Today is the 5-day countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. What are the “firsts” of this high-profile world event? Come and see!
WorldFirstA “city of two Olympics”
After a lapse of 14 years, following the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing will host the Winter Olympics once more, and Beijing will also become the world’s first “Double Olympic City”.
7 competitionsFirstentered the Winter Olympics
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will add 7 new competitions, namely women’s single snowmobile, short track speed skating mixed team relay, ski jumping mixed team, freestyle ski jumping platform (men’s, women’s), freestyle ski aerial Skill mixed groups and snowboard slalom chase mixed groups.
Olympic historyFirstAll Green Power Olympics
Implementing the concept of green Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics will become the first Olympic Games in the history of the Olympic Games to use all green and clean electricity. All venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics will use 100% renewable energy and green electricity.
worldwideFirst360 degree slalom track
The entire track of the National Snowmobile Center is like a dragon, soaring above the ridge. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Cheng Cheng)
In terms of venues, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics also set a number of “world firsts”. For example, the track of the National Snowmobile Center is 1.9 kilometers long, with a vertical drop of 121 meters and 16 curves. It is vividly called “Snow Dragon”. It is worth mentioning that the National Snowmobile Center has built the world’s first 360-degree slalom track, and the construction process has filled many technical gaps in China.
WorldFirstan Olympic venue with a curling track over a swimming pool
“Ice Cube”.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Huanzong
As the 2008 Olympic swimming venue, the “Water Cube” has been transformed into the “Ice Cube”. The “Ice Cube” also became the first Olympic venue in the world to set up a curling track on the swimming pool.
worldFirstFor example, a permanently reserved ski jumping venue
Shougang Ski Jumping Platform.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Chenlin
The Shougang Ski Jumping Platform is called “Snow Flying Sky” because its design incorporates the “Flying Sky” element in the Dunhuang murals, a world cultural heritage in China. As the only snow competition venue in the Beijing Division of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the Shougang Ski Jump will become the world’s first permanently reserved and used ski jump venue following the Winter Olympics, becoming a professional sports competition and training venue.
(Organization: Zhang Qian from Guangming.com)
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