Beijing, 16 Feb (Xinhua) -- On 16 February, xinhua daily telegraph published a commentary entitled "Constantly Refreshing 'Winter Olympic Circle of Friends' Shows The Real China."
American snowboarder Tessa Maud recently shared her last day in China on a social networking site, "I'm sad, I'm going to cry on the plane, I'm going to choke up, love you guys." Earlier, Tessa tearfully posted a video after the opening ceremony to recall volunteers shouting "Welcome to China", which made her pay attention to many Chinese netizens.
The competition for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games is becoming more and more intense, gold medals and new records are constantly being born, and the "Winter Olympic Circle of Friends" like Tessa who really record the love of the Beijing Winter Olympics is also constantly refreshing, becoming a fashion for athletes from all over the world. Become a Winter Olympic food eating blogger, experience novel and mysterious traditional Chinese medicine, show a comfortable and high-tech Olympic Village accommodation environment, spread a variety of Winter Olympic "top" ice piers... In addition to the tension and excitement brought by competitive sports, the "Winter Olympic Circle of Friends" posted by athletes from all over the world on social platforms has also aroused the attention and praise of countless Chinese and foreign netizens.
German athletes "bump fists" with staff at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics (online video screenshot)
The "Winter Olympic Circle of Friends" shows the joy of athletes from all over the world coming to China to participate in the Winter Olympics. On TikTok (Douyin International Edition), German athlete Leon Walkenspec shared a video of the athletes' entrance ceremony at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In the video, he constantly waved his hand during the admission process and interacted with the staff at the opening ceremony to "bump fists". He wrote on the video that he would remember the opening ceremony for a lifetime. A "fan" replied to him under the video, believing that his children would be proud of him.
On February 5, China's Fan Suyuan (second from left) and Ling Zhi (third from left) and American players Christopher Pulis (first from left) and Victoria Pensinger posed for a group photo after the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Jingyan
Screenshots of U.S. players' social media accounts
The "Winter Olympic Circle of Friends" shows the precious friendship between Chinese athletes and athletes from other countries. In the eighth round of the curling mixed doubles round robin, the Chinese curling mixed doubles duo Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan lost to the American duo of Victoria Persinger and Christopher Pulis. After the game, Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan presented each other with the "Ice Pier" Olympic commemorative badge, and the American players received the gift in surprise, and the four of them took a group photo. The American athletes then posted photos of the harvested gifts on their social media accounts and wrote: "It is a great honor to receive these exquisite Beijing Winter Olympics badges, and our Chinese counterparts have shown a wonderful display of sportsmanship." The U.S. players also gave back badges to Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan in the locker room after the game.
American athletes learning tai chi (webcast)
The "Winter Olympic Circle of Friends" shows the attractiveness of Chinese culture to foreign athletes. In the videos posted on social networking sites, athletes from some countries also posted scenes such as practicing tai chi videos played on electronic screens and imitating the white crane's bright wings movements, pushing their love for Chinese culture to the world.
U.S. athletes display "ice pier" blankets (webcast)
The constantly refreshing "Winter Olympic Circle of Friends" shows China's meticulous preparation for the details of a large-scale sports event, and shows China's sincerity in opening its arms and the world to "go to the future together". This "circle" has also become a special window to show China to the world, so that the world can see a real China. In this window, not only wonderful sports events are displayed, but also hospitable Chinese people, a vibrant and vibrant China.