The news of spring in ice and snow: China and the world together to the future
——Written on the occasion of the closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics
■China Military Network reporter Ren Xu Zhang Xiaojun
All endings mean new beginnings; all partings contain the hope of reunion.
On the evening of February 20, as the flag of the International Olympic Committee fluttered at the Beijing National Stadium slowly fell, the main torch of the Winter Olympics slowly went out, and the 24th Winter Olympic Games came to a successful conclusion in Beijing, the “city of double Olympics”. .
This is an unforgettable moment! For more than half a month, athletes and spectators from all over the world have witnessed the glory and dream of competitive sports together; under the Five Rings, nearly 3,000 athletes from 91 countries and regions have used hard work and solidarity, competition and friendship, laughter and tears, Celebration and farewell, writing a new chapter of the Olympic Games, interpreting the Olympic motto of “faster, higher, stronger – more united”.
As the first global comprehensive sports event to be held as scheduled since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, this is a grand event that inspires the world and a grand event for solidarity and cooperation! In the new era, China has fulfilled its solemn promise, overcame many difficulties, and built a stage for the world‘s ice and snow sports athletes to blossom. The wonderful Olympic Games have set a new benchmark for hosting major events.
△ On the evening of February 20, the closing ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium. This is the opening “light up” segment.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Zijian
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From February 4th to February 20th, 2022, the history of human sports will record, treasure and recite this glorious day and night!
The reason why competitive sports is touching is not only the moment when the athlete gets on the podium, but also the will to pursue the limit, surpass oneself, and challenge to be faster, higher and stronger. It lies in enjoying the game, respecting the opponent, and pursuing More united sportsmanship. In this Winter Olympics, athletes from five continents stepped on ice skates and snowboards to demonstrate the passion and power of ice and snow sports. Saudi Arabia and Haiti completed their “ice-breaking trip” to the Winter Olympics; Jamaica sent a 20-member delegation including 9 athletes, the largest number of people participating in the Winter Olympics in the country. Through the stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes have sowed the seeds of their dreams of galloping ice and snow all over the world.
In this Winter Olympics, a number of world records and Olympic records were broken. One by one, the outstanding achievements and brilliant moments made human beings proud and made the world boil. Compared with the achievements and records, what shocked the world even more was— —In and out of the arena, those moments of hand in hand to exude the brilliance of sportsmanship.
In the freestyle skiing women’s big platform final, Chinese player Gu Ailing won the gold medal by reversing.
In the snowboard men’s slope obstacle course final, Chinese teenager Su Yiming won the silver medal, and took the podium together with his idol, bronze medalist and Canadian star McMorris. After awarding the souvenir, Su Yiming couldn’t wait to come forward and hug the idol. He said: “Receiving awards on the same stage with childhood idols is the most precious experience in life.”
American athlete Tessa Maud shot the scene of entering the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics from the first perspective. When she shouted “Hello” to the volunteers on the sidelines in Chinese, a volunteer waved enthusiastically. Responding to “Welcome to China” in English, Tessa was moved by this warm greeting. On February 12, Tessa Mode posted a video on social platforms, sharing her last day in China and saying: “I will cry on the plane, I’m going to choke, I love you.”
Outside the arena, American freestyle skiers praised the Beijing Winter Olympics venues, volunteer services and other work at the media conference. Yuki Ota, a well-known Japanese fencer and member of the International Olympic Committee, posted on social media to share the warm experience of being with the volunteers of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which sparked heated discussions. As competitors from other countries, the narrative angle of foreign athletes is both “subjective” and “objective”, focusing on subtleties. In the storytelling of foreign athletes, the whole world felt the warmth and meticulousness of the Winter Olympics service, and also saw a beautiful and enthusiastic China.
The concept of “One World, One World” and the call for “greater unity” agitated each other. The Beijing Winter Olympics demonstrated the common values of all mankind and aroused widespread concern and resonance among people from all over the world. According to authoritative data, the Beijing Winter Olympics has become the Winter Olympics with the highest ratings so far, and has attracted more than 2 billion people’s attention on global social media.
At the 139th plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held on February 19, IOC President Thomas Bach awarded the Olympic Cup to all Chinese people to thank the Chinese people for their outstanding contributions to the Beijing Winter Olympics. “We can clearly feel the warmth, energy, hospitality and support from Chinese people from all walks of life and of all ages,” Bach said.
Those who are willing to cooperate, do not take mountains and seas as far away. The Beijing Winter Olympics have written an indelible stroke in the history of the Olympic movement. Here, “Towards the Future Together” is not just a slogan, but a successful practice of China joining hands with the world to pursue the Olympic spirit. The warm and hospitable Chinese people have devoted their efforts to the successful hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics, explaining the understanding of a youthful nation with a 5,000-year history of civilization on the Olympic concept. The sports ideal shared by mankind transcends barriers such as language, skin color, belief, and culture. Many years later, people may have forgotten the ownership of the gold medal, but the brilliance of humanity and emotional surging in this event will surely become a beautiful memory that will be deeply engraved.
△ On the evening of February 20, the closing ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium. This is the flag of the delegation and the entry of athletes.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ga
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Years of preparation for war, one day to go. As a staunch supporter and active participant in the Olympic movement, the Chinese sports delegation has achieved “full participation” in 7 major events and 15 sub-events for the first time in the Winter Olympics, of which 35 small events participated for the first time. With high fighting spirit and perseverance, the Chinese ice and snow athletes worked hard and won 15 medals in total, 9 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes, creating the best record in history since participating in the Winter Olympics.
At the same time, with the image of self-confidence, openness and sunshine, they show the spirit of the young generation in China with their mission on their shoulders and their struggle.
Aged and strong, brave achievements. Looking at the current Winter Olympics, from the Chinese short track speed skating team winning the first gold in the mixed team relay event, to Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu, born in 1990, winning gold in the freestyle skiing aerial skill event, the veterans who have experienced the competition have used it. His calm, sophisticated and stable performance has set an example for the younger generation.
Young aspiring, milky tiger screaming in the valley. A group of “post-00s” shined in the Beijing Winter Olympics: Gu Ailing boldly attempted the highest difficulty in the third jump in the women’s freestyle skiing finals and successfully reversed and won gold; in the freestyle skiing women’s U-shaped field skills final, Gu Ailing And won the championship with an absolute advantage. “Little Embroid” Su Yiming won the silver medal in the men’s snowboarding men’s slope obstacle skills competition, and then made his efforts. In the first two rounds of the snowboarding men’s big platform finals, he secured the first place with a high score of 182.5 points. He achieved the “zero breakthrough” of China’s snowboard gold medal at the Winter Olympics and became China’s youngest Winter Olympic champion. Li Wenlong, who won the silver medal in the men’s 1000m short track speed skating, resolutely implemented the team tactics even when the skates were broken, which was praised by netizens!
The veterans will join hands with the newcomers to make this Olympic event extremely exciting. People are also delighted to find that more and more people in this Winter Olympics no longer pay one-sided attention to the gains and losses of medals. In the alpine skiing arena where the masters are like clouds, Chinese athlete Kong Fanying participated in the competition of 6 events. She said in an interview: “Every competition has a Chinese name, which is something I feel particularly proud of. Although the results There is still a gap, but I will not give up. As long as my physical conditions allow, I will definitely continue to practice. This is a career I love, I have dedicated my entire youth, and I have no regrets.” Snowboarders Cai Xuetong and Liu Jiayu competed in the 4th winter Ao, there is still a desire to “continue to fight”; short track speed skater Wu Dajing posted late at night, “I will not retire if I don’t admit it.” On February 18, in the freestyle skiing women’s U-shaped field skills final, Chinese athlete Zhang Kexin challenged the difficult 1080 movement. After making a mistake and falling down, she insisted on sliding to the finish line. Now, it’s fine, the Milan Winter Olympics will come again.”
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In the Beijing Winter Olympics, it is not only the “gold medal” that shines, the sweat and tears of the athletes are soaked in the achievement of each ranking. Let sports return to its originality! There will be gains and losses in the game, no matter what the result is, as long as you try your best. In this way, people can fully enjoy the happiness brought by competitive sports, feel the light of the Olympic spirit more deeply, and deeply appreciate the fiery emotions in the hearts of ice and snow athletes.
The Beijing Winter Olympics have come to an end, and the competition in the Winter Olympics has come to an end. Life is a wider stage than the Olympics, and we must continue to run and rise above with confidence and peace of mind. With dreams and hard work, you will definitely run out of your best self and achieve a better future.
△ On the evening of February 20, the closing ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium. This is the Olympic flag and the flag of the People’s Republic of China flying at the closing ceremony.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi
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The tension of life, the brilliance of human nature, and the soundness of victory, the Beijing Winter Olympics are in full bloom one by one, exuding a charm that transcends national boundaries and time and space.
With the closing of the Winter Olympics, a major question arouses people’s thinking: What “Winter Olympic Legacy” has the Beijing Winter Olympics left behind?
The “Winter Olympic Heritage” is a new landmark of ice and snow such as “Xuefeiyan”, “Snow Dragon” and “Snow Ruyi”. In the future, these venues will be open to the public and operate uninterrupted throughout the year. The repeated use, comprehensive use and lasting use of these competition venues will be a precious treasure left to China and the world.
“Winter Olympic Legacy” is China’s booming ice and snow sports industry in the future. The Beijing Winter Olympics not only brought splendid competitions to audiences all over the world, but also ignited the enthusiasm of all people for ice and snow sports. With the growth of ice and snow consumption demand, “cold resources” are becoming “hot economy”.
The “Winter Olympic Legacy” is 300 million people on ice and snow. China has carried out the practice of “driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports“, which has greatly promoted the leap-forward development of ice and snow sports. For the world, the significant growth in the number of people participating in ice and snow sports provides a broad space for the vigorous development of the global ice and snow sports and ice and snow industry, and also provides a platform for other countries that are not rich in ice and snow resources to innovatively develop ice and snow sports and promote industrial upgrading. Chinese practices and Chinese solutions that can be used for reference.
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However, the most precious “Winter Olympic heritage” is the confidence that China has brought to the world “towards the future together”.
Currently, mankind faces multiple challenges. How to beat the epidemic? How to deal with changes? The Olympic motto of “more unity” added more than a hundred years after it was put forward provides an answer to the question of the times. The theme slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics “Together to the Future” is a perfect interpretation of it.
On the day of the beginning of spring, the grand opening! The people of the world meet hand in hand to share stories of peace and friendship. This is a time to pass on dreams and glory, this is a time to show courage and strength, this is a time to express friendship and unity.
On the closing day, the land of China is full of spring! From the “small reunion” of every family to the “big reunion” of the Olympic family, the successful hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics sends a strong signal to the world: unite and move forward hand in hand, a bright future must belong to us!
One Winter Olympics, a “global village”, together to the future! Although the game has ended, the friendship will not end. The 1.4 billion Chinese people will continue to join hands with the people of the world to the future, to write a beautiful chapter of human civilization, and to march towards a better future together!
△ On the evening of February 20, the closing ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium. This is the children singing the Olympic anthem.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can