The 24th Winter Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing on February 4, 2022. The Sports Department of Chinanews.com launched a series of columns “Hundred Questions about Winter Olympics”, aimed at popularizing Winter Olympic knowledge, answering hot questions, sharing interesting stories about ice and snow, and helping everyone have a better watching experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 6th Winter Olympics Hundred Questions | What events have been added to the Beijing Winter Olympics?
At the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, 109 gold medals will be awarded, creating the most in the history of the Winter Olympics. So, what small events have been added to this Winter Olympics?
At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee held on July 18, 2018, a plan for the project setting of the Beijing Winter Olympics was passed. The 7 newly added small events are women’s single snowmobile, short track speed skating mixed team relay, ski jumping mixed group, freestyle ski jump (men and women), freestyle skiing aerials mixed group and snowboard obstacles Chase mixed groups.
On February 16, 2002, Salt Lake City, USA, the short track speed skating women’s 500m final of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Yang Yang won the championship. To achieve the “zero breakthrough” of the gold medal in the Winter Olympics for the Chinese delegation.Image source: Visual China
Li Lingwei, a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Project Committee, said in an interview with the media that the IOC’s selection of these seven projects was mainly based on four considerations.
One is that these seven new competitions will not conflict with the overall planning of the established venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and there is no need to add additional competition venues; the second is that TV broadcasters need to increase the content of the TV broadcasts of the Winter Olympics; the third is these The events have been more popular among young people in recent years; the fourth is to help further increase the proportion of female athletes in the Winter Olympics.
On February 16, 2002, Salt Lake City, USA, the short track speed skating women’s 500m final of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Yang Yang won the championship. To achieve the “zero breakthrough” of the gold medal in the Winter Olympics for the Chinese delegation.Image source: Visual China
Among the 7 newly added competition events, 2 are women’s events, 4 are mixed team events, and only one is a men’s event. The percentage of women participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics will reach 45.44%, exceeding 41% of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. As a result, the Beijing Winter Olympics will have the highest proportion of female athletes and the largest number of women’s competitions in the history of the Winter Olympics.
Zhu Chengyi, former deputy director of the Winter Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports, once analyzed that some of the new events are very beneficial for Chinese athletes to achieve good results in the Beijing Winter Olympics. “Among the new events, the short track speed skating mixed team relay A mixed team with freestyle skiing and aerials is our advantage, and it will also be a new gold point for Chinese athletes.” (Bian Liqun)
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