Enter the "Ice Cube" to experience the "authentic" Winter Olympics

  The post-match experience activities will continue until May 15; the "Ice Cube" ice sports center is expected to meet the public in June

  According to Xinhua News Agency, on the morning of the 16th, about 1,000 spectators entered the "Ice Cube" of the National Aquatics Center where the ice surface of the competition was reserved.

"Ice Cube" has thus become the first venue to be open to the public among all 12 competition venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

  In order to ensure the health and safety of all Olympic-related people, strict closed-loop management is implemented during the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics.

In order to meet the needs of more audiences to "visit the Winter Olympics", the "Ice Cube" focuses on displaying the athletes' streamlines and functional areas during the competition, retaining the Winter Paralympic wheelchair curling ice surface and a large number of landscape elements, highlighting the "authentic flavor". "Playground feel.

  Wheelchair curling arenas are kept to the maximum extent possible

  The reporter saw that the wheelchair curling field in the competition hall was kept to the maximum extent.

The reporter's stand and the timing scorer are basically maintained as they are.

The 4 curling tracks maintain the quality of the game, and some tracks are divided into half tracks, which is convenient for beginners to experience curling under the guidance of the coach.

The Chinese wheelchair curling team won gold in track C, which was highly praised by the audience.

  Some recycled athletes' locker rooms and athletes' lounges have been rearranged and opened.

The Swiss team's locker room is equipped with a shop window, where the collectors display the team uniforms, competition schedule, team flags, portraits of the athletes by volunteers, blessing cards, etc.

The barrier-free toilets in the locker room maintain the layout during the competition, and the audience can feel the atmosphere of the Winter Paralympic Games "because of love without hindrance".

The lounge of the Chinese wheelchair curling team, which witnessed the glory, is also open for viewing.

  From mid to late May, the ice surface will gradually be restored to a swimming pool

  Spectators can also experience the scene of reporters interviewing athletes or athletes interviewing in the media mixing area during the game.

The venue set up a "Spotlight Moment" exhibition wall nearby, collecting the competition journals, posters, work logs and clothing, etc., and specially displayed the blessing cards left by 189 Chinese and foreign journalists to the venue and the Beijing Winter Olympics.

When the audience enters the competition hall through the athlete's streamline, they can also see the 2008 Beijing Olympic diving platform and the landscape elements of the Summer Olympics in the ramp area, and feel the unique charm of the "Double Olympic Venues".

  It is reported that the "Ice Cube" post-match experience activities will be held from April 16 to May 15.

It is expected that some Winter Olympic landscapes and temporary facilities will be removed after one month. The ice surface is planned to be gradually restored to swimming pools from mid to late May, and then the two-way conversion of "water ice" will be implemented according to the needs of use.

The area where ice sports such as curling have been carried out for a long time is the underground ice rink on the south side of the stadium - the "Ice Cube" ice sports center, which is expected to meet the public in June.

  ■ experience

  Visitors can experience curling 6 times

  Visitors can enter the venue with a ticket, and can experience the Winter Olympics curling track and throw curling up close, as well as punch in the media stand, podium, mixed interview area, athletes' locker room, etc.

  During the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, "Ice Cube" hosted all curling competitions in mixed doubles, men's, women's and wheelchair curling, and witnessed the Chinese wheelchair curling team reaching the top podium.

As a "Double Olympic Venue", "Ice Cube" has achieved the extremely difficult "water-ice transition", and at the same time successfully completed the task of hosting the Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games.

  Beijing News reporter Xu Bangyin

  Returning to the "Ice Cube" more than a month after the end of the Winter Olympics coverage, a reporter from the Beijing News noticed at the scene that compared with the time of the competition, the interior of the "Ice Cube" maintained its original image and landscape.

The elements of the Winter Olympics, such as the media stand, the spectator stand, the curling track, the smart screen, and the flags of the participating teams, are exactly the same as those in the competition. The biggest difference is that the athletes who throw curling on the track become visitors.

  When queuing up to enter the venue, the staff will introduce the "Ice Cube" and the knowledge of the Winter Olympics curling competition to everyone. When experiencing curling, each visitor can throw 6 times.

Volunteers will not only instruct everyone in throwing skills, but also arrange for two people to form a team from time to time to play a simple friendly match.

  After experiencing "Curling at the Winter Olympics", visitors can follow the official streamline and leave a precious group photo on the podium, then walk through a long mixed interview channel and "return" to the athletes' locker room.

From the perspective of visitors, it can be said that as an "athlete", they can feel the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics closely and completely.

  According to a reporter from the Beijing News, the "Ice Cube" will continue to be open to the public until May 15. Citizens who are interested in visiting the Winter Olympics venues and experiencing curling can make an appointment through the official platform or on-site to experience daily experience. The time is from 9:00 to 18:00, and reservations are temporarily unavailable from April 30 to May 3.