“Ice Cube” opens to the public for the first time following the Winter Olympics
Market Information Network 2022-04-21 16:30:11 Source: People’s Daily Online Comments:
Original title: “Ice Cube” opened to the public for the first time following the Winter Olympics
From April 16 to May 15, the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube/Ice Cube) launched the Winter Olympics Cultural Experience Season, open to the public. Yesterday, “Ice Cube” ushered in the first open day following the Winter Olympics. Many citizens went to battle with their families to experience the top curling arena and the double Olympic culture from zero distance. According to reports, during the Winter Olympics cultural experience season, citizens can make an appointment to visit the venues in advance, and the visiting time is from 9:00 to 18:00 every day. At the beginning of June, the “Ice Cube” will complete the ice-water conversion and change back to the “Water Cube”, and the water park will also resume business at the same time. Around November, the “Water Cube” will be converted into an ice rink once more to carry out ice sports.
Yang Qiyong, general manager of the National Aquatics Center, introduced that the National Aquatics Center is a representative venue for the sustainable development of the Olympic Games. In 2008, the “Water Cube” was the venue for the Beijing Summer Olympics swimming, diving and synchronized swimming competitions. At the beginning of the preparations for the Winter Olympics, the idea of ”ice-water conversion” and ice-water two-wheel drive was proposed. After that, the “Water Cube” successively completed the construction of the detachable ice rink, and successfully carried out two ice rinks in 2019 and 2020. Water conversion, supported three test matches and test events.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, “Ice Cube” held a total of 206 curling and wheelchair curling competitions, serving more than 15,800 spectators, and received more than 3,100 Chinese and foreign VIPs, witnessing China’s wheelchair ice cream The “highlight moment” of the Husband team’s Winter Paralympic gold medal defense, the sports facilities at the core of the entire ice rink achieved perfect results.
Yang Qiyong introduced that, as the largest curling venue in the history of the Winter Olympics, the “Ice Cube” is the only double Olympic venue in the world that can run both water sports and ice sports at the same time. Olympic venues at the Kettle Track. After the Winter Olympics, the venue will be able to host both ice and water events, as well as undertake national fitness, large-scale cultural performances and other activities, so as to realize the repeated, comprehensive and lasting use of the venue.
“In the future, we will organize the operation of the ‘Water Cube’ following the competition in accordance with the established idea of ’ice-water conversion, ice-water two-wheel drive’, hoping to improve both ice and water formats. Especially ice and water We will use the Water Cube and the underground ice rink in the South Square to vigorously promote kettlebell sports,” said Yang Qiyong.
It is understood that the ice-water conversion of the “Ice Cube” will be completed in early June. “In May, the ‘Ice Cube’ will usher in a curling event in Beijing. After the game, we will start converting to water and resume in June. The operation status of the water element. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei swimming event will be held in June, followed by swimming, diving and other events as well as swimming exercises for the masses.”
Yang Qiyong revealed that the “Water Cube” will open a warm-up pool for the masses to swim in June, and the water park will resume business at that time. After the “Ice Cube” is converted into a “Water Cube”, the mass ice rink in the underground south square of the National Aquatics Center will be opened as an ice sports center, where curling enthusiasts can continue their training. At the same time, the National Swimming Center is also planning to launch the Olympic retrospective competition at the end of this year or early next year to attract international competitions.
“In the future, the ‘ice water conversion’ will basically be once a year, and the underground ice rink in the South Square will continue to carry customers for ice sports.” Yang Qiyong introduced. It is understood that according to the future operation strategy of the National Aquatics Center, the swimming pool will be converted into an ice rink for ice sports in November every year; around March and April of the next year, the ice rink will be restored to a swimming pool for water sports. .
A reporter from Beiqing Daily learned that the Winter Olympics brought not only a new business format to the National Aquatics Center, but also new development ideas. Yang Qiyong introduced that during the Winter Olympics, “Ice Cube” has made some investments in scientific research, venue management and intelligence. These results will also be used in future venue operations as the basis for smart venue operations.
“The future national swimming center will be further developed around two pieces of water (competition hall swimming pool and warm-up pool) and two pieces of ice (popular ice rink and professional curling rink), on the other hand, it will also develop in smart venues, on the cloud In terms of operation, we will communicate more with the public. We hope to become a place that is fashionable, cultural, and creative, and at the same time carries the Olympic spirit and sportsmanship, and can serve the public for a long time.” Yang Qiyong said.
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Cute baby “full scene” to experience the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics
Yesterday morning, the National Aquatics Center, which had just experienced the baptism of the Beijing Winter Olympics, welcomed the first batch of tourists following the competition. The logo of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the ubiquitous scenes of ice piers and snow-covered fusion shadows… These all allow tourists to “travel in one second”, as if returning to the Winter Olympics more than a month ago.
A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that the opening of the “Ice Cube” preserves the real scene of the Winter Olympics. The Winter Olympics facilities such as the stands, mixed mining area, athletes’ locker rooms and awarding points are all presented in front of the audience one by one, providing a “full-scene” experience of the Winter Olympics atmosphere.
In the FOP area, spectators can touch the Olympic ice surface, participate in a real Olympic curling competition, and relive the “highlight moment” of the Chinese wheelchair curling team’s Winter Paralympic gold defense; in the media stand on the west side, they can Overlooking the double Olympic ceremony of water ice conversion; at the awarding point, you can experience the award ceremony of the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics curling events; the audience can even enter the athletes’ locker room, look at the facilities inside, and experience the competition during the competition. Athletes feel warm and convenient services that are well received by teams from all over the world.
Not only that, the immersive Winter Olympics experience project created by “Ice Cube” also includes leading the experiencers to learn the rules of curling competition, as well as derivative activities, cultural and creative activities created by means of “real-time analysis of curling routes” and other technological Winter Olympics methods. Products and other rich experience modes allow the audience to experience the charm of the Winter Olympics from different angles and with different identities, so that ice and snow sports can truly be integrated into people’s lives, and the venues can be shared by all.
“The currently open area actually retains all the information of the Winter Olympics, and even some temporary facilities have been temporarily dismantled, in order to preserve the original appearance of the Winter Olympics venue as much as possible for the audience.” Yang Qiyong, general manager of the National Aquatics Center, introduced, The original appearance in the closed loop remains very Olympic spirit, cultural value, and has a sense of mystery, which should bring the audience a very real feeling.
It is understood that during the Winter Olympics cultural experience season, the “Ice Cube” venue team will strictly follow the epidemic prevention requirements, rationally plan the epidemic prevention zone, define the boundary buffer area, refine the epidemic prevention zone, and streamline the isolation of different groups of people to reduce chance of cross infection. At the same time, the requirements of environmental disinfection and personnel nucleic acid are strictly implemented. All team members will be on duty following nucleic acid, and regular nucleic acid will ensure that the service team is “zero infection” during the process.
Text / reporter Zhao Tingting
Responsible editor: gaoxuejing Liu Yuan
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