On the evening of October 28, 2021, the National Stadium, the National Speed ​​Skating Stadium, and the National Aquatics Center, the iconic venues of Beijing, the "Double Olympic City," collectively light up for the first time.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan

　　Chinanews client, Beijing, January 4 (Reporter Yue Chuan) The 24th Winter Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing on February 4, and the countdown has now entered a month.

This "Double Olympic City" from summer to winter is about to cast a new milestone in the history of the 100-year Olympic Games.

　　With the good wish of "together with the future" in mind, the world is looking forward to an Olympic Games that will leave good memories.

Before it officially sets sail, there are still stories to be told.

Aspect 1: The establishment of the Chinese delegation

　　During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, "expanding, fixing, optimizing, and sprinting" is the strategy of the Chinese Legion to prepare for war.

Step by step, after more than 1,400 days and nights in training, the Chinese ice and snow athletes' preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics have finally entered the final stage.

On January 18, 2020, local time, Lausanne, Switzerland, freestyle ski slope obstacle skills for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Gu Ailing picks silver.

Image source: ICphoto

　　In accordance with previous practices, the list of Chinese sports delegations for the Beijing Winter Olympics will be officially announced about ten days before the opening of the event.

　　Although the final list has not yet been determined, many celebrities have determined to qualify for the Beijing Winter Olympics, including short-track speed skaters Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei, speed skaters Ning Zhongyan and Gao Tingyu, figure skaters Sui Wenjing, Han Cong, Peng Cheng, Jin Yang, Wang Shiyue, Liu Xinyu, etc.

If there is no accident, Gu Ailing, Xu Mengtao, Geng Wenqiang and others who have performed well this season will have no suspense in the finalists.

　　Looking back on the road to preparing for the battle, China's ice and snow sports performance has made leaps and bounds.

Geng Wenqiang completes another historic breakthrough in China's ice and snow sports. Source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency

　　In the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Chinese ice and snow athletes participated in 53 small events, accounting for about half of the total number of events.

In this Winter Olympics, the Chinese Army will once again set a record for the number of participating projects. This is no doubt.

　　As of the end of last year, Chinese ice and snow athletes have obtained real-time qualifications for the Winter Olympics in 7 major events, 15 sub-items, and 93 sub-items. There are a total of 172 participating seats, and the number of participants is expected to reach 161.

As the qualifying matches for the event are expected to last until the middle of this month, the above numbers may continue to increase.

Highlight 2: Opening the Beijing Winter Olympic Village

　　As the New Year’s bell rings in 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics "Meet in Beijing" series of test activities have come to a successful conclusion.

Chinese and foreign participating athletes, the International Olympic Committee, and international winter individual sports organizations have positive feedback on the testing activities, which proves that the Beijing Winter Olympics has made preparations in terms of venue facilities, venue operations, and event organization.

On December 21, 2021, Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village (Winter Paralympic Village) all-element testing officially started.

The picture shows a selfie of college students taking part in the test.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia

　　At the same time, the Beijing Winter Olympic Village also fully benchmarked the environment during the competition, and launched an operational test based on the principle of "all tests can be tested, all tests must be tested".

The satisfactory result laid a solid foundation for the successful holding of this ice and snow event.

According to the plan, the Beijing Winter Olympic Village will officially open on January 27 to welcome athletes from all over the world.

　　The three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou all have independent Olympic villages, each with its own characteristics.

In the construction process, the concept of health runs through, and strives to make the athletes feel at ease, rest assured, and comfortable.

　　As the "home" of the world's top ice and snow athletes during the Beijing Winter Olympics, the staff of the three major competition areas have made full preparations for the food, clothing, housing and transportation in the Winter Olympic Village.

Just from the "Winter Olympics Menu", which is full of special dishes from all over the world, you can feel the hospitality and enthusiasm of China as the host.

Data map: Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita inside Beijing Winter Olympic Village

　　This special menu consists of 678 dishes, including world cuisine.

The Winter Olympic Villages in the three major competition regions will use the same menu recipes. Approximately 200 dishes will be selected every day for athletes from all over the world. The menu will be rotated in an 8-day cycle to meet athletes from different countries, regions, ethnicities, and dietary habits. Demand.

Highlight 3: Winter Olympics meets Chinese New Year

　　On February 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year, this is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation-the Spring Festival.

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics is scheduled to be held on February 4, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

According to the schedule, related events will start on February 2.

　　This ice and snow feast belongs to the whole world, and it will be a perfect encounter with the Chinese New Year.

Winter Olympics poster "Traditional Chinese Year, Legendary Winter Olympic Dream".

Source: Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee

　　In fact, as early as when bidding for the Winter Olympics, the Spring Festival was added to the bid statement as a special link and element, and emphasized the integration of the Winter Olympics and the Spring Festival.

This not only attracted the attention of the International Olympic Committee, but was also another opportunity to showcase Chinese traditional culture to the world.

　　The Beijing Winter Olympics contains many traditional Chinese cultural elements.

It is huge to the construction of the venues, as detailed as the medal design, and every link in it is integrated into the artistic conception of Chinese culture, carrying the connotation of Chinese culture, showing the charm of Chinese culture, and demonstrating the self-confidence of Chinese culture.

　　Chinese traditional festival culture and Chinese New Year culture are also one of them.

The Winter Olympics meets the Spring Festival, and the Chinese "Flavour of the New Year" will give this ice and snow event a richer connotation.

When Spring Festival couplets, lantern riddles, and lanterns appear in the broadcast footage, and when special delicacies are served on athletes’ tables, the Beijing Winter Olympics will surely become an excellent platform to showcase Chinese traditional culture.

On February 9, 2018, the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was held at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in South Korea. All delegations entered the stadium.

The picture shows the Chinese delegation entering the stadium, the flag bearer is short track speed skating female athlete Zhou Yang.

Highlight 4: Flag Bearer of China's Opening Ceremony

　　In February 1980, the 13th Winter Olympics was held in Lake Placid, the United States. China sent a team to participate in the Winter Olympics for the first time.

　　From Zhao Weichang at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics to Zhou Yang at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, a total of 11 people served as flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Chinese Sports Delegation, including Zhao Hongbo, Yang Yang, Han Xiaopeng, Zhou Yang and others. champion.

　　The flag-bearer of the opening ceremony not only symbolizes great honor, but also one of the most topical suspense of previous Olympic Games.

Following past practice, the candidate for the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation will be announced a few days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.

On the morning of October 20, 2021, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Tinder arrived in Beijing, and the Beijing Winter Olympics Tinder Welcome Ceremony was held at the Olympic Tower.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan

Highlight 5: the torch relay in the three divisions

　　In October last year, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics fire arrived in Beijing, revisiting the homeland of the raging flame that carries the Olympic spirit.

In the next few days, Tinder will be displayed to the masses in several cities in Heilongjiang Province.

　　The torch relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics is scheduled to take place in Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou from February 2 to 4. It is expected that about 1,200 torchbearers will participate.

　　In view of the epidemic situation, this torch relay follows the principle of "simplicity, safety and splendor".

The torch relay will take 3 days to showcase the ice and snow resources, ice and snow sports, ice and snow culture and the Olympic heritage of the three major competition areas, and present the natural, historical, cultural and modern features along the way, and use the totem elements of the Chinese nation such as the Great Wall as the carrier. It shows the unique charm of Beijing as the "Double Olympic City" and the rapid changes in Zhangjiakou area.

　　Among the approximately 1,200 torchbearers, the one that has received the most attention is undoubtedly the last one.

Who will ignite the main torch tower in the "Bird's Nest" in what way?

The suspense is left to be answered at the opening ceremony.

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