“The Beijing Winter Olympics will permanently change the scale of winter sports,” IOC President Bach said on the eve of the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Agence France Presse reported on the 3rd that although it is not traditionally a winter sports country, China hopes that hosting the Winter Olympics can encourage 300 million people to “fall in love with ice and snow”. Bach said at an IOC meeting held in Beijing that day that this goal has been “surpassed” and “today we can say that China is a winter sports country”, he said, “Everything is ready for a safe and successful Winter Olympics.”.
In addition, the artificial ski resort of the Beijing Winter Olympics has attracted much attention from athletes and foreign media. Agence France Presse said that on the 3rd, many foreign athletes tried out training at the national alpine skiing center in Yanqing for the first time. Norwegian athlete Alexander omot Hilde said that the track of the Beijing Winter Olympics is different from that of the world cup and “the mobility feels very good”. Austrian athlete Vincent klichmeier called the track “amazing” and “it’s one of the best snow environments I’ve ever seen”
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