Chinanews.com, Beijing, February 4th. Question: The first anniversary of the Beijing Winter Olympics, what will this ice and snow event bring us?
Reporter Wang Yu
It's spring again, and it's a new beginning.
One year ago today, a cluster of small fires ignited in Beijing's "Bird's Nest" shone on the world. Witnessed by the whole world, the Beijing Winter Olympics, the ice and snow event that has been held for seven years, opened a new picture.
Inspired by the Olympic spirit of "higher, faster, stronger and more united", ice and snow athletes from 91 countries and regions gathered here because of sports and love.
In 16 days, they surpassed themselves on the highest stage and shined in the world.
The opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Since the opening of the curtain, the snowflakes have fallen like a dream, and when they bid farewell, they "folded the willows and expressed their love" with great reluctance.
Sailing on the "beginning of spring" day means that new vitality is bred in the cold; with the Beijing Winter Olympics as a bridge, new flowers of hope will be bred for China's ice and snow and Chinese sports.
One year's turn of time, when "China Fan" supports "Olympic Love" and "China Red" joins hands with "Ice and Snow White", the masses set off an upsurge of participating in ice and snow sports, the ice and snow industry chain continues to improve, and development enters the fast lane. Regions and host cities achieve high-quality development... Ice and snow are the medium, and the land of China is full of Winter Olympics achievements; facing Milan, China's ice and snow are more confident to meet new challenges.
Start again, China's ice and snow swords point to Milan
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese delegation successfully achieved the historic breakthrough of "competition in all events" in 7 major events and 15 sub-items, and won 15 medals with 9 golds, 4 silvers, 2 bronzes, and created a single Winter Olympics best record.
With such impressive achievements, IOC President Bach sighed: "Welcome China to become a great country in ice and snow sports."
When summarizing the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, Ni Huizhong, director of the Winter Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, said: "Through the unremitting efforts of the Beijing cycle, the development of ice and snow sports in my country has reached a new height and entered a new, good and continuous upward development situation. "
In the men's snowboard big platform final of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Chinese player Su Yiming won the championship.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun
After the glorious Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, now, the project settings for the 2026 Winter Olympics have been determined, and the preparations for the Milan Winter Olympics cycle have also started in full swing.
In accordance with the principles of "categorical policies, problem-oriented, scientific training, and open preparation" and the idea of "shrinking the front line, highlighting key points, preparing for the competition with elite troops, and echelon arrangements", each ice and snow sports team focuses on training, strengthening the foundation, and starting with a clear goal , looking forward to a greater breakthrough in Milan.
In the 2022-2023 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Salt Lake City, the young Chinese team beat South Korea, the United States and the Netherlands to win the mixed team relay gold medal.
This is the first gold medal won by China's ice and snow event in the international arena in the new Olympic cycle and the new season.
As the king of China's ice and snow, the lineup of the Chinese short track speed skating team this season is dominated by young athletes.
In the international arena, they overcame inexperience and injuries, and showed a strong will and a daring style of play.
Faced with the vigor and vitality of the newcomers of the short track team, Ni Huizhong praised: "Believe in them, believe in time, and Xiaohe will show her sharpness."
In the 2023 World Extreme Games, Su Yiming won the bronze medal in the men's snowboard big jumping platform
As the season progressed, good news continued to come from the Chinese team in the international arena.
More than ten days ago, Gu Ailing made her debut in the International Snow League after the Beijing Winter Olympics and won two gold medals, showing her top level of competition; Ning Zhongyan led the China Speed Skating World Cup to win two consecutive golds; The gold medal in the men's steel frame snowmobile pushing competition in the World Championships of the Automobile Federation...
Facing the Milan cycle, China's ice and snow, which is "small lotus just showing its sharp corners", continue to accumulate and gather sand into a tower. It will move forward firmly in accordance with the established strategy, strengthen the construction of the reserve talent echelon, and aim to achieve greater breakthroughs again and again.
The upsurge is set off, and the ice and snow industry is gaining momentum
Since the successful bid for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2015, China Ice & Snow has made an all-round layout and comprehensive development with the goal of "competing in all events" and "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports".
To become a real ice and snow sports country, competitive sports is the pearl at the top of the pyramid, and the development of mass sports is the cornerstone.
On the eve of the Winter Olympics, China successfully achieved the grand goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports".
Behind the achievement of historical feats is the true portrayal of ice and snow sports in China in recent years, from niche to public, and from winter to four seasons.
Two months ago, the Ninth National Mass Ice and Snow Season was launched in Harbin.
The event plans to carry out 1,499 ice and snow activities across the country to drive 150 million people to "appreciate ice and snow".
After the Beijing Winter Olympics, the pace of China's ice and snow sports "expanding south, expanding west and eastward" has been accelerating. Ice and snow sports have become one of the lifestyles of more and more Chinese people, and the ice and snow industry has shown broad prospects.
At the Beijing Branch of the Ninth National Mass Ice and Snow Season, two Beijing youth women's ice hockey teams compete against each other. Photo by Hu Zongyang
"Cold ice and snow" has become a "hot sport", and the first snow season after the Beijing Winter Olympics will bring "real money" income.
The public's enthusiasm for ice and snow tourism consumption continues to heat up, and the rapid development of ice and snow tourism has driven the continuous improvement of the ice and snow industry chain and accelerated the accumulation of projects.
In December 2022, the State General Administration of Sports, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments jointly issued the "Outdoor Sports Industry Development Plan (2022-2025)", proposing to "form an echoing east-west, north-south, spring, summer, autumn and winter with their own characteristics, and ice sports. A coordinated development pattern on snow and snow”, further releasing the consumption potential of ice and snow sports.
Driven by the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's ice and snow related industries have entered a stage of rapid development.
The "China Ice and Snow Tourism Development Report (2023)" released by the China Tourism Academy predicts that the number of ice and snow leisure tourists in China will exceed 300 million during the 2022-2023 ice and snow season.
In the 2024-2025 snow season, the number of winter tourists in China will exceed 520 million, with an estimated revenue of 720 billion yuan.
Ski lovers experience fun at the Altay Ski Resort.
Photo by Zanhar Polati
The success of the Beijing Winter Olympics lies not only in the smooth holding of the event, but also in bringing improvements to many aspects of Chinese society.
Recently, the International Olympic Committee issued an article reviewing the Beijing Winter Olympics, saying: "Health, leisure, social and economic fields have all benefited from the development of winter sports, such as those who live near the Winter Olympics. , The event created about 81,000 jobs for them.”
Through the Beijing Winter Olympics, Zhangjiakou will give full play to its geographical advantages and create a gathering area for the ice and snow industry.
According to statistics, in 2022, there will be 93 ice and snow projects in Zhangjiakou, 54 of which will be put into operation, with an output value of 5.778 billion yuan. It is estimated that the city's industrial scale will reach 60 billion yuan in 2025. It will truly take advantage of the "window" of the Winter Olympics and become stronger after the Olympics economy and help the regional economy to take off.
Setting the benchmark, the legacy of the Winter Olympics will be harvested again
A year ago, as the small fire in the center of the Bird's Nest gradually extinguished, a simple, safe and wonderful Winter Olympic Games will be recorded in the annals of history forever.
Inheriting the legacy of the Winter Olympics and amplifying the effects of the Winter Olympics, in the past year, sustainable development in the post-Winter Olympics era has once again become a model for the Olympic movement.
Samaranch Jr., chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Coordination Committee of the International Olympic Committee, once said that the Beijing Winter Olympics has achieved great results in promoting the development of ice and snow sports, the use of venues after the games, carbon neutrality and sustainable use of water resources. The future work of the IOC sets the benchmark.
Five months after the closing of the Winter Olympics, the National Speed Skating Stadium "Ice Ribbon" was officially opened to the public and became a "check-in place" for ice skating enthusiasts; Transformation of a steel mill into a sports and cultural venue.
On January 26, the fifth day of the first lunar month, in Beijing, people enjoyed the fun of skating in the National Speed Skating Stadium "Ice Ribbon" and enjoyed the Spring Festival holiday.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Jia Tianyong
Entering the snow season, the National Alpine Ski Center "Xuefeiyan" has opened some ski trails for the public to experience. Ski lovers can enjoy the one-stop service of "skiing + accommodation" for the Winter Olympics here.
Zhangjiakou Yunding Ski Park organized about 30 events, making it one of the busiest Winter Olympics venues.
The venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics were opened to the public after the games, meeting the multi-level and diverse needs of ice and snow sports.
Regarding the reuse of Winter Olympic venues, the International Olympic Committee also praised: "Over the past year, Chinese people have visited, used, and enjoyed the Beijing Winter Olympic venues."
According to the plan, the future Winter Olympics venues will also organize and carry out a wealth of mass fitness experience activities to serve the fitness of the whole people. By strengthening exchanges and cooperation with international individual sports organizations, they will actively bid for various high-level ice and snow events and land winter sports training bases.
The 2022 (second) Beijing-Zhangjiakou All-Season Sports Tourism Carnival was launched at the National Ski Jumping Center "Xue Ruyi" in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City.
(UAV photo) Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia
On the eve of the first anniversary of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics Legacy Report (Post-Games)" was released.
It pointed out that the Beijing Winter Olympics is not only a splendid sports event, but also created and brought a rich legacy of the Winter Olympics.
"Driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" opened a new era of global ice and snow sports; Winter Olympic venues such as "Ice Ribbon", "Snow Flying Sky", "Snow Dragon" and "Snow Ruyi" opened their doors to the public; the Winter Olympics drove the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei , to achieve a double harvest of successful hosting of the Olympic Games and regional development...
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In addition to the tangible heritage, the "intangible heritage" such as spirit and culture brought by the Beijing Winter Olympics will not only boost China's ice and snow sports, but will also contribute tremendously to the development of the international Olympic cause.
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