On the evening of February 11, the National Bobsleigh Center in Yanqing was full of people. China's Yan Wengang made a historic breakthrough and won the bronze medal for the men's steel frame snowmobile. This is the first time that a Chinese athlete has reached the podium of the Winter Olympics in this event.
↑On February 11, China's Yan Wengang at the medal presentation ceremony. On the same day, in the men's steel frame bobsleigh competition of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics held at the National Bobsleigh Center, China's Yan Wengang won the bronze medal. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter He Changshan
The speed of bobsleigh movement can reach 130 kilometers per hour, and unexpectedly, the speed of news dissemination is "faster" than this! Our "sled group" also ushered in a highlight moment, and everyone's eyes quickly focused on this. After the event picture draft was issued in time, it was widely adopted. Racing against hot spots is our duty. Fulfilling the mission of the national news agency is our unremitting pursuit.
This time, the photography team of the Beijing Winter Olympics is not only the National Olympic Photography Team (NOPP), but also the International Olympic Photography Team (IOPP). The team lineup is strong and the reporting work is also high. The bobsleigh project photo reporting team consisted of Yao Jianfeng, Jiang Wenyao, Sun Fei and me, and the adequate staffing allowed us to cover a wide range of important points and dig deep into the shooting angle.
In the men's steel frame snowmobile event in which Chinese player Yan Wengang participated, there were two rounds of skating in the final stage, the first round was started in the positive order of results, and the second round was started in reverse order of results. Such a game setup gives us time to make point shifts. After the pre-race exchanges, Yan Wengang has the strength to win the medal, we believe that we need to adjust the previous division of labor, and make the following arrangements: the first round of shooting the starting point of the runners, the glide during the race, and the arrival of the finish line, and the second round is successively assembled in the end area for multi-angle shooting.
In order to ensure the timeliness of publication, everyone divided their work and cooperated to carry out various preliminary preparations.
↑On February 11, China's Yan Wengang set off in the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter He Changshan
↑On February 11, China's Yan Wengang reached the finish line. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter He Changshan
Yan Wengang's medal is inseparable from the efforts of the team behind it. Similarly, the smooth progress of the "sled group" report is also the result of the collaboration of the front and rear teams. At the beginning of the visit, the venue photography manager took us to survey the venue in detail, helping us quickly familiarize ourselves with the venue environment, whether it is guidance guarantee or information service, which has provided us with great help.
At present, the schedule is more than halfway through, in addition to the regular event release, the "sled team" also filmed and reported according to the prompts of the editorial department "Twelve years later, he with his cousin's will to fight the "Snow Dragon"", "The firm dream is unshakable, the Irish bobsleigh rider's Olympic journey from scratch", "Steel frame snowmobile test skater Zhang Jing: hoping to stand on the Olympic field to win glory for the country" and other special topics, presenting a vivid and vivid story.
↑ Georgian Saba Kumari Tashweli during the match (photo taken on February 5). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter He Changshan
Irish bobsledder Elsa Desmond after the women's singles sled race at the Beijing Winter Olympics (photo taken on February 8). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yao Jianfeng
↑Zhang Jing tries to skate at the National Bobsleigh Center Circuit (photo taken on February 2). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Fast & Furious is still playing out in "Snow Dragon", and our cameras will also keep an eye on the plot development.
Yan Wengang said after the race that the guarantee of the state and the team was a prerequisite for him to achieve a historic breakthrough in China's steel frame snowmobile project. He said: "Thank you to the country and the team for investing so much, solving a series of problems, creating very superior training conditions and training environment for us, thank you very much." ”
↑On February 11, China's Yan Wengang celebrated after the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yao Jianfeng
↑ On February 11, China's Yan Wengang after the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yao Jianfeng
Again, we would also like to say, thank you very much.
We in the arena have a similar mood with Yan Wengang. It is the support of the Xinhua News Agency Olympic team that allows us to obtain advantageous shooting locations and convenient conditions. Similarly, it is precisely because of the tireless and night efforts of the editors and technical support personnel that the reporters in the front have been greatly encouraged and motivated. It is also the close cooperation and close cooperation of everyone in our small team that has the enthusiasm to fight together, the confidence to fight together, and the strength to struggle together...
If you can't repay it, take every photo carefully.
In order to capture Yan Wengang sliding through the track, I brought 4 cameras and 6 lenses.
The steel frame snowmobile is too fast, and the extreme speed can even reach 130 kilometers per hour. Standing on the edge of a curved track, the player appears in front of his eyes to disappears, which is a matter of moments.
↑ On February 11, China's Yan Wengang was in the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fei
In the only shooting opportunity in a round of slide, it is necessary to ensure that each participant has a picture of the game, but also to realize the creativity and uniqueness of the picture, which really stumped my "little comrade" who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time.
So I carried 4 cameras and 6 lenses to the track. I looked for different angles on the track, set up 2 remote cameras, and got the photos that had to be guaranteed. The other two cameras are fitted with lenses with different focal lengths to try difficult and creative shooting.
↑On February 11, China's Yin was in the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fei
Being in the middle of a team is the greatest luck. Our team is also the embodiment of the Olympic spirit. "More unity" is not only the athletes in the arena, but also our pursuit under the banner of the five rings.
↑China's Yan Wengang (right) shakes hands with teammate Yin Zheng after a match on Feb. 11. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fei
A few years ago, a friend asked me what projects I wanted to shoot at the Winter Olympics, and I said it was sleds and snowmobiles, and my friend said, "Then as a child who grew up in Xinjiang, you should be more familiar." I was stunned and thought: "Snow Dragon" is China's first bobsleigh track, and there are very few photojournalists in China who have photographed this sport. Looking at my puzzled eyes, my friend added, "Isn't it a horse-drawn sleigh race?" ”
This is actually a race that includes two major disciplines, bobsleigh and bobsleigh, which includes two sub-disciplines: steel frame bobscart and bobsleigh. The most popular distinction is to look at the action: lying down is compared to a sleigh, lying on the stomach is compared to a steel frame snowmobile, and sitting in a "shell" is compared to a snowmobile.
↑On February 11, China's Yan Wengang passed the finish line in the race. On the same day, in the men's steel frame bobsleigh competition of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics held at the National Bobsleigh Center, China's Yan Wengang won the bronze medal. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
↑ On February 13, Germany's Laura Noltert was in the competition. On the same day, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics women's single bobsleigh competition was held at the National Bobsleigh Center. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
↑ On February 14, Australia's Brianna Walker competed. On the same day, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics women's single bobsleigh competition was held at the National Bobsleigh Center. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
↑On February 14, Romania's Andrea Grecu was in the competition. On the same day, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics women's single bobsleigh competition was held at the National Bobsleigh Center. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
These three events are also known as the three major coasting events of the Winter Olympics, with an average speed of more than 120 kilometers per hour, each of which is known as "Ice and Snow F1", and it is more than one hundredth of a second and one thousandth of a second in terms of timing.
As I became more familiar with the game, I felt more and more that this is not a simple sport of closing one's eyes and winning or losing. In addition to the need for strong explosive force at the start, the taxi stage also requires athletes to maintain a high degree of concentration and balance while "flying close to the ground", and team competitions also require team cooperation. In this hundredth of a second, a thousandth of a second, technology is embodied everywhere.
↑On February 11, China's Yan Wengang celebrated after the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
↑On February 11, China's Yan Wengang celebrated at the finish line. Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
At present, the gap between us and European and American countries in this project is still very large. But I believe that with the continuous development of ice and snow sports, China's bobsleigh athletes will achieve better results.
Planner: Lan Hongguang
Coordinator: Fei Maohua, Li Ga, Zhou Daqing, Liu Jinhai
Reporters: He Changshan, Yao Jianfeng, Jiang Wenyao, Sun Fei
Source: Xinhua News Agency