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 63rd Winter Olympics Questions | Do you know what items allow “legal fights”?
The ice hockey arena has always been full of “hormonal”. Under the fast-paced and strong physical confrontation, it has a strong appreciation. Even in the ice hockey game, it can be “legal fight”, which has become a major attraction of the ice hockey game. . However, in the Winter Olympics, fighting is not allowed, and only a few commercial leagues allow players to “lawfully fight” on the field.
In the Winter Olympics, ice hockey is an absolute traditional event. As early as the seventh Olympic Games in 1920, ice hockey was included as an official event. In 1924, the first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France. The Canadian team won the first ice hockey gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics.
Each ice hockey team is allowed to register up to 20 players and 2 goalkeepers. The total number of the team is 22. During the game, each team shall have no more than 6 athletes on the field. The positions are goalkeeper, left back, right back, right forward, center forward, and left forward.
There are 3 rounds in a regular game, and each round consists of a 20-minute net time and two 15-minute breaks. This 60-minute period is called “regular time”. At the beginning of each round at regular time, the two sides of the game exchange venues. When the score is tied after the 60-minute regular game time is over, overtime will be played after the third game. The overtime adopts the sudden victory method (the next goal wins). If the two sides still do not score in the overtime, The method of shooting matches will be used to determine the outcome.
As for the “legal fights” used in the ice hockey commercial league, there are also rules. The basic process is that the two players go from provocative eyes, to verbal screaming, to throwing protective gear, and finally to officially start the fight, hitting the opponent’s face and nose with their fists. , Mouth and other parts. When one side is knocked to the ground, it means the fight is over. At this time, the referee will pull both sides away. In the end, both sides will be suspended for 5 minutes.
Fights on the ice rink are limited to singles, and no third parties can intervene or group fights. During the fight, you can only use your fists, not cue sticks and ice skates. (Bian Liqun)
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