Today (13th), halfway through the Beijing Winter Olympics schedule, the main media center will hold the ninth regular press conference during the competition period. Relevant persons in charge of the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists.
At today’s regular press conference, IOC spokesman Mark Adams once again briefed the latest viewership data. As of February 11, the total viewing hours of the Beijing Winter Olympics in China reached 2.05 billion hours. That’s 15 percent more than the PyeongChang and Sochi Winter Olympics combined.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams:The US media NBC reported that the Beijing Winter Olympics has received the most attention from the previous Winter Olympics. So far, the total broadcast time in the United States has reached 2.23 billion minutes.
Athletes have a high evaluation of the service guarantee of venues and other events
Today is the ninth competition day of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the schedule is halfway through. Christopher Dolby, director of the Olympic Department of the International Olympic Committee, said that the current events are running smoothly, and many athletes have given very high evaluations to the service guarantees of venues, catering and accommodation.
Christopher Dolby, Director of the IOC Olympics Department:I heard from the athletes, they all said it was an amazing event, they posted a lot of photos on social media with their enthusiastic smiles, this is already a very big achievement for us, the main achievement is the satisfaction of the athletes degree, which is beyond our imagination.
Prepare adequate plans for weather changes
Today, there is snow in the three competition areas of Beijing, Zhangjiakou and Yanqing. Yang Shuan, vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, introduced that due to the accurate and timely weather forecast, the staff in the competition area have made sufficient plans to ensure the normal progress of the competition. Events that are not possible due to weather conditions will be postponed.
Yang Shuan, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee:At 5 o’clock this morning, thousands of staff from our Zhangjiakou Division arrived at the track to clear the snow on the track, but the snow fell too heavy and too fast to meet the visibility requirements. In order to ensure the safety of the athletes, so They postponed today’s game. But snow still needs to be cleared from the track before the next race day begins.
The operation and command system of the competition organization runs smoothly
At the same time, Yang Shuan said that the current Beijing Winter Olympics competition organization and operation command system is running smoothly. Taking medical treatment as an example, Yunding Ski Park and Yanqing Alpine Ski Center each used helicopters to transport injured athletes in time. The rapid on-site treatment and follow-up hospitalization were recognized and praised by athletes and the International Winter Sports Federation.
Yang Shuan, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee:Mr. Hans, the medical officer of the International Snow Federation, made it clear that the medical rescue in the men’s all-around downhill competition in alpine skiing on February 10 was a perfect rescue.
In terms of epidemic prevention and control, Huang Chun, deputy director of the Epidemic Prevention Office of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that the epidemic prevention measures taken by the Beijing Winter Olympics so far are effective and successful.
Huang Chun, deputy director of the Epidemic Prevention Office of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee:We have seen that through the joint efforts of all stakeholders within our closed loop, including some Chinese staff outside the closed loop, including the Chinese public, the overall epidemic risk is under our control, so I think this epidemic prevention measure is effective and should be It is said that the epidemic prevention has been successful so far.
Halfway through the race, we have started arranging the departure of relevant personnel
As the competition is halfway through, at present, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee have begun to arrange the departure of foreign athletes and other relevant personnel, and have formulated departure instructions.
Zhao Weidong, spokesman for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee:In terms of flight arrangements, 20 domestic and foreign airlines have also been determined to operate stably during the game, and 20 cities including Paris, Tokyo and Singapore will operate temporary flights to and from Beijing. During the peak period of departure from Beijing, Chinese and foreign airlines can provide an average of 17 outbound temporary flights per day, and other cities in London and Bangkok can also open temporary flights to and from Beijing according to Olympic-related personnel.