Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 is coming up !
Updated: Nov 28, 2021
The 24th Winter Olympics is scheduled to open on Friday, February 4, 2022, and close on Sunday, February 20 in Beijing. The Beijing Winter Olympics has 7 major events, 15 sub-events, and 109 minor events. Beijing cluster undertakes all ice events; Yanqing cluster undertakes snowmobile, sled, and alpine skiing; Chongli cluster of Zhangjiakou competition areas undertakes all snow sports except snowmobile, sled and alpine skiing.
On September 17, 2021, the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics released the theme slogan-"Together for a Shared Future". On October 18th, the Beijing Winter Olympics successfully ignited in Greece. On October 20th, the Beijing Winter Olympics Tinder arrived in Beijing. The pictures are two mascots. The "Bing Dwen Dwen" is the mascot of Winter Olympics and "Shuey Rhon Rhon" is the mascot of Winter Paralympics.
According to news on October 31, 2021, the recruitment of volunteers for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is basically completed, and the training of volunteers for the Games is in full swing. On November 15, the new MV for the theme slogan promotion song "Together for a Shared Future" for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics was officially launched on all platforms.
The Competition Events
There are 7 major sports events in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Skiing
Skating
Ice Hockey
Bobsleigh
Sleigh
Curling
Biathlon (cross-country skiing and rifle shooting)
On July 18, 2018, the International Olympic Committee announced that in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics there will also be 7 new competition events, and a total of 109 gold medals will be produced by then. At the same time, the proportion of female athletes in the competition has further improved, and the ratio of male and female athletes has become more balanced.
The IOC Executive Committee meeting held in Lausanne; Switzerland passed a plan for the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 7 newly added small events are women's single snowmobile, short track speed skating mixed team relay, ski jumping mixed group, freestyle ski jump (men and women), freestyle skiing aerials mixed group and snowboard obstacles Chase mixed groups.
Venues-Beijing Zone
The National Stadium
This iconic stadium is called the "Bird's Nest" because of its unique design. During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Bird's Nest will not host any sports competitions, but it will once again be the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. The venue for the closing ceremony.
National Speed Skating Oval
The National Speed Skating Oval of China is in Beijing, China. Its design shows the elegance, precision, speed, and dynamics of speed skating with a unique appearance. Known as the "Ice Ribbon", the pavilion will host speed skating competitions during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Shougang Ski Jump Center
Shougang Ski Jump is the world's first permanent platform for Big Air, and it is also the first competition venue in the history of the Winter Olympics that is directly integrated with the reuse of industrial heritage. The design of the diving platform is inspired by the fit between the competition profile curve of the platform and the image of the Dunhuang "flying" streamer. The main structure of the platform is a steel structure, with a total height of 60.5 meters and a length of about 164 meters. The main structure uses 4,100 tons of steel, of which many high-strength steels and weathering steel, saving 9.75% of steel consumption, reducing carbon emissions by about 950 tons. As the only snow competition venue in the Beijing competition area of the Beijing Winter Olympics, snowmaking will start in mid-to-late December 2021. The entire snowmaking process will be divided into four stages, involving the main body snowmaking, and shaping, snow storage, snow supplementation, etc. The snowmaking capacity will reach 6,500 cubic meters, and the snow storage capacity will be about 4,500 cubic meters.
The National Aquatics Center
The "Water Cube" used as the venue for swimming, diving and synchronized swimming in the 2008 Olympic Games will be transformed into an "Ice Cube" and become a competition venue for curling events. The National Aquatics Center has become a double Olympic venue and the world's first "ice-to-water conversion" venue. The ice surface temperature is about minus 8.5 degrees Celsius, 1.5 meters away from the ice surface. It becomes 10 degrees Celsius to plus or minus 2 degrees Celsius, and then to the audience. The zone may become 18 degrees Celsius, which has a relatively large change from the original temperature field distribution. For humidity control, the dew point temperature should be lowered to minus 4 degrees Celsius. The Wukesong Stadium, which can accommodate 18,000 spectators, will be the main venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics ice hockey competition together with the National Stadium.
Wukesong Sports Center
The venue has undergone an 8-month renovation. After the renovation, the venue is equipped with two convertible ice rinks of 30x60 meters and 26x60 meters. It is not only used for ice hockey, short track speed skating, figure skating and other events. This type of stadium can also realize the "ice basket conversion" within 6 hours and restore it to a basketball court. It is a veritable "Double Olympic Stadium".
The National Stadium
The design of the venues left over from the 2008 Beijing Olympics is like the traditional Chinese folding fan, which is nicknamed the "fan".
The Capital Indoor Stadium
The capital indoor stadium will host figure skating and short track speed skating competitions during the Winter Olympics. The Capital Gymnasium is Beijing's largest gymnasium with the most functions and the widest scope of application.
Beijing Winter Olympic Village
Located in Lot 11, Olympic Sports Cultural Business Park, Chaoyang District, the core area of Beijing Olympic Park, it is mainly used to receive athletes participating in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics ice sports. The facilities in the Olympic Village will include 2,300 beds for athletes and competition officials to participate in the Winter Olympics. With the end of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, this Olympic Village with the theme of health and intelligence will become a public housing for public rental. The total construction area is about 333,000 square meters. It is located south of the Olympic Sports Center and east of the central axis. There are 20 residential buildings.
Venues-Zhangjiakou Zone
The National Ski Jumping Center
"Xue Ruyi", China’s first standard ski jumping venue, has a drop of more than 130 meters between the top and the ground. "Xue Ruyi" will host all five ski jumping competitions, as well as all three Nordic competitions. The venue can accommodate 4,850 seats and 5,000 standing seats, because most competitions are held outdoors and at night. The windy environment for watching games can easily bring discomfort to the audience, which has higher requirements for warmth protection measures.
National Biathlon Center
The National Biathlon Center is in the valley on the northeast side of the Taizicheng area, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, North China. The shooting range, racetrack, start and finish area, and stadium technology are arranged in sequence from north to south. Buildings, the total length of the track is 8.7 kilometers, built along the natural terrain of the mountain, divided into the main competition track, the Paralympic sitting track and the training track; the technical building of the venue has 4 floors above the ground, with a construction area of 5,200 square meters, and its main functions It is used for event management and technical use; on the east and west sides, there are underground connecting corridors across the starting area of the track, connecting the technical building with the equipment storage area and shooting range. The National Biathlon Center will host 11 biathlon events for the 2022 Winter Olympics. After the Winter Olympics, the center will become a tourist attraction in addition to the training of the Chinese national team.
National Cross-Country Ski Center
The National Cross-Country Ski Center is located in the valley on the southeast side of the Putrajaya area. From west to east, it is the stadium operation comprehensive area, the athlete comprehensive area, the stadium technical building, the stadium media center, and the broadcast comprehensive area.
Yunding Ski Park
Yunding Ski Park is an existing ski resort that will be home to freestyle skiing and snowboarding during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The facilities used in the Winter Olympics are temporary. The venue will be returned to its owner after the event. The Park will have two separate venues: Park A for freestyle skiing and Park B for snowboarding. Each venue can hold 7,500 spectators.
Venues-Yanqing Zone
The National Snow Sled Center
The National Snow Sled Center has China's first sliding sports track and the third track in Asia. The center can accommodate 2000 seats and 8000 standing seats. After the Winter Olympics, the center will be used to host international competitions and will also be the training venue for the Chinese national team.
National Alpine Ski Center
The National Alpine Ski Center is in the Xiaohaituo Mountains in the northwest of Yanqing. It consists of seven ski trails with a maximum vertical drop of 900 meters. The venue will continue to be used for international competitions and athletes after the Winter Olympics. train. It can accommodate 5000 seats and 3,500 standing seats.
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Source: Beijing 2022 Olympics , CGTN News ,Baidubaike
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