Editor's note: Inside the stadium, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are full of excitement; outside the stadium, the enthusiasm for ice and snow sports is high, and the consumption of ice and snow is heating up. In the eyes of the world, the Beijing Winter Olympics have come to a successful end, but the wonderful moments left to us by this Winter Olympics will never end-
Create the best results
In this Winter Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation ranked third in the gold medal list with 9 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze, creating the best result in the history of the Winter Olympic Games. The gold-winning projects are distributed in five sub-projects, and the territory of advantageous projects has been greatly expanded.
"Slight fire"
The main torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics is lit.
At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the carbon emissions of the main torch "micro-fire" were only about 1/5000 of the traditional ignition method. In addition, the outer streamer, inner streamer and combustion system of the main torch are printed out with 3D technology and assembled after post-polishing.
Create "wonderful" with the concept of "simplicity"
As the largest curling venue in the history of the Winter Olympic Games, Ice Cube is the only double Olympic venue in the world where water sports and ice sports can run at the same time, and it is also the world's first Olympic venue to set up a curling track on the pool. IOC President Bach praised the Ice Cube as a model for the sustainable development of Olympic venues. Photographed by Deng Wei, a reporter from Beijing Daily
In the preparation process of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, from sports equipment such as snow rollers, ice pouring vehicles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and protective nets for alpine skiing that directly serve the competition, to catering, transportation, torch relay, medical and epidemic prevention and other materials needed for the operation and guarantee of events, the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee has adhered to the principle of "can borrow or not rent, can rent or not buy, and can be combined procurement to merge procurement", to minimize the waste of resources.
"Fastest Ice" has helped create a number of new Olympic records
On February 8, the Beijing Winter Olympics speed skating men's 1500 meters race was held at the National Speed Skating Hall, in which Dutch athletes Thomas Kroll and Kyle Ness set new Olympic records, and finally fixed the record at 1 minute 43.21 seconds, and Kyle Nes also won the project championship. Pictured is Kyle Ness in the game. China News Service reporter Cui Nan photographed
The National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon" continues to stage record-breaking good plays: men's 5000 meters, 1500 meters, 500 meters, women's 5000 meters, 3000 meters, 1500 meters... The speed skating venue also has the name of "fastest ice". The "ice ribbon" uses a carbon dioxide transcritical direct cooling system, which not only makes the ice surface temperature difference smaller and more stable, but also relies on the intelligent system to keep the ice surface at a constant temperature.
"A mound is hard to find"
This is the finished "ice pier" (pictured on January 19). Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Peiquan photographed
The ice pier is surrounded by countless fans with its cute image, and related products are snatched up 3 seconds after the online store is sold, and the Winter Olympic franchise store is also lined up, which can be described as "a pier is difficult to find". In addition to its cute image design, it also has great commemorative value. Zhang Jie, a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy, said: "Beijing has become the first city to host the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games, so the mascot of the Winter Olympics has great commemorative significance. ”
"Welcome to China"
Athletes and volunteers pose for a group photo at the Winter Olympic Village Fitness Center. Photo courtesy of the Beijing Winter Olympic Village operation team
After the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, American snowboarder Tessa Maude recalled on social media the moment when the volunteers in the stadium shouted "Welcome to China" on the opening night, and could not help but burst into tears, and Sun Zeyu, an undergraduate student at Tsinghua University, who was "thanked by her for the air", also replied to the interaction at the first time.
"Arguably, we're in the safest place in the world."
"Pathogen nucleic acid analyzer" in the nucleic acid detection system of the new coronavirus in bioaerosols. Photo by Hou Yu, a reporter from China News Service
Although all athletes participating in the Winter Olympics must be in a closed loop, athletes do not feel like they are in a "narrow bubble". "The Winter Olympic Village is so large that athletes can take a 1-hour walk here and discover places they haven't been to before." Czech athlete Natalie said. In addition, there are more than 100 "intelligent epidemic prevention personnel" in major venues and Winter Olympic Villages, participants do not need to take off their masks, within a second to achieve identity recognition, intelligent temperature measurement and other inspection links, to maximize the efficiency of information verification, improve the speed of passage.
"It's a great reflection of sportsmanship"
China's Fan Suyuan (second from left) and Ling Zhi (third from left) pose with U.S. players Christopher Pulis (first from left) and Victoria Pensinger after a mixed doubles round robin. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Jingyan
The Chinese team Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan lost to the American team of Pesinger and Pulis in the curling mixed doubles round robin tournament, and after the game, the two Chinese players personally presented two boxes of ice pier badges to their opponents. The U.S. team members were very touched and posted a picture on social media saying that they were honored to receive this gift, saying that "it is an excellent embodiment of sportsmanship." Later, Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan also received a return gift from the American team.
"Together for the future"
The five-ring fireworks are raised again, echoing the same five-ring fireworks of the 2008 Olympic Games, reflecting the memory of the "Double Olympics". Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency
This is the renewal transmission of mutual learning among civilizations. People are the best carrier of civilizational exchanges and mutual learning, and sports are an excellent way for civilizations to exchange and learn from each other. From the "snowflake torch" and "twenty-four solar terms" at the opening ceremony to the closing ceremony's "folding willows" and "red and blue interweaving", it is wonderful to highlight the unique Chinese civilization's way of dealing with the world of "valuing harmony and being different", the aesthetic principle of "one leaf knows autumn, sees the micro-knowledge", the home and country feelings of "all over the world, the world is one", and the oriental romance of "warm hospitality, depending on and cherishing farewell". At the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, an emotional interlacing of time and space was staged. The children sang the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games "Me and You" again in the "Bird's Nest", and while the flag bearers of various countries gathered to the center, the five rings were raised in exactly the same way as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the big snowflake torches fell staggered down, paying tribute to the "City of the Double Olympics" with this "Double Olympic Moment".