For 16 days, ice and snow athletes from all over the world competed in Beijing to convey peace and friendship. China has built a safe Olympic stage for ice and snow athletes around the world, and the construction of unique Olympic villages and breathtaking venues has helped athletes practice the Olympic motto of faster, higher, stronger and more united. In this ice and snow event where the protagonist is always an athlete, China has won the praise of athletes all over the world: "China is amazing"!
The final gold medal in the women's event of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the award ceremony for the women's 30 km event of cross-country skiing, was held on the stage of the closing ceremony of the Bird's Nest, and Norwegian star Johaiyug jumped to the highest podium amid the blessings and shouts of the audience.
In the women's 30 km of cross-country skiing, there was also a moving scene, Johaiyug waiting for the last Chinese runner to finish the race, Dinigger Yilamujiang, after she crossed the finish line, gave her a big hug and went to help her take off her skis, Johaiug said:
"I'm proud of the girls in China, they trained very hard to prepare for the Winter Olympics, they trained in Norway for a long time, about five or six years ago they started to contact cross-country skiing, they improved very fast, and now she can finish the game in the Winter Olympics, I am proud of her!" 」
The Beijing Winter Olympics is Johaiyug's third Winter Olympics, she has won the gold medal in the winter Olympic team relay and the silver medal in the individual competition, and Johaiyug, who lacks gold medals in individual events, is very eager for gold medals in individual events at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and Beijing has realized her dream.
In the women's doubles event in cross-country skiing on February 5, Joheyug won the championship. This is also the first gold medal produced by the Beijing Winter Olympics. The two gold medals, one at the beginning and one at the end, also made Johaiug's trip to Beijing more complete:
"Everything here is incredible and I'm so proud of Chinese who did everything for our athletes. They're kind, they're always smiling, they're always happy and we feel lucky to be hosting the Winter Olympics here. ”
The Beijing Winter Olympics have provided a stage for ice and snow athletes around the world to realize their dreams, and athletes from 91 countries and regions around the world are practicing the Olympic motto of faster, higher, stronger and more united under the banner of the Five Rings. They constantly break through themselves, make history, release freely, and embrace each other in a friendly way. Friends come from afar and are happy! Beijing is also embracing visitors from all over the world with a confident and open attitude!
The construction of venues for the Beijing Winter Olympics is breathtaking. The National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon" has repeatedly broken records, creating "the fastest ice" for athletes, 10 events have produced new Olympic records, and the men's speed skating 10,000 meters has produced a new world record. On February 8, Dutch star Kroll broke the 20-year Olympic record in the men's 1500 meters of speed skating, and just three minutes later, Kroll's teammate Ness broke the record and successfully won the gold. Ness said, "The ice is so good today."
Three days later, Swedish speed skater Van der Poul broke not only the Olympic record but also the world record in the men's 10,000 meters, saying: "The ice is so good, the ice here is the best, the ice here is really suitable for the game." ”
On the last match day, South Korea's Jeong Jae-won, who won the silver medal in the men's group start event, said:
"The ice ribbon is very well equipped as an Olympic venue, the ice surface is also very good, I got the medal here, it will become a very memorable venue in my memory."
Next to the Shougang Ski Jump, with the cooling tower as the background, snowboard jumpers are constantly pursuing extreme movements of higher difficulty. The new venue of Shougang Ski Jumping Platform skillfully integrates blue sky, rivers, cityscapes and industrial civilization, giving every athlete who comes to participate in an extraordinary experience. Snowboard men's big jump runner-up Mons Reisweilern said:
"The venue is incredible, you can see the city building when you jump down, and China has done a lot of work to build this stadium." When at the highest point, it is really cool to be able to see the whole city, the buildings, and to see Beijing! I love China, and I can't wait to do it again before I even leave. ”
Made in China at the Beijing Winter Olympics escorts athletes and provides guarantees for the constant pursuit of a higher level of competition. The U.S. team, which won the first freestyle skiing aerial skills mixed team gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics, expressed its admiration for China's Genting Ski Park at the post-match press conference. Ashley Caldwell praised China's self-developed windbreak wall. Ashley Caldwell: "I know that the amazing Chinese host team is going to build a really great venue, the windshield on the sidelines is perfect, we really need it, and such a windbreak wall can also help us focus more on the game and provide a higher level of competition, so we can perform so well and succeed in such a great venue." ”
The ice cube, the world's first venue to complete the "water-ice conversion," thrilled American curler Christopher Price, who was the place where his idol Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Christopher said: "There is no doubt that the venue and the ice surface are great and beautiful, this is a venue with a history that can be used for curling and all the athletes we are present are excited. The ice here is also great, and we know the ice makers at the venue are outstanding. The venue is unique and the architecture is unique, and it's cool to reuse the venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where my idol Phelps competed. ”
Australian curling mixed doubles duo Dean Hewitt and Tully Gill said: "This is the best curling venue I've ever been to, the ice is exceptionally good, and as everyone says, this venue is incredible. We've seen the 2008 Summer Olympics and know that Australia has had success here, and hopefully we can do the same. ”
The "one-purpose" Capital Gymnasium is responsible for both figure skating and short track speed skating, short tracks need to be hard and fast, figure skating needs to be soft, and ice knives can eat and hold. On the day of February 13th, because of the needs of athlete training and competition, the time for "ice transformation" is only 2 hours, and beauty and speed can be combined at the Capital Gymnasium. Whether it's figure skating or short track, the ice surface of the head body is impeccable. Japanese figure skater Yusuke Yusuke said: I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the staff, volunteers, and ice makers of the ice rink for this Olympic Games! I really want to express my gratitude to this ice rink that allows me to skate and fly, this very comfortable ice rink, and I am really grateful.
Canadian short track speed skater Charles Hamelin: The track is good, the ice is very good, it is the best track I have ever skated at the Winter Olympics.
The Beijing Winter Olympics not only provide a platform for athletes around the world to compete fairly and provide a high-quality venue environment, but also provide them with a safe and comfortable living and resting environment. The epidemic prevention policy of the Beijing Winter Olympics has provided a guarantee for the safe participation of athletes, and foreign athletes have praised the closed-loop management policy. Dutch speed skater and Beijing Winter Olympics speed skater men's 1000m gold medalist Kroll said: "Closed-loop management makes me feel safe. The results of China's epidemic prevention and control in the past two years are obvious to all, one of the best in the world, China has controlled the data of infections very low, and I heard that China can complete the nucleic acid testing of millions of people in a city in a few days, which is impressive. As I said a few weeks ago, we should be happy that the Winter Olympics can be held in China. At such moments, only China can be the best organizer. We should be grateful for being able to hold it smoothly. China has done everything to ensure the safety of everyone, and I think China has done a great job.
American freestyle skier Aaron Bronck said: The epidemic prevention work of the Beijing Winter Olympics is really good. I didn't know what was going to happen before I came here, there was a lot of negative news in the US media, but it was all fake. In fact everything here is remarkable... From the staff, to the nucleic acid testers, to the accommodation, to be honest probably the best of all the Olympics I've been to, it was really cool.
South Korean speed skater Jeong Jae-won said: No matter where everyone wears a mask, as far as I know, there are no confirmed cases in the speed skating project, after all, everyone is well abiding by the epidemic prevention policy of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and everyone is very safe.
Life in the Beijing Winter Olympic Village also makes the athletes feel the warmth of home. Australian snow team member Chiara Reddingjus said: I haven't been home for two years, but the first morning after coming to Beijing, I went to breakfast, saw that there were Australian dishes there, just saw it made me very excited, it was really happy to eat these, let me feel the sincerity of the Beijing Winter Olympics, I am very happy to be here, and I am very happy to represent Australia.
American freestyle skier Alex Ferreira was impressed by the friendly and peaceful atmosphere of the Winter Olympic Village: "I think everyone in the Olympic Village, including the staff, is very sincere and very friendly. Everyone was very happy all the time, waving excitedly at me, which made people's eyes light up. ”
American snowboarding legend Sean White introduced the food of the Winter Olympic Village, Shaun White said, "During the competition, I have been eating to kill time, because it is so delicious, we ordered black pepper beef willow apricot abalone mushrooms, sweet and sour tenderloin, dried pot cauliflower, and Kung Pao chicken cubes, this is Dan Dan noodles and rice!" So much! "Chinese food has been greatly welcomed by athletes.
The friendliness and sincerity between people always touch people's hearts. The Beijing Winter Olympics will bring together the warmth and love of the world. A video uploaded by American snowboarder Tessa Maud caused a heated discussion, and a sincere welcome from a Chinese volunteer at the opening ceremony made Tessa cry "Welcome to China"
"The volunteer told me welcome to China, I can't help but cry every time I see this scene, they are really amazing, all the volunteers are friendly, warm, caring, make us feel at home."
The volunteer, Sun Zeyu, a student at Tsinghua University, said, "Maybe he was moved by that kind of simple kindness." ”
The Olympic motto "faster, higher, stronger, more united" is faster ice, higher difficulty, stronger scientific research strength, and a more united event atmosphere in the eyes of foreign athletes, which is the answer presented to the world by the Beijing Winter Olympics.
After seeing the children's paintings in the athletes' gift package, jamaican skiers wrote a letter to the children, "Enjoy the Olympic Games"!
German speed skater Claudia Pechtstein, who participated in the eight Winter Olympics, was affectionately known as "Speed Skating Aunt" by Chinese netizens, and she will usher in her 50th birthday two days after the end of the Winter Olympics.
"This is my eighth Winter Olympics, I'm proud of myself, and the Beijing Winter Olympics will make me feel very happy." I don't know why I have insisted on it for so long, I just like skating, I originally wanted to retire twenty years ago, but it is so year after year that I have persevered, skating is my life. Thank you chinese friends for your support of me, thank you! ”
"Thank you!" Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, IOC President Bach said: "Over the past 16 days, I have admired your outstanding performance, each of you strives for the best results, but you also want your competitors to achieve the best results and cheer for them, and we are deeply touched by this. The reason why the Olympic spirit shines so brightly is that Chinese people have built a safe Olympic stage for us. On behalf of the world's best ice and snow athletes, I would like to thank you. Thank you, Chinese friends.