On August 4, university student reporters took a group photo with world champion Pang Qing (center). China Youth Daily, trainee reporter of China Youth Network, Mei Engaged in Politics/Photo
On August 4, university student journalists visited the National Speed Skating Hall. China Youth Daily, trainee reporter of China Youth Network, Mei Engaged in Politics/Photo
The sun is shining brightly in Beijing in August, but in the National Speed Hall and the Capital Gymnasium, the ice surface that still retains the logo of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics exudes a pleasant cool atmosphere. In the first summer after the Beijing Winter Olympics, China Youth Daily, China Youth School Media and Shanghe Public Welfare Foundation launched the "2022 College Students Sports Literacy Improvement Plan • School Media Education Journalist Training Camp", and 24 university student journalists from more than 10 provinces and cities across the country gathered in Beijing to conduct in-depth visits to the two Winter Olympic venues of the National Speed Skating Hall and the Capital Gymnasium. Looking at the ubiquitous Beijing Winter Olympic logo in the venue, the university student reporters seemed to feel the fierce and hot Winter Olympic atmosphere here a few months ago. With the deepening of the visit, the university student reporters have a more comprehensive understanding of the value of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the use of the legacy of the Winter Olympic Games, and the inheritance of the Olympic spirit. They will return to campus with a full harvest and aspire to become disseminators and practitioners of the Olympic spirit.
The spiritual heritage of the two Olympic venues
On the afternoon of August 4, at the moment of walking into the Capital Gymnasium, hu Yue, a college student reporter, sighed, "This is my first visit to the first body, from the moment I saw the appearance of the first body, the thick sense of history haunted my heart." ”
The Capital Gymnasium, which was built in the 1960s and is located here by the Winter Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport, can be described as the base camp of China's ice and snow sports, especially ice sports. The Capital Gymnasium, which has gone through 54 years of wind and rain, has also witnessed important historical events. The docent introduced to the university student reporter that the Sino-US table tennis friendly tournament of "small ball turning big ball" in 1971 was held at the Capital Gymnasium; In 1981, the Chinese men's ice hockey team defeated strong opponents in the Capital Gymnasium consecutively, and the spirit of tenacious struggle played the strong tone of the times for the first time; In 1990, the 11th Asian Games was China's first international multi-sport event, and the Capital Gymnasium was also one of the competition venues at that time. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Capital Gymnasium undertook the competition of the Chinese women's volleyball team, which was pinned on by the Chinese people with unique emotions.
Then to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, from the Chinese short track team winning the first gold of the Chinese delegation at the Capital Gymnasium, to the figure skater Sui Wenjing/Han Cong winning the ninth gold of the Chinese delegation here, the Chinese delegation's Beijing Winter Olympics gold tour was successfully concluded, making the Capital Gymnasium the "winter Olympic venue with the most national anthem" in the mouths of netizens.
The Capital Gymnasium carries too many historical stories and witnesses the struggle and glory of generations of Chinese athletes.
What moved the university reporters was also their interview with two outstanding Chinese ice and snow athletes who have retired: Li Jiajun, China's first winter Olympic men's short track speed skating medalist, and Pang Qing, a silver medalist in figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
"The early training and living conditions of China's ice and snow athletes were still very difficult. In my time, whether it was the training equipment, the venue, or the scientific nature of training, or even nutritious diet, it was much worse than now. Recalling the days of his initial training, Li Jiajun, who is now the deputy director of the Second Department of Training of the National Winter Games Center, said that the current achievements of China's ice and snow are the crystallization of the struggle and efforts of generations, looking at the training conditions of the team now more perfect, the protection of the team members is more comprehensive, he is both pleased and envious, but also believes that The achievements of China's ice and snow will continue to improve.
From the unremitting efforts of several generations of Chinese ice and snow athletes to achieve a breakthrough in winter Olympic medals and gold medals, to the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's ice and snow won 9 golds, ranking among the world's ice and snow powers, behind the change in the competitive level of China's ice and snow from quantitative to qualitative changes, there is also the development of ice and snow sports in the popularization and promotion of the public. Pang Qing saw that more and more Chinese began to contact ice and snow, try ice and snow, and love ice and snow, which has a positive effect on the cultivation of talents and talent selection in ice and snow projects. Moreover, this is only the beginning for the future development of Ice and Snow Sports in China, Pang Qing said, borrowing the slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympics, "I hope that more people can participate, so that we will better move towards the future together." ”
If the inheritance of the Capital Gymnasium is reflected in the hook and sinking of more than half a century, then the National Speed Skating Hall, the only newly built ice venue in the Beijing Division of the Beijing Winter Olympics, has a response to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The National Speed Skating Hall is also home to the archery and hockey fields for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. That year, Chinese sharpshooter Zhang Juanjuan defeated the Korean athletes, a traditional archery powerhouse, here to win the first Olympic gold medal in the history of Chinese archery. 14 years later, China's ice "flyer" Gao Tingyu completed 59 years of waiting for Chinese men's speed skating here, fulfilling the oath he made at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Two Olympic Games, two gold medals of historical significance were born on the same land, so that college student journalists lamented that this is not only a breakthrough in competitive achievements, but also represents the inheritance of the Olympic spirit in China.
From "Champion's Ice" to "Volkswagen's Ice"
At the National Speed Skating Hall and the Capital Gymnasium, the university student reporters not only relived the glorious moments on the field, but also learned about the innovative pursuit of China's ice and snow represented by the level of science and technology embodied in the construction (reconstruction) of the two iconic venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The exterior design of the National Speed Skating Hall is symbolized by "ice" and "speed", 3360 curved surfaces and flat glass form a transparent façade, 22 "ribbons" fly in the air, and the National Speed Skating Hall is also named "Ice Ribbon", and its magnificent shape is unforgettable.
"Ice Ribbon" not only has the roof of the world's largest ropenet gymnasium, but also as the world's first Winter Olympic speed skating venue using carbon dioxide transcritical direct cold ice, and at the same time can use the waste heat generated by refrigeration for athletes' domestic hot water, ice melting pool melting, etc. Low-carbon innovation makes "Ice Ribbon" have significant energy-saving and environmental protection significance. Carbon dioxide refrigeration allows the temperature difference of the ice surface to be controlled within 0.5 degrees Celsius, making the ice surface more flat, harder and more uniform, and more conducive to sliding. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, 10 Winter Olympic records and 1 world record were born in the "Ice Ribbon", and the "fastest ice" is truly deserved.
In the process of visiting the "Ice Ribbon", yu Chengyan, a college student reporter, kept marveling at what he saw and heard, "The first feeling I felt when I visited the 'Ice Ribbon' was shocked - shocked by the advanced technology used in its construction. 'Ice Ribbon' is an important part of the Beijing Winter Olympics and China's ice and snow industry, and I hope that more people can come here to feel the charm of the combination of modern technology and traditional culture, and can have a new understanding and understanding of ice and snow." ”
At the same time that the university student reporters visited the National Speed Skating Hall, they found that there was an endless stream of people who also visited the National Speed Skating Hall and even experienced the ice experience. People can not only experience the ice surface of the Winter Olympics, but also stand on the podium or take photos with the top "ice piers".
The relevant person in charge of the National Speed Skating Hall introduced to the university student reporter that since the opening of the National Speed Skating Hall on July 9, adhering to the purpose of comprehensive utilization, the opening of the National Speed Skating Hall has gathered a variety of functions such as sports events, mass fitness, cultural leisure, exhibition and display, and social welfare, and completed the transformation from "the fastest ice" to "the ice of the public".
The venues of the Winter Olympics are open to the public and used by the public, which has become an important legacy of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The Capital Stadium has also implemented plans to open its venues.
Huang Lixia, secretary general of the Beijing Winter Olympic Stadium Venue Group Operation Team and leader of the Nordic biathlon national team, introduced that the ice surface of the Capital Stadium has been booked and used by the public on weekends, and the entire venue group is being upgraded into the Capital Gymnasium Sports Park.
The innovative technology and use of China's ice and snow are remarkable, and in the post-Winter Olympic era, China's ice and snow will also innovate in talent training.
The Beijing Winter Olympics have ignited Chinese enthusiasm for ice and snow sports, and also indicate that the development of the entire ice and snow industry will usher in opportunities. Li Jiajun issued an invitation to college student reporters, "Future employment can consider the ice and snow industry, here is promising, take the scarcity of professional waxers in ski sports as an example, it can be seen that there are still many positions in China's ice and snow industry that are extremely short of talents." The sustainable development of ice and snow sports is inseparable from the support of professionals in related industries. ”
Li Jiajun said that the Beijing Winter Olympics will focus the attention of the people of the whole country on China's ice and snow industry, and indeed drive a large number of people to directly participate in ice and snow sports, but the continued development of the ice and snow industry is still facing the problem of lack of talents. Ice and snow is also "golden mountain and silver mountain", the commercial value of the ice and snow industry and the economic benefits it can bring are huge, and the new employment prospects brought by the promotion of ice and snow sports are worth thinking about and choosing by the majority of young people.
College student reporter Sun Lingyu felt this: "'On the ice and snow' does not only mean to participate in ice and snow sports, the ice and snow industry has broad prospects, and the professional and technical personnel behind the scenes also play a vital role in the development of ice and snow sports." As young people, we can use our expertise to shine in all positions in the ice and snow industry and participate in the ice and snow industry in various forms. ”
Pang Qing is pleased to see more and more young people pursuing ice and snow sports, "more and more young people are participating in ice and snow sports, they are not only participants, but also communicators, but also creators." They can bring more imagination to the development of ice and snow sports, especially figure skating. ”
The connotation of sportsmanship is expanding
On the afternoon of August 4, university student reporters experienced skating on the ice rink of the Capital Gymnasium, and Pang Qing, as the instructor, danced. At that moment, the college student reporter seemed to come to the scene of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, "flying like a surprise, graceful like a dragon", Pang Qing used every slide and jump to show the beauty and tension of figure skating to young students.
Pang Qing's performance made a perfect ending to the college reporter's skating experience of the day. After the event, chen Zhe, a college student reporter, was still unfinished, "As a southerner who can't see snow and can't touch skating, I had trouble when I first wore skates, but fortunately, after I got on ice, I slowly adapted and felt the fun of skating." As a spectator, the close experience of the Olympic arena that carries the history of Chinese athletes gave me a great spiritual inspiration. ”。
The successful hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics is not only a reflection of China's comprehensive national strength, but also gives New Vitality to China's ice and snow sports. Pang Qing recalled that when he first came into contact with skating, the conditions in all aspects were still relatively difficult, which also affected the promotion of ice and snow sports. China's ice and snow sports from that difficult era all the way to today, but also a microcosm of China's entire national development. Pang Qing hopes that through the efforts of our generation and previous generations of ice and snowmen, we can develop our single ice and snow sports competition system into a three-system of public, competitive and professional in parallel.
At the National Speed Skating Hall, college student reporters saw that the athletes who contracted the speed skating competition of the Winter Olympics were no longer athletes participating in the country, but a huge group of skating enthusiasts. "At first I just thought it was fresh to experience, and then I thought the sport was fun, so I often brought my kids to play together, and the National Speed Skating Hall is a great place to relax and entertain." A citizen shared his feelings with a university student reporter. Pang Qing believes that "at present, the public, especially the youth group, is widely involved in ice and snow sports, which is an important force to promote the further development of ice and snow sports in China." ”
The opening of the Olympic venues has allowed more people to enter the Winter Olympic venues, and the spirit of the Winter Olympics is constantly infecting young people. The Winter Olympics are over, but the story of snow and ice continues. Winter Olympic champions such as Gu Ailing and Xu Mengtao are loved by the vast number of young audiences, and they have also quickly come out of the circle. Su Sijie, a college student reporter, bluntly said that he saw the vitality and vitality of the post-00s young generals in Gu Ailing, "Before, I thought that sportsmanship was to constantly fight and compete for gold and silver. But at this Winter Olympics, I saw a richer connotation of sportsmanship. Su Sijie said, "Xu Mengtao won the championship, and her opponent gave a hug, which also made people equally moved; Curling athletes can defeat strong teams, figure skaters dare to challenge high difficulties, which is to live up to love and break through themselves; The confidence and calmness of Gu Ailing and Su Yiming on the field have made the world see the strength of post-00 athletes. "These elements beyond competitive performance are profoundly influencing contemporary youth.
"Hot blood" and "youth without regrets" are the deepest impressions left by the Winter Olympic athletes on college reporter Jin Yuying. "The real feeling conveyed by the sports competition in the final moment especially touched me, it was a moment of blood, and it was also a moment of inspiration for us." Jin Yuying believes that through the Beijing Winter Olympics, ice and snow sports are known to more Chinese people; Through the use of the heritage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, more young people have personally experienced ice and snow sports, enhancing their sense of identity and pride.
With the passage of time, the Beijing Winter Olympics will eventually be lost in memory, but as the university student journalists who participated in the event felt, the impact of the Beijing Winter Olympics on this generation of young people will not only be related to the arena.
China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Ci Xin, school media reporter, Hui Xinyue, Liu Yunan, Ji Jin Source: China Youth Daily
Source: China Youth Daily