(Something to ask) Short comment: Shougang Ski Jump, will you come here to "punch in"?
China News Service Beijing, February 18 Title: Shougang Ski Jump, will you come here to "punch the clock"?
Author Cui Bailu
With the realization of the gold medals of Gu Ailing and Su Yiming, the four events of the Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarding and freestyle ski jumping have all come to an end, and the Shougang venues of the Winter Olympics have also successfully completed the task of the event. Although there are not many competitions and the projects are niche, the Shougang Ski Jumping Platform has unexpectedly "gone out of the circle" and has received widespread discussion and praise at home and abroad.
On February 8, Gu Ailing (left) won the championship at the Beijing Shougang Ski Jump. On February 15, Su Yiming (right) won the championship at the Beijing Shougang Ski Jump. (Stitched photo) Photo by Mao Jianjun, a reporter of China News Service
Success is never accidental, behind the "high value" and wonderful events of the Shougang Ski Jump is a vivid interpretation of the concept and spirit of the Chinese Winter Olympics.
Green first, Shougang Ski Jumping Set a beautiful background for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Ecological protection and sustainable development are the common aspirations of the people of the world. With the increasing prominence of global ecological and environmental problems, the environmental pollution and energy consumption that may be brought about by the Olympic Games have attracted much attention, and the concept of green Olympics came into being.
The predecessor of the Shougang Big Jumping Platform Competition site is the Century-old Shougang Industrial Park, which has two associations with the Olympic Games, both of which originated from the green Olympic Games. In order to support the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Shougang, which is mainly engaged in steelmaking, relocated through the whole and returned Beijing to a clear water and blue sky. On the eve of the Winter Olympics, the abandoned raw material silos became the office area of the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, the industrial plant was transformed into a "four-ice" training base, and the arena became the world's first ski jump to be permanently retained.
Data map: On July 31, 2019, the Shougang Ski Jumping Platform is under intense construction. China News Service reporter Jia Tianyong photographed
Sustainability and frugality, the promises made are fulfilled here. In this way, the world has seen China's unremitting efforts for the Green Olympics and a beautiful China with harmonious development of the ecological environment and economy and society.
Inclusive and symbiotic, the Shougang Ski Jump has given the Beijing Winter Olympics a rich cultural core.
The traditional ski jumping platform mostly takes the natural mountains as the main landscape, but Beijing has created the first competition venue in the history of the Winter Olympics that is directly combined with the reuse of industrial heritage, the overall design and construction brings together the strength of the top teams in China, Italy, Belgium, Germany and other countries, and the organic integration of Traditional Chinese culture, Industrial Culture and Olympic Culture, "It is like a scene created in a virtual world and video games", said Nick Gerper, an American free skier.
From the side, the big jump platform resembles the "Flying Sky" streamer of the Chinese Dunhuang mural, and resembles the crystal shoes of Cinderella in Western fairy tales, which are affectionately called "Snow Flying Sky" and "Crystal Shoes" by Chinese and foreign netizens. Cyberpunk and industrial oasis visuals bring unprecedented freshness and cultural shock.
Data map: Evening view of Beijing Winter Olympic Park on November 12, 2021. Beijing Winter Olympic Park is close to Shougang Park, and the ski jump and Shougang Bridge reflect each other. Photo by Niu Yungang, China News Agency Image source: CNSPHOTO
The Olympic Games is a grand event in the world, tolerance and unity are eternal themes, and the birth of the Shougang Ski Jump is the cultural expression of this theme. The world's understanding and pursuit of beautiful things are interconnected, and wisdom collides and cultures blend to create this ethereal and flexible achievement of human civilization.
People-oriented, Shougang Ski Jump brings melting warmth to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Ski Jumping attaches great importance to the athlete and spectator experience. Due to the difficulty of the project and the high risk factor, safety and a stable playing field are of great importance to athletes. The structure of Shougang Big Jump platform is stable and spacious, safe and comfortable, and the snow quality is smooth and delicate, which is conducive to athletes to show their high-difficulty skills, break through themselves here, and play the best level. The design of the audience platform allows the audience to experience the fun of the competition at close range, so that the ski jump, a niche sport that only more than 400 athletes currently participate in, has become an ice and snow sport that is "happy alone than happy".
After the race, the ski jump will be permanently retained and open to the public, becoming a public space integrating event training, commercial trade, culture and art, leisure and entertainment, continuing to contribute to the popularization and promotion of ice and snow sports in the world, and providing a good demonstration for the transformation and development of other cities.
Data map: On the evening of January 20, 2022, the Shougang Ski Jump in shougang park in Shijingshan District, Beijing opened the light show, showing the beautiful night scene effect of science and technology of urban renewal and development. Photo by China News Service reporter Hou Yu
The core of the Olympic Games is people, and the respect and care for people make the Beijing Winter Olympics full of humanity, and also let the ice and snow sports "fly into the homes of ordinary people".
The emergence of the Shougang Ski Jump is a vivid practice of the green development, mutual learning of civilizations and people-oriented concept of the Beijing Winter Olympics, carrying the epitome of the times and spiritual culture of China's development. Come here, in addition to "punching in", people can see the history, enjoy the present, and look forward to a better future. (End)