Beijing, February 16 (Reporter Chen Hang) Winter Olympics ice hockey project consultant Harald Springfeld said at the press conference on the 15th that as the venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, wukesong sports center and national gymnasium have made full use of the Olympic heritage, and after serving the Beijing Winter Olympics, these two venues can hold other sports events, reflecting the concept of green Olympic games.
The Beijing Winter Olympic Games has always adhered to the olympic concept of "green, open, shared and clean", which is not only reflected in the close interaction between the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the International Federation of Individual Sports, etc., but also the support and assistance of many foreign experts and consultants in the preparation process of the Winter Olympic Games.
With the holding of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, many competition venues, including the Wukesong Sports Center and the National Gymnasium, have achieved a magnificent turn from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which can not only meet the needs of the Winter Olympic Games, but also have the "amphibious" ability of winter and summer sports.
Athletes train before the game at the Wukesong Sports Center. Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service
Harald Springfeld, who has been a hockey consultant for the Beijing Winter Olympics for more than three years as an ice hockey consultant for the Beijing Winter Olympics, was impressed by the simple working environment in Shougang Park. It was a very unique work experience and experience for him. During this time, Harald Springfeld and his team focused on pre-match venue renovation and venue operation, making unremitting efforts for event preparation.
As the basketball venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Wukesong Sports Center will undertake the women's ice hockey and some men's ice hockey competitions at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Also hosting ice hockey competitions is the National Gymnasium, which hosted gymnastics, trampolines, handball and other competitions at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
In Harald Springfeld's view, the Wukesong Sports Center and the National Gymnasium are both venues for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee has made full use of the Olympic heritage to transform and upgrade them. After the Beijing Winter Olympics, the two venues can also host other sports events and other activities, which reflects the concept of green Olympic Games.
The reporter learned that after the game, the National Stadium can meet the needs of figure skating, short track speed skating and other projects, and also has the ability to convert ice rinks and summer project venues in both directions. In addition to continuing to undertake various performance events and basketball competitions after the game, Wukesong Sports Center can also greatly expand the dimension and breadth of operation, and can host ice hockey, short track speed skating, figure skating and other ice events, and will also become a new landmark in ice and snow sports.
Also focusing on sustainable use after the games are the three Winter Olympic villages of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The Beijing Winter Olympics will have three divisions: Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, and each division will have a Winter Olympic Village. Among them, after the Beijing Winter Olympic Village, it will be converted into public rental housing for talents in Beijing, and will be allocated to talents who conform to the strategic positioning of the capital city.
Beijing Winter Olympic Village residential area. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
Laszlo Vajda, who has been living in Beijing for 16 years, is a senior expert in the operation team of the Beijing Winter Olympic Village. He participated in the preparation of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and also formed an indissoluble relationship with the Winter Olympics, participating in the bidding, preparation and holding of the Winter Olympic Games, especially for the Winter Olympic Village, event services including registration, accommodation, transportation and other consulting services.
When it comes to his impression of the Beijing Winter Olympics, his biggest feeling is that it is an important event with profound historical significance. With the hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Beijing has also become a "city of two Olympic Games", he said, he said that he feels sincere pride in Beijing.
Referring to the services provided to athletes during the Winter Olympic Villages, Laszlo Vajda said, "We do our best to ensure that the service levels of the three Winter Olympic Villages are exactly the same. "The three Winter Olympic villages have their own characteristics, which is more humane, and everyone regards the Winter Olympic Village as their home."
It is reported that the same menu and dish recipe will be used in the three Winter Olympic Villages to meet the specific dietary needs of various tastes, different religions and residents of the Winter Olympic Villages, with a total of 678 dishes and an 8-day cycle.
The Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee previously said that in the process of formulating the Winter Olympic menu, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the different needs of athletes in different sports for nutrition and calories, as well as the many inconvenience factors caused by the epidemic, and integrate Chinese characteristic diets and local snacks on the basis of meeting the eating habits and religious cultures of athletes in different countries.
Laszlo Vajda believes that the dishes provided by the Beijing Winter Olympic Village not only meet the dietary needs of athletes from all over the world, take into account the characteristics of balanced nutrition, but also integrate Chinese characteristic diets, which can support these top Athletes of the Winter Olympics to participate in the competition.
Yang Shu'an, vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, mentioned at the press conference recently that the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee will continue to uphold the principle of athletes as the center, improve service levels, and provide more intimate and warm service guarantees for athletes to participate, so that athletes can participate in the best state and show the best of themselves to the world. (End)