Starting at 9:00 a.m. today (26th), the National Stadium officially entered the Winter Paralympic Time as the only venue for the Winter Paralympic Ice Hockey Program. In the coming week, eight Paralympic ice hockey teams will train here for adaptability. On March 5, the National Stadium will open the first game of ice hockey at the Winter Paralympic Games.
According to the CCTV reporter of the General Station, the Italian team conducted pre-match venue adaptation training at the National Gymnasium today, and when the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games, the Italian team achieved the fourth place result.
One of the biggest features of Paralympic ice hockey is that athletes play on the ice sled, which was previously known as "ice hockey". Due to the complex tactics, fast pace, intensity and fierce confrontation in the game, Paralympic ice hockey is also known as one of the most watchable games in the Winter Paralympic Games.
Huang Da, A CCTV reporter: The athletes participating in this sport are all athletes with lower limb disabilities, they wear ice hockey protective gear, use ice sleds instead of skates, push ice skates with the end of the club, and rely on the front end of the club to hit the ice ball. During the match, there were 6 players on each side, including 1 goalkeeper. The match was played in three sets of 15 minutes each, with a 15-minute break in between, with the two sides swapping venues. Each team scores 1 point for a goal, and the one with the most points wins. If the scores of the two sides are tied, there will be an extra time match, if either side scores within 5 minutes, then that party wins and the match ends immediately, and if the two sides are still tied in extra time, there will be a free kick session until the winner is decided. During the game, if there is a violent collision with a person against the boundary wall, a club handle pestle person, an illegal collision, an elbow top person, etc., or insulting the referee and other unsportsmanlike behavior, it will be judged to be fouled.
CCTV reporter Huang Da: It is worth noting that since the winter paralympic games, the paralympic ice hockey competition field has become smaller. Although the physical exertion of players has been reduced, the chances of collisions between players and players have also increased, and the accuracy of passing and receiving balls between players has also increased.
The Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team is participating in the Winter Paralympic Games for the first time, and the team has sent a total of 18 athletes, including 17 male athletes and 1 female athlete. The oldest players are 38 years old and the youngest is 19 years old. The Chinese team will face Slovakia in the first match on March 5, the Czech Republic on the 6th, and the Italian team on the 8th.