China News Service, February 10 (Reporter Meng Xiangjun) The Shougang ski jumping platform stands in a corner of Shijingshan District, Beijing. It is the venue for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. "Genius Girl" Gu Ailing, who won gold here on the 8th.
Shougang Ski Jumping Platform and Shougang Bridge complement each other.
China News Agency issued Niu Yungang Photo source: CNSPHOTO
This jumping platform built in the old industrial park of Shougang, which has long been discontinued, has a ramp of 64 meters high and 164 meters long, which fully reflects the value of the transformation of industrial relics.
Under the blue sky, several cooling towers and large chimneys set off the ski jumping platform built with advanced technology. This "industrial punk" style is unique in combination with the Olympic Games, and has been praised by athletes and reporters from many countries.
【"This venue is amazing"! 】
The "USA Today" reporter took a group photo with the Shougang Grand Jumping Platform.
Image source: screenshot from Twitter.
Sandy Hopper, the visual editor of USA Today, posted a photo of her with the Shougang Grand Jumping platform on social media, and wrote, "Hello from Shougang Park, this is... the first freestyle in the history of the Olympic Games. Aerial Ski Finals!"
American freestyle skier Alexander Hall praised: "The big jump is like moving a part of nature's snowy mountains to the city, it looks almost perfect!"
"It's a really cool place to jump," said British freestyle skier Kirsty Muir.
On February 8, Chinese athlete Gu Ailing, who competed in the Beijing Shougang Ski Jumping Platform, held up her own "Golden Dundun" after winning the championship.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun
Gu Ailing also said in an interview that it was not just herself, "all the athletes told her" that the Shougang Grand Platform was the "best venue they had ever skied".
Gu Ailing believes that the slope of the big jumping platform is suitable, the artificial snow is not so hard, and the four original cooling towers next to it make the competition area full of cool atmosphere. "This is exactly the aura that the big ski jumping platform needs," she said.
French freestyle skier Antoine Adlis told Reuters: "I was a little disappointed when I stood on the top of the mountain for the first time, because there are usually a lot of mountains at the top. But when the lights came on, (Shougang Grand Jumping Platform) )Really great."
Shougang ski jumping platform with lights on, it looks like this ↓↓
The Beijing Winter Olympic Park is adjacent to the Shougang Park, where the ski jumping platform and the Shougang Bridge complement each other.
China News Agency issued Niu Yungang Photo source: CNSPHOTO
[The big jumping platform is a "nuclear power plant"? 】
Mark Anderson, a well-known American entrepreneur, had the opposite opinion with the athletes present.
He recently posted two photos on the Internet, claiming that the Shougang Grand Jumping platform made him "angry" - "a nuclear reactor should be built next to our ski run," he said.
The Shougang platform in the eyes of American entrepreneur Anderson.
Image source: screenshot from Twitter.
Some foreign media also use meaningful headlines to report, attracting attention.
For example, this one below↓↓
CNN's "Is That a Nuclear Power Plant?
" to report on the Shougang Ski Jumping Platform.
Image source: Screenshot of the CNN report page.
Some netizens, without knowing the origin of the big jumping platform, also mistakenly regarded the cooling towers that had been discontinued for a long time as the symbols of nuclear power plants↓↓
After NBC correctly explained that the Shougang Grand Jumping Platform was located in a former steel mill, people on the Internet criticized NBC, believing it was a nuclear power plant.
Image source: screenshot from Twitter.
[Popularization by netizens, fancy likes the big jumping platform]
In this regard, netizens who understand science can't sit still.
An Internet user said about popular science: "Interesting fact: none of China's nuclear power plants have cooling towers. They are all located in coastal areas and use sea water, so there is no need for.... However, many other industrial facilities use cooling towers, such as coal-fired Power plants (or decommissioned steel mills).
Netizens responded to Anderson with popular science.
Image source: screenshot from Twitter.
Another netizen pointed out, "This used to be a steel plant, not a nuclear power plant. Now, it is a sports center, an event space, a huge park, and even a wedding venue. Oh, and it is also the only permanent place in the world. Ski Jump".
The origin of the science popularization of the Shougang platform from the Internet.
Image source: screenshot from Twitter.
Some people even threw out two comparison pictures, showing the landscape of Shougang Park under different lenses.
The netizen first forwarded a picture saying, "This is another angle of Shougang Park, in fact, it looks like a cool place!
Netizens forwarded the pictures of Shougang Park.
Image source: screenshot from Twitter.
Then he posted a picture posted by Anderson, sharply pointing out: It is better to say that the picture that many people choose to share is the "BBC gray filter" below.
Netizens said that the photos of Shougang Park taken by foreign media were with a "BBC gray filter".
Image source: Twitter screenshot
Some netizens bluntly said that the comment that the Shougang Grand Jump is "dystopian" is "stupid and absurd" because it is actually an award-winning urban regeneration project.
Netizens countered the criticism of Shougang Park.
Image source: screenshot from Twitter.
Some netizens sincerely expressed that the Shougang platform is super cool!
Only poor people don't think that way...
Netizens commented on the Shougang platform: super cool.
Image source: screenshot from Twitter.
I can't help but think that these netizens are too good!
【Excellent case of environmental protection renovation】
In fact, the renovation of Shougang Park, as popular science popularized by netizens, is not only not the source of "nuclear pollution", but an excellent case of environmental protection reuse and renovation of the old factory area.
As early as 2018, the International Olympic Committee officially "liked" it.
In 2018, the official website of the International Olympic Committee "liked" the renovation and reuse of Shougang Park.
Image source: Screenshot from the official website of the International Olympic Committee.
According to the official website of the International Olympic Committee, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee not only moved its headquarters to the renovated Shougang Park, but also renovated other nearby industrial historical sites, "to accommodate a healthier and more inclusive environment." future".
Zhang Li, dean of the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University and chief design officer of the Zhangjiakou competition area of the Beijing Winter Olympics, said that the design of the Shougang ski jumping platform incorporates the elements of the "flying" streamers in the Dunhuang murals.
When athletes set off from the top of the platform, they can see the remains of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty in the distance. "This visual scene will positively affect athletes' memories of the Winter Olympic venues," Zhang Li said.
Shougang Ski Jumping Platform.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
On the 10th, Zhao Weidong, spokesman for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, responded to the Shougang Grand Jump at a press conference.
He said it was "unbelievable and absurd" that articles on social media refer to the cooling towers of steel companies as nuclear facilities.
The BOCOG has also noticed that enthusiastic netizens and some foreign media in many countries have conducted adequate popularization. For this, the BOCOG would like to express its gratitude.
Zhao Weidong said that the Shougang Ski Jump is the first competition venue in the history of the Winter Olympics that is directly combined with the reuse of industrial heritage, and it will also be the world's first permanently preserved ski jump.
Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, has repeatedly regarded the Shougang Park as a model for practicing sustainable development and thrifty in hosting the Olympic Games. He once described the renovation as "amazing", Zhao Weidong said.
IOC President Bach inspected the Shougang Winter Olympics venue.
Image source: Official website of the International Olympic Committee.
"I can tell you it's a very spectacular site," Bach said when the Shougang Park renovation proposal was approved. "From an architectural point of view, it's interesting. If you get a chance to see it, don't miss it. ."
In fact, the closer we get to the Winter Olympics, the more we can discover the good intentions of China as the host.
In the words of netizens, Shougang ski jumping platform is the "coolest"!
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