On March 13, the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at the National Stadium "Bird's Nest".

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 14. As the wind in Beijing begins to warm, the breath of spring is getting stronger and stronger, and the excitement brought by the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics has gradually subsided.

China has once again contributed two unparalleled Olympic Games to the world, and at the same time has benefited a lot from it.

Achievements and Talents

　　At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese delegation ranked third in the gold medal list, creating the best result in the history of participating in the Winter Olympics.

At the Beijing Winter Paralympics, the Chinese delegation topped the gold medal list and medal list, making history as well.

　　Such excellent results are not only behind the unremitting efforts of the athletes, but also China's strong support for the ice and snow events after the successful bid for the Winter Olympics.

On the evening of February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Women's Aerial Skills Final was held at Zhangjiakou Yunding Ski Park. Chinese player Xu Mengtao won the championship.

The picture shows Xu Mengtao in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia

　　Compared with the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the Chinese delegation added 2 major events including ice hockey and sledding, 3 sub-events including Nordic biathlon, and 47 events including the women's 5,000-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The number of events and athletes has increased significantly.

　　These breakthroughs and developments will not end with the end of the event. In the future, the legacy of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics—the outstanding athletes emerging from the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle will continue to show their competitiveness in the arena.

　　In addition to the field of competition, in the process of organizing the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, many talents have also been cultivated.

　　For example, in the ice-making work of the National Speed ​​Skating Hall, a number of college students have been selected to join the ice-making team during the competition, and they are taught by international ice-making experts who have many ice-making experience in the Winter Olympics. They will be the future development of China's ice and snow projects important technical personnel.

On February 12, in the men's 500-meter speed skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese athlete Gao Tingyu slid 34.32 seconds, winning the gold medal and breaking the Olympic record.

The picture shows Gao Tingyu in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Jun

Passion and Consumption

　　During the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, a number of topics on and off the field have sparked heated discussions among netizens.

As the host, Chinese netizens showed great enthusiasm for watching the game.

Some projects that were relatively unpopular in the past have also entered the field of vision of Chinese audiences.

　　This is a lively activity to popularize knowledge of ice and snow sports, and the Chinese people's enthusiasm for ice and snow sports is not only reflected in watching the game, but also in participating in the sports in person.

　　Before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's grand goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" has been achieved.

　　According to data released by the State Sports General Administration, by the end of 2020, there were 654 standard ice rinks and 803 indoor and outdoor ski resorts in China.

Such achievements are inseparable from the strong policy support after the successful bid for the Winter Olympics.

At the outdoor ice rink of Fuyun County Gymnasium in Altay, Xinjiang, coach Zhou Xiaofeng (front right) leads the youth ice hockey team in training.

According to reports, the youth ice hockey team was established in 2014 and currently has more than 50 primary and secondary school students.

China News Agency reporter Liu Xinshe

　　What followed was the rapid development of the ice and snow industry.

According to the latest data released by the China Tourism Academy, the number of national ice and snow leisure tourists in the 2020-2021 ice and snow season will reach 254 million.

Infrastructure and Collaboration

　　The holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics has played a positive role in promoting the construction of relevant regional infrastructure and regional coordinated development.

　　For example, according to media reports, the construction of communication infrastructure and services in key areas such as the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway and the three competition areas is steadily progressing, mainly in the venues for the competition.

　　As of January 2022, Beijing has built more than 50,000 5G base stations, and hundreds of 5G test stations have been built in the urban area of ​​Zhangjiakou, the competition area and along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway.

The urban area of ​​Zhangjiakou, the urban area of ​​Chongli, the core area of ​​the Winter Olympics, and the related link roads of the Winter Olympics have achieved full coverage of the 5G signal for the Winter Olympics.

On January 6, the train passed by the Juyongguan Great Wall in Beijing.

On the same day, the Olympic version of the Fuxing intelligent EMU was launched on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Jia Tianyong

　　Jiang Yiyi, a researcher at the Beijing Winter Olympics Culture and Ice and Snow Sports Development Research Base, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency that she believes that the preparation and holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics have broken institutional barriers and administrative restrictions, and the transportation system is The framework, with green industry as the core, and ecological environment and public services as the foundation, has formed a new pattern of cross-regional complementary advantages, effective resource allocation, and coordinated social and economic development, creating a new model for the coordinated development of China and the world.

　　At the turn of winter and spring in 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics will amaze the world.

Perhaps many years later, when people recall these two events, they will find that their imprints have appeared in many places.

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