On February 19, 2022, the alpine skiing competition of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympics ended at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center. The International Olympic Committee and the International Snow Federation have been in communication to discuss the possibility of holding international snow competitions here in the 2022-2023 season, and the biggest confidence of the International Snow Federation is that the Chinese racing team has reached the high level of the Winter Olympic Games, which has been unanimously recognized by the International Snow Federation and is the most valuable wealth of alpine skiing in China.
The Flowing Water Organization was praised
Wu Bin
When all the racing events of alpine skiing ended on February 17, Wu Bin, director of the race end area of the National Alpine Ski Center, breathed a sigh of relief, and the work of the racing team won high praise from the International Snow Federation.
According to the work of domestic technical officials, the race distinguishes between the mountain part and the lower part of the mountain, and the mountain part is divided into many groups, and everyone is responsible for the mountain part of the work together with foreign experts. The lower part of the mountain is mainly the end area, where there is a lot of coordination work that needs to be done by various departments together.
Before the race, it is necessary to build the finish area, including the slope protection facilities, the mixed interview area, the athlete area, etc. It is built according to the map of the finish area designed by foreign technical representatives, which is one of the most important tasks before the race. Everyone needs to be familiar with the standards of each point, and maintain the status and order of the finish area during the race. Of course, there is also equipment control in the terminal area, including the supply of epidemic prevention materials.
Wu Bin said that in the early stage of the work, everyone had a run-in process, but soon integrated with foreign experts and experts of the International Snow Federation, and the broadcast and media links were occasionally read into the state. Wu Bin said: "We are only in charge of the finish area, we have several other groups, starting point groups, track groups, snow pushing groups, is a unified big team." ”
Wu Bin said that the evaluation of the International Snow Federation is very high, and in the final stage of operation, all parties do not need language, as long as there is a look, they can do it. FIS officials say we have left behind a team of valuable experience.
The flag gate is set up with precision and science
Fan Weidong
How difficult the alpine ski racing track is, only by participating in it can you know, and Fan Weidong, a staff member of the track setting and rapid response team, has uncovered this secret.
The International Snow Federation has a little worry, worried that there will be problems in the setting of the flag gate, and did not expect the Chinese flag gate execution team to be so efficient and accurate. At the same time, on the track, the flag gate pole and flag gate were laid out, and the Chinese rapid response personnel had to enter the venue at the first time to repair it.
Fan Weidong said: "The setting of the flag gate is a very important link, according to the shape of the mountain, the speed, the flag gate is set at different points. I am also an athlete, and I understand the difficulty of the game very well, and I am very particular about setting up the flag gate. The official evaluation of the INTERNATIONAL Snow Federation is that they are satisfied with the speed flag gate and have put their minds into accounting the safety of the athletes and the fairness and justice of the event. ”
As for the rapid response, the flag doorpost and the flag door cloth fell, and the Chinese rapid response team entered, which required the team to glide relatively high, and 40 seconds or even shorter, it was necessary to replace the damaged flag door, and the flag door cloth was only about 3 seconds. Haituo Mountain Arena is a typical Haituo Bowl arena, the mountain shape, slope, right angle setting is very exquisite, all flag gates are certified by the International Snow Federation.
The dash is the finishing touch
Yang Hui
Yang Hui is the assistant head of the alpine ski racing zoning team, a referee from Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and a retired athlete. The downhill and super big slalom speed of the racing event is relatively fast, drawing a guiding line for the athletes, and the taxiing within the line must be safe and reasonable. Another is to give the audience a very intuitive viewing experience.
In racing sports, athletes are very fast, and it is very dangerous to have no guide line. Yang Hui said that the line is equal to the finishing touch, we have to draw a blue guide line, and a red segmented timing line. The FIS also has a high opinion of the team, saying that it can be seen that the Chinese team is worthy of being a former national team athlete and can think from the perspective of an athlete. The pigment of the thread is blended with water and 75% alcohol and is an edible color without any preservatives.
Push snow to launch the world's top
Hou Jian
Pushing snow is a discipline that plays a key role throughout the race. Hou Jian, assistant director of the snow pusher, said that the fastest speed of downhill can reach about 140 kilometers per hour, and the fastest speed of super large slalom can reach about 120 kilometers per hour, which is impossible to achieve without the level of top snow pushing.
Hou Jian said that the team leveled the snow to no snow lumps and no wrapping marks to ensure the safety and smooth gliding of the athletes. They are all national ski team coaches or outstanding athletes, and the snow track leveling team has a total of 45 people, 22 men and 23 women. At different points, after 10 athletes have slipped by, in a short break of 2 minutes, a squad of 3 people will push from the starting point to the first trial slippage point, and so on, all the way to the finish line.
Hou Jian said: "In our minds, according to the route that athletes must take, level the angle of the track, etc., there must be professional knowledge. Otherwise, it is counterproductive. Second, to follow the trajectory of athletes, whether it is the world's top level or intermediate level, it is necessary to ensure that athletes complete the competition. We keep walking to ensure that athletes slide safely and smoothly to the finish line. In the end, to what extent, Hou Jian made an analogy, that is, it is fine to resemble a highway, which is called a snow highway.
The representative of the International Snow Federation said that this is the best time in recent Olympic Games, especially in strict accordance with the command, no discount, uniformity, obedience to orders. Hou Jian said that the Chinese team is also accumulating experience and has experienced the alpine skiing competition of the Winter Olympics to know what is the world's top. After such an experience, having such a high-level team will surely become the most valuable asset of alpine skiing in China.