Original title: The world‘s ice and snow athletes look forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics to meet in ice and snow, come together! To the future together!
The opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics is imminent, and the international arrivals area of Beijing Capital International Airport is very lively, with Winter Olympics from many countries and regions arriving one after another. The Winter Olympic Village in the three competition areas of the Beijing Winter Olympics was pre-opened on January 23, and advance personnel from more than 20 delegations from China, the United Kingdom, Finland, the United States, Canada, and Australia entered one after another. The Olympic Village was busy. Athletes and officials from various countries and regions that have not yet arrived are also ready to go, eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The epidemic cannot stop the enthusiasm of the global ice and snow athletes for the Winter Olympics. “I am very grateful to China and the Olympic family for being able to hold the Winter Olympics at such a difficult time.” This is the common voice of ice and snow athletes from all over the world. The world expects China, and China is ready. Meet in Beijing, meet in ice and snow, come together!
North America competes for gold and silver, South America stands on the stage of the Winter Olympics
On January 22, Beijing time, the full list of the U.S. Winter Olympics delegation was released. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the U.S. team will have 222 athletes, the oldest is 40-year-old snowboarder Nick Baumgartner, and the youngest is 16-year-old Chinese figure skater Liu Meixian . 35-year-old “Flying Tomato” Sean White will start his fifth Winter Olympics journey and attack his fourth Winter Olympics gold medal, “For a veteran like me, there is really nothing left in my career. It won’t be long. If the Winter Olympics are postponed for a year, I may not be able to participate. So I am very grateful to China and the Olympic family for hosting the Winter Olympics at such a difficult time,” he said. The talented girl Chloe King is the favorite to win the women’s snowboard U-shaped field skills event, and will be the strongest opponent of Chinese players Liu Jiayu and Cai Xuetong. Men’s ice hockey at the Winter Olympics will undoubtedly be one of the most closely watched events in the world. The roster for the U.S. men’s ice hockey team includes 15 current NCAA players, eight players in European professional leagues and two players from the American Hockey League. Their goal is to win gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Although Canada has not yet released the full list of delegations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, as of January 21, Beijing time, except for freestyle skiing and men’s ice hockey, the list of contestants for all other events has been determined. Canada has qualified for all bobsleigh events, and well-known men’s tandem athlete Justin Cripps will not only defend the title, but will also challenge for medals in the four-person bobsleigh event. Canada has won a total of 33 medals in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics, second only to South Korea and China. In this Winter Olympics list, women’s short track speed skating star Kim Butin should not be underestimated. The Canadian women’s ice hockey team is considered one of the best women’s ice hockey teams in the world, with defensive anchors, two-time Olympic champion Jocelyn LaRoch, Mary-Philip Prin, Rebecca Johnston, Sa La Nulls is on the list.
Bolivia, located in South America, will send two athletes, Brett Firth and Glenlund, to participate in the two events of alpine skiing and cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Bolivia’s Minister of Health and Sports Aousa thanked the Chinese side for assisting the Bolivian delegation to train in China and participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics at the delegation’s departure ceremony. He hoped that Bolivian athletes would be good “ambassadors” for the Winter Olympics and bring the country’s excellent culture and spirit. The style and appearance were brought to China to spread the purpose and concept of Olympic unity, friendship and peace on behalf of Bolivia. Mauricio Belmonte Bihuan, Chargé d’affaires of the Bolivian Embassy in China, said that although the Winter Olympics did not attract much attention in South America, Bolivia sent a delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics, sending a clear signal. That is Bolivia’s full support for Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. “Ice and snow sports are relatively small in Bolivia. It is very important to us to have athletes representing Bolivia in the Beijing Winter Olympics.”
Brazil, also located in South America, will send 11 athletes to the Beijing Winter Olympics this time. Among them, Edson Bindirati, who has qualified for the double and quadruple snowmobiles, is a veteran of the Brazilian snowmobile project and has been engaged in this project for more than 20 years. He said his goal at the Winter Olympics was to reach the final.
European traditional ice and snow strong desire to continue to write advantages
On January 20, the Executive Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee approved an expanded list of 509 members of the Russian Olympic Committee delegation, including 12 Winter Olympic champions. A total of 217 athletes will participate in all events of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Konokotin, the sports director of the Russian Olympic Committee and the head of the General Administration of Guarantee for Participation in Olympic Games, served as the head of the delegation. The Russian Olympic Committee will make every effort to ensure the smooth participation of athletes in the Beijing Winter Olympics and to create all necessary conditions for athletes to reach their full potential in the Winter Olympics.
Russian players may achieve new breakthroughs in the freestyle skiing aerial skills of the Beijing Winter Olympics. “Unstoppable” is the FIS’s challenge to the Russian star Maxime after the four World Cups in the freestyle skiing aerial skills in Finland’s Lucca this season. evaluation of. In the four men’s individual competitions in the World Cup this season, Maxim maintained a complete victory, won four consecutive championships, and ranked first in the World Cup points. He is also regarded as the biggest favorite in the men’s freestyle skiing aerial skills event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Chinese athletes led by Chinese players Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu did not have the upper hand in the competition with him and needed to make a full impact. The Russian figure skating lineup can be described as “teenager”. The pair skating lineup led by the young group Mishna/Galiamov will set up many obstacles for Sui Wenjing/Han Cong and Peng Cheng/Jin Yang’s road to the championship. The other two pairs are Tarasova/Molozov and Boykova/Kozlovsky. These five pairs of the top five pairs in the world will compete fiercely at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 15-year-old “phenomenal” genius girl Valieva plus 17-year-old Shcherbakova and Trusova, the three are likely to achieve the figure skating women’s singles medal.
In the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the German team won 14 golds, 10 silvers and 7 bronzes, ranking second in the medal list. Germany will include a number of athletes who won medals at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Including snow sled player Friedrich, steel frame sleigh player Lorraine, Nordic biathlete Frentzel, ski jumper Althaus, etc. are all on the list of 148 participating athletes.
The Estonian Olympic Committee confirmed the list of delegations to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics on the 21st, of which 26 athletes will participate in 8 events. Estonian athletes will take part in the freestyle skiing competition for the first time at the Winter Olympics, including Chinese athlete Gu Ailing’s biggest opponent, Hildaru, who is also known as a talented girl. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the two will compete fiercely in the three events of freestyle skiing U-shaped venues, slope obstacle skills and big jumping platforms.
The Czech ambassador to China, Tong Fude, said that the Czech Republic will send the largest ever delegation to the Winter Olympics, with an estimated number of more than 130 people. Alpine skier Estelle Ledecka is the most shining star in the group. Four years ago, she won two gold medals in the parallel giant slalom in snowboard and the super giant in alpine skiing, becoming the first person in history to do so in one winter. Athletes who won gold medals at the Olympics using two different equipment. Biathlon athlete Davydova won the women’s 15km individual championship at the World Championships last year. She also won the 15km championship at the World Cup in Östersund, Sweden this season, and the biathlon at the Beijing Winter Olympics. On the field, the Czech woman will surely have a place.
In the Winter Olympics list released by the United Kingdom, Eve Moorhead, who is competing for the fourth Winter Olympics, will serve as the captain of the British women’s curling team. They are currently in good shape. In this season’s European Curling Championships, they Beat Sweden and Switzerland to get the gold medal. Montel Douglas, who once participated in the women’s 100-meter race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is about to turn 36. This time, she has been selected for the sleigh competition list, and will partner with helmsman Mika McNeil to compete in the women’s double sleigh. She also became the first “double Olympic” athlete in British history to have participated in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.
Asia University catches up with Olympic spirit all over the world
In the Winter Olympics list announced by the Japanese Olympic Committee on January 22, the number of athletes rose to 124, creating the highest number of athletes participating in the Winter Olympics held overseas. PyeongChang Winter Olympics speed skating champion Miho Takagi is the team captain. This is the first time the Japanese Olympic Committee has asked a female speed skater to take on this role after Nao Kodaira was the captain at the previous Winter Olympics. Akto Watanabe, a two-time Nordic biathlon silver medalist at the Winter Olympics, served as the male flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In the Nordic biathlon world map, his appearance changed the state of Asian players who have been “playing soy sauce” for a long time. The Japanese figure skating team, led by “three-time veteran” Yuzuru Hanyu, has a gold medal competitiveness in the men’s singles event, and his teammates Masama Uno and Yuma Kayama are also very strong. They will compete with the “new and old combination” of the United States Jason Brown, Chen Wei and Zhou Zhifang.
On January 20, the Korea Ice Athletic Union confirmed the short-track speed skating competition list that has attracted much attention, led by Cui Minjing and Huang Daxian, who will participate in the individual and relay competitions with Li Yubin, Kim Yarang, Li Junrui, and Park Zhanghe, Xu Huimin, Park Ji-yoon, Kwok Yoon-ki, and Kim Dong-wook will compete in the relay race. Short track speed skating is a traditional sport of South Korea’s advantage. South Korea’s short track speed skating in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics won 3 gold medals. According to South Korean media reports, the South Korean delegation hopes to win at least two gold medals at this Winter Olympics, and short track speed skating will be their main battlefield to accomplish this goal. Cui Minjing has an advantage in the women’s 1000m event, and young athlete Li Youbin performed well in the women’s 1500m event. Huang Daxian is the gold favorite in the men’s 500m and 1000m, and is one of Wu Dajing’s main competitors in the 500m.
Kazakhstan has 9 seats in freestyle skiing, including 4 in aerial skills. In air skills, Kazakhstan is competitive in the women’s event, especially the 26-year-old Zhanbota, who has won the runner-up in the World Cup this season and ranks seventh in total points in the World Cup. She has a certain degree of competitiveness.
Saudi Arabia will send two alpine skiers to the Beijing Winter Olympics. This is the first time that Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have sent athletes to the Winter Olympics. According to an article on the official Twitter account of the Saudi Olympic Committee, filling this historical void are Saudi alpine skiers Salman Al-Huwaish and Fayq Abdi. The two athletes are currently undergoing final pre-match preparations and training, and plan to leave for Beijing from Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, at the end of this month.
Realizing the dream of the Winter Olympics is not just standing on the top podium, but stepping onto the field is also a success. Alpine skier Mohammad Karim is the only Pakistani athlete to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will be his third at the Winter Olympics. Karim, 26, has been preparing for several years to achieve good results in the alpine skiing event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Karim will participate in two events of slalom and giant slalom. “China is a friendly country of Pakistan, and I really want to go to China. In the past two or three years, I have been training very hard every summer. For skiing and competition, now I feel great. I want to do my best and perform better than the last Winter Olympics. I also want to pass on my skiing experience to the children of our country.”
The curling mixed doubles duo of Tully Gill and Dean Hewitt were the first to be confirmed for the Australian Winter Olympics team. They achieved a breakthrough for the country on this project, which is regarded as a landmark achievement. “We will see young Australians take to the world stage in February and many Australians will be watching the sport for the first time,” Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll said. The pair hope their appearance at the Winter Olympics will get more Australians interested in curling and get people involved.
Under the severe situation of the global epidemic, the Beijing Winter Olympics are coming as scheduled, bringing together athletes from all over the world in the name of sports. This is the power of sports. For every athlete who is about to embark on the journey of the Beijing Winter Olympics, especially in the past two years, they have overcome the difficulties brought by the epidemic to train and prepare, surpass themselves, and look forward to showing themselves at the Beijing Winter Olympics, challenging the limits, and achieving dream. The Beijing Winter Olympics will not only be the most exciting display stage for ice and snow sports, but will also demonstrate the determination and confidence of the world to fight the epidemic and look forward to the future together.
Meet the Beijing Winter Olympics, meet the ice and snow, come together! To the future together!