The "rain" has just passed, the lights have just come on, and the "City of The Two Olympics" is full of lights and colors at night.
On the evening of February 20, the closing ceremony of the XXII Winter Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium, attended by President Xi Jinping.
Inside and outside the "Bird's Nest", hundreds of millions of viewers feel joy, share joy, pass on blessings, and look forward to reunion. The unforgettable Winter Olympics, the tears shed, the cheers shouted, the history and miracles witnessed, let us deeply understand the full meaning of the "Olympics"!
The world is looking forward to China, as promised, presented a "simple, safe and wonderful" Olympic event, and also told the story of "us" to the world.
The closing ceremony opens in "Light Up".
Children carry snowflake lanterns, each lantern carries the fire of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and each snowflake represents a participant in the Olympic Movement, which is gathered together under the call of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The micro-fire in the snowflake lantern is perpetually inherited, flashing and flashing, warming the world and illuminating the future.
Although the fire is slight, the sand gathers into a tower. At this Winter Olympics event, which was held against many difficulties and obstacles, China conveyed this confidence and strength to the world.
The difficulty of running the Winter Olympics well at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe is self-evident.
Un Secretary-General António Guterres once said, "At present, the world needs a successful Winter Olympics, sending a clear message to the world that people of any country, nation or religion can transcend their differences and achieve unity and cooperation." ”
It is China, which has worked together for more than 6 years to overcome difficulties and make the impossible possible; it is China that provides a stage for ice and snow athletes from all over the world to surpass themselves, and at the same time injects confidence and strength into the world plagued by the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
"By hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese people have once again shown a positive spirit and strength." On February 5, President Xi Jinping proudly said in a meeting with Guterres: "With such a strong backing of such a people, we can do anything." ”
More than 19,000 volunteers and more than 200,000 city volunteers, in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, regardless of gains and losses, silently paid, turned their volunteers into a winter light and condensed into the power of warming the world.
"We can clearly feel the warmth, energy, hospitality and support given to us by Chinese people from all walks of life and all ages, from artists, scientists, engineers, to children in schools, to volunteers, all of whom have made outstanding contributions to the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics."
On February 19, at the 139th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee, IOC President Bach praised from the bottom of his heart: "All of this is very heartwarming and has played a vital role in the success of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, so I am very honored and pleased to announce that the IOC has awarded the Olympic Cup to all Chinese people!" ”
At the closing ceremony, more than 2,000 athletes from 91 delegations were reunited again.
On the former arena, they were full of passion, and one by one the "I" full of personality painted a dream chapter of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
When I was 11 years old, Su Yiming once said that my dream is to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics; Gu Ailing, who was 13 years old, said that when the time comes, I hope to greet everyone with Chinese. A few years later, the Beijing Winter Olympics made many "Gu Ailing" and "Su Yiming" realize their dreams.
"Our beliefs are very firm, and what we want to do, we will do - wear the national flag and play the national anthem." Struggle is the theme of the game, and setbacks are the inevitable grinding. On the field, everyone scrambles to be the first, as long as there is a dream in the heart, the national flag will be raised, and the national anthem will inevitably be played.
At this Winter Olympic Games, the Chinese sports delegation performed well, winning 9 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 2 bronze medals, achieving the best results in the history of the mainland participating in the Winter Olympic Games.
"The most touching thing about major events is not necessarily to win the gold medal, but to embody the Olympic spirit." In February 2014, when President Xi Jinping cordially visited the Chinese sports delegation participating in the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, he encouraged everyone.
Teach and remember.
Eight years later in Beijing, the Chinese women's ice hockey team fought until the last minute, winning all the respect even if they did not advance; China's three curling teams, even if they were inexperienced and had little hope of qualifying, were fully committed. Xu Mengtao, Qi Guangpu, Jia Zongyang and other veterans reveal their true feelings, reflecting the supreme love for ice and snow sports and the continuous pursuit of supreme honors; Gao Tingyu and other young generations, sunshine, self-confidence, full of fighting spirit and impact of the field performance, let us feel the open style brought by ice and snow sports.
Pushing the limits and creating great results, every athlete is a hero and great.
As a netizen said: "Every time you refuel, your blood boils, and every time you win gold, you are full of tears!" The empowerment of science and technology makes the Winter Olympics wonderful and cool, and the cultural blessing makes the Winter Olympic circle countless fans, which is a unique and wonderful event that praises the powerful motherland. ”
The hard-won reunion is particularly cherished, and the reluctant parting is folded and the willow is sent.
Folding willow sends affection, expecting all athletes, coaches, and all friends who come to Beijing to bring this willow branch and take away the friendship of Chinese people; folding willow sends affection, representing the simplest and most sincere emotion of all human beings: farewell, remembrance, remembrance and touching.
After Xu Mengtao, who competed in the Winter Olympics four times, the American team star Ashley Caldwell, who competed in the same field, immediately stepped forward and shouted at her, "Taotao, Olympic champion!" "and hug it tightly;
In the women's 3,000m of speed skating, 22-year-old Chinese team Akhnar Adak narrowly defeated Claudia Pehistein, a German team that had won 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze at the Winter Olympics. After crossing the finish line, Akhnar and Peschstein encouraged each other;
In the mixed doubles round robin tournament of the Beijing Winter Olympic Curling Event, the Chinese duo Of Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi lost 5:7 to the United States. After the game, Fan Suyuan smiled, blessed his opponents in English, and gave them a box of Olympic commemorative badges for each of them, a total of 8 ice piers, which made the American group shout "so cool"!
In this nocturne, who can't afford the Winter Olympics?
"The courage and connection that sport brings to people is unique." The European Times published a commentary article saying that in today's world, there are few opportunities and platforms like the Olympic Games that can bring together countries around the world, especially under the haze of multiple global challenges and the new crown epidemic that all mankind has been fighting so far, China has kept its 7-year commitment, and the Winter Olympics have arrived as promised, so such closeness is even more precious.
"The 'greater unity' advocated by the Olympic Movement is exactly what is most needed in this day and age. The countries of the world have a better future together than in more than 190 small boats, as in one big boat, so we put forward the slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympics of 'Together to the Future'. On January 25, President Xi Jinping and Bach talked freely.
Looking around the world, in the near future, the XXVII Winter Olympics will be held in Italy. When Milan and Cortina dʼAmpezzo meet, when cities meet mountains and rivers, humans and nature, the future and sustainability are organically integrated- "Twin Cities · Convergence", this is the Italian "eight minutes" at the closing ceremony.
The Beijing Winter Olympics have come to a perfect end, and the ice piers have also "left work". In the near future, the curtain will open on the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the snow will soon be lit, and the "City of the Two Olympics" will continue to write new excitement.
Director system 丨 Qian Wei Wang Shanshan
Producer 丨 Zhang Ou
Producer 丨 Xinglai Wu Xuan
Editor-in-chief 丨 Ning Lili
Editor 丨 Yang Caiyun
Vision 丨Jiang Yuhang
Proofreading 丨 Zhang Yanan