In the Zhangjiakou area, with the basic completion of the track shaping work, Genting Ski Park opened an unofficial training session, and athletes stepped on the pistes to adapt to the venue.
Yang Hailing: At 9 o'clock in the morning, the staff of Genting Ski Park in various fields such as medical treatment, transportation, and volunteer service came to the scene to ensure today's unofficial training. With the arrival of delegations and the completion of the shaping of the Genting Ski Park track, it has officially entered the Winter Paralympic time.
Today's unofficial training lasts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All 18 members of the snowboard team of the Chinese sports delegation also came to the scene, and they will participate in the obstacle chase and slope slalom in 2 major events with a total of 8 minor events, and for the first time in this Winter Paralympic Games, they will participate in the whole event.
Zhang Guosheng, leader of the snowboard team of the Chinese sports delegation: The average age is 21.8 years old, which is the youngest team in our Chinese delegation. We have carried out systematic preparations for the competition in Shanghai, Shijiazhuang and Inner Mongolia Meilin Valley Snow Field, and after more than a year, the training effect is still good, or we have the confidence to show the self-esteem, self-improvement and self-confidence of the disabled.
It is understood that the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games obstacle course chase and slope slalom two major events, a total of 81 athletes from 22 countries participated. Athletes from Italy, Germany and other sports delegations also stepped on the pistes, racing down again and again, completing the practice movements, and seizing the last time to adapt to the competition venue of the Winter Paralympic Games.
Italian delegation snowboard technician Jakob Picardy: It feels very good, we are now familiar with the slopes, adapting to the venue, adjusting to the state. Needless to say it's a really great venue, and the people here are also very friendly and very polite.
Italian snowboarder Mirco Moro: The pistes here are very good, the weather is good, we hope that this is the same on the day of the race, today we mainly try to turn and feel the piste, all in all it is still very good.