no steering wheel or deceleration device on the steel frame snowmobile, and the equipment is completely dependent on the left and right movement of the athlete's head and body. During the race, the top speed of the steel frame snowmobile can reach 130km/h, which is thrilling and exciting.
Biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon originated in Norway and was born out of primitive hunting.
During the race, athletes wear skis on their feet, hold ski poles, carry small-caliber rifles, and slide along the marked slides in the correct direction and sequence for the entire course.
Athletes shoot once every distance they slide, and the first person to reach the finish line wins. In biathlon, the most interesting is the chase.
The original article was published in the February 2022 issue of Fashion COSMO
Editors: Ruo Fei, He Zhiyang
Author: Kurt, Kuang Ying, Zhang Ke
Vision: Bian Yuqing
Illustration: Peer
Opening photography: Cheng He
Partial image: Visual China
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Fashion COSMO / Provided by Respondents / Visual China
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