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 58th Winter Olympics 100 Questions | How many "Double Olympic venues" are there in the Beijing Winter Olympics?
The Bird's Nest, Water Cube, Wukesong... At the Beijing Olympic Games 13 years ago, the names of these venues were impressive and wrote a unique memory.
Now that the Beijing Winter Olympics are approaching, which competition venues will be upgraded to "Double Olympic venues"?
On July 31, 2015, at the 128th plenary meeting of the International Olympic Committee held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it was decided that Beijing will stand out among the bidding cities by virtue of its own advantages and become the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Data map: National Stadium "Bird's Nest".
Image source: Visual China
Since then, Beijing has become the only "Double Olympic City" in the world that has hosted both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.
In the midsummer of 2008, the National Stadium "Bird's Nest", which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, track and field and football matches, left a deep impression on people.
In the Beijing Winter Olympics, the National Stadium will once again be presented to the world, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In addition, the four competition venues will also be upgraded to "Double Olympic venues."
As one of the three main venues of the Beijing Olympics, the National Stadium will host ice hockey matches during the Winter Olympics.
On April 2, the athletes were in the ice hockey project test activity.
On the same day, the "Meet in Beijing" ice hockey competition kicked off at the National Stadium in Beijing. In the next few days, there will be 8 teams playing test matches here.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
During the Beijing Olympics, the National Gymnasium undertook gymnastics, trampoline, and handball competitions and produced 14 gold medals. Among them, Chinese players won 11 (9 gymnastics and 2 trampolines), making it the venue where the Chinese delegation won the most gold medals.
After the reconstruction of this "fortified land", in addition to adding ice-making functions and dehumidification systems, a new ice hockey hall was built on the north side as a training hall, and locker rooms and other facilities were added.
The total area of the venue after reconstruction is approximately 98,000 square meters.
According to reports, the reconstructed ice surface of the National Stadium can not only meet the needs of competition time, but also can be converted into figure skating, short-track speed skating and other events, greatly improving the utilization rate of the ice rink.
At the same time, the stadium has also realized the "amphibious" ability of winter and summer sports events, and has the ability to switch between the ice rink and the summer event site.
Wukesong Stadium will be used as the venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics ice hockey competition.
Image source: Visual China
As the basketball stadium for the Beijing Olympics, Wukesong Stadium has also undergone an 8-month renovation for the Winter Olympics. After the renovation, the Wukesong Stadium will have two types of convertible ice: 30mx60m and 26mx60m. Field to facilitate all kinds of ice hockey events after the Winter Olympics.
In addition, Wukesong Gymnasium is also undergoing renovation and upgrading in terms of changing rooms, lighting, sound, and retractable stands.
As the first modern stadium built by the People’s Republic of China, the Capital Gymnasium hosted the volleyball match of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Capital Gymnasium will become a stage for short track and figure skaters and will be upgraded to a double Olympic venue. ".
After the renovation, the capacity of the Capital Gymnasium has dropped from 18,000 to 15,000. The seats have been widened to increase the comfort of the spectators and barrier-free seats have been added in accordance with the requirements of the International Olympic Committee.
In addition, the sound, video, ice-making, and air-conditioning systems of the Capital Gymnasium have also been upgraded.
The National Aquatics Center was converted into "Ice Cube".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
The National Aquatics Center "Water Cube" undertook swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and other water competitions during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
In 2019, the venue completed the conversion of a swimming pool and an ice rink for the first time, becoming the first venue in the world to complete the "water-to-ice conversion", achieving a magnificent turn from the "Water Cube" to the "Ice Cube".
After the renovation, the competition hall will have the conditions for hosting ice events, water events and large-scale commercial events.
After the game, the venue will be constantly switched between the swimming season and the ice season. The three seasons of spring, summer and autumn will become "Water Cube" for water sports; in winter, it will be transformed into "Ice Cube" for ice sports. .
In the Beijing Winter Olympics, the "Ice Cube" will undertake curling competitions, and the venue will also become the largest curling venue in the history of the Winter Olympics.
(Bian Liqun)