The 24th Winter Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing on February 4, 2022.
The sports department of Chinanews.com launched a series of columns "Hundred Questions about Winter Olympics", aimed at popularizing Winter Olympic knowledge, answering hot questions, sharing interesting stories about ice and snow, and helping everyone have a better watching experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 40th Winter Olympics 100 Questions | Which of the 7 Winter Olympics is the youngest?
As time goes by, only two months remain before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
As the 24th Winter Olympic Games, the Beijing Winter Olympics will feature 7 major events, 15 sub-events, and 109 minor events.
Do you know which of the seven major events is the latest to become the official event of the Winter Olympics?
The seven major events of the Beijing Winter Olympics are: skiing, skating, ice hockey, biathlon, snowmobile, sled, and curling.
Among them, the curling project is the "youngest".
On April 1, the curling competition was in progress at the Beijing National Swimming Center.
It is reported that the "Meet in Beijing" ice test event will be held in Beijing from April 1st to 10th.
During the period, the 7 events will be held in the National Aquatics Center, National Stadium and National Speed Skating Stadium in Chaoyang District, Capital Gymnasium in Haidian District, and Wukesong Sports Center in 5 competition venues.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
Curling is also called ice skating, and it is also likened to "chess" on ice.
Curling originated in Scotland in the 14th century, and the first curling club was founded in Scotland in 1795.
As early as the first Winter Olympics in 1924, curling appeared on the field as a performance event, and later it was listed as a performance event for the Winter Olympics several times.
In July 1992, the International Olympic Committee adopted a resolution to include curling in the Winter Olympics at a meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
On May 10th, the 2018-2019 World Cup Curling World Cup Finals entered the third match day in Beijing.
The Chinese men's curling team lost to Sweden 0:5 and suffered a two-game losing streak.
The picture shows the Chinese team Zou Qiang throwing the pot.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
In 1993, the International Olympic Committee meeting was held in Lausanne.
At this meeting, the International Olympic Committee decided to include curling as an official event of the Winter Olympics starting from the 18th Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998.
So far, curling has become the youngest among the seven major events of the Winter Olympics.
On March 20, on the third match day of the 2017 Women's Curling World Championships, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 7-6. "Veteran" Wang Bingyu (middle) and teammates Wang Rui (left) and Liu Jinli were in the game.
This victory was the Chinese team's first victory in this game, after the Chinese team suffered a three-game losing streak.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
The Chinese men's curling team and the women's curling team were established in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Both teams have achieved good results in international competitions.
Faced with the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, Peja Lindholm, head coach of the Chinese curling team, said that as the host, there is a home court advantage, but there is also some pressure.
I hope that athletes and teams can prepare for the Winter Olympics.
(Liu Xingchen)