Why doesn't Sydney host the Winter Olympics?

Except for Oceania, South America and southern Africa, there is no no man's land Antarctica in the southern hemisphere. The land area is much less than that of the northern hemisphere, and the population is much less. In addition, there are few places suitable for the Winter Olympics in the climate. Most economically developed countries are also in the northern hemisphere, and the four largest countries are also in the northern hemisphere. The most populous countries are basically 1 in the northern hemisphere.

natural environment

Compared with the summer Olympic Games.

The Winter Olympics requires more natural conditions.

Winter Olympic Games events

It can be roughly divided into indoor projects and outdoor projects.

Indoor sports are mainly skating, ice hockey and curling.

As long as you have experience in the construction and operation of relevant competition venues,

Relatively easy to solve.

In 2002, at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Yang Yang won the gold medal in the women's 500-meter short track speed skating event, achieving a breakthrough of zero gold medal in the Winter Olympics in China.

Outdoor events are mainly skiing and biathlon.

These projects all need outdoor snow trails.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Han won the gold medal in the men's freestyle skiing aerial skill event, which achieved the breakthrough of zero gold medal in the snow event in the Winter Olympics in China.

The main factors affecting the quality of snow trails are as follows.

Snowfall, temperature, terrain

With the development of science and technology in human society

The most iconic landscape of skiing-snow

From natural snowfall to Funa, there are more and more.

Since 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, USA

Since Fu Na was first adopted.

More and more Winter Olympics use Fu Na.

Shougang platform, which undertakes freestyle skiing and snowboarding in Beijing Winter Olympics, is located in Fu Na.

Therefore, the ski resorts of the Winter Olympics will generally

Build a small reservoir in Funa as a water resource reserve.

20 18 pyeongchang winter Olympics

Fu Na reached 90% of the total snow consumption.

Snow has become a more controllable factor in the Winter Olympics.

In the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the cross-country skiing men's racing event was won by Sweden, a powerful country in ice and snow sports.

About temperature

There is a misunderstanding.

Outdoor skiing

Of course not if the temperature is too high.

But the temperature is too low.

In fact, the suitable temperature for outdoor skiing is

About 0 degrees

A hard temperature requirement for the bid site of the Winter Olympics.

That is, the temperature in February should be between-17 degrees and-10 degrees.

This month's request is also entirely for the northern hemisphere)

Too low temperature is not conducive to athletes' performance.

So China's traditional winter sports are the strongest in the northeast.

Hosting the Winter Olympics is basically impossible.

In 2002, Harbin bid for the 20 10 Winter Olympics.

The key factor of the second round defeat.

The temperature is too low in February.

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Perhaps the most demanding is the terrain.

The most ideal website construction

Is to build a ski resort according to the slope of the mountain.

However, the height and drop required for alpine skiing events are

It is difficult to achieve manually.

Alpine ski resort in Yanqing, Beijing

Alpine skiing requires the track altitude to be above 1000 meters.

And meet the vertical drop of 800 meters within a certain distance.

So almost all the host cities of the Winter Olympics are nearby.

There are high-altitude mountainous terrain.

For example, there are Alps near Turin, Italy.

There are Pacific coast mountains near Vancouver, Canada.

There are great Caucasus mountains near Sochi, Russia.

Mountains and snow are important guarantees for skiing.

To sum it up.

It is best to have enough snowfall in winter (Fu Na can be used if it is not enough).

During the competition, the temperature remained at about 0 degrees.

A mountainous area with enough height drop near the main venue.

Combine the above conditions.

The number of countries and cities in the southern hemisphere is very limited.

Generally limited to Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina.

In these countries,

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economic strength

After crossing the natural waters of Qian Shan,

It's time to talk about money.

Hosting world-class sports events like the Olympic Games.

There is no doubt that this is a very money-burning activity.

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The opening ceremony of the 23rd Summer Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles Memorial Stadium.

Ralph Johnson, the former decathlon champion, lit the torch.

Before the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games

Almost every Olympic Games is losing money.

Even after the commercialization of the Olympic Games.

However, the risks brought by high-cost large-scale events are also difficult to predict.

Yang Qian, who won the first gold medal in Tokyo Olympic Games, wore a mask to receive the award.

The Tokyo Olympic Games is scheduled to be held in 2020.

It is inconceivable that COVID-19 will break out in early 2020.

In addition to the cost of building venues and improving infrastructure during the hosting process,

Compared with the venues of the Summer Olympic Games,

The construction and maintenance costs of the Winter Olympics venues are higher.

Except for a few countries with a tradition of ice and snow sports.

After the games, the utilization rate of these venues was very low.

20 18 After the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea,

How to reuse these venues has become a thorny issue for the local government.

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Gangneung Speed Skating Hall 20 18

If the host country does not have strong economic strength as the backing,

It is an event that cannot support the expenditure level of the Winter Olympics.

And the influence of economic downturn and COVID-19 epidemic in recent years.

The general public is tired of the Summer Olympics.

Not to mention the Winter Olympics of the minority.

Milan-Corthie Nathan Pezzo Winter Olympics in 2026 has some bidding cities.

In 20 18, due to financial crisis, public opposition and other factors,

And have withdrawn from the bidding news.

Corthie Nadam Pezzo is a small mountain town in northern Italy.

With an average altitude of over 1000m, it is a famous ice and snow sports center in Europe.

Therefore, the Argentine Olympic Committee to the International Olympic Committee.

Submitted the feasibility report of bidding.

If not the last Italian

Milan and Corthie Nathan Pezzo withstood the pressure.

Maybe Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

And the southern city of ushuaia.

Make history and become the first city in the southern hemisphere to host the Winter Olympics.

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Sports atmosphere

The nature and economy mentioned above

It is an unchangeable hard condition.

Another soft condition is also important.

If the people of the host country

If you are not interested in the sports held.

Then the effect of holding the competition will be greatly reduced.

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on the other hand

If the host country is enthusiastic about the project,

On the contrary, these hard conditions will be ignored to some extent.

Become an important plus item

Football is a typical example.

Brazilians' passion for football is world-famous.

In the southern hemisphere, world-class sports competitions are not held very often.

The frequency of the World Cup is surprisingly high.

South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

Hosted the World Cup.

South America almost single-handedly propped up the football sky in the southern hemisphere.

This is related to their superb football level.

It has something to do with the crazy football atmosphere.

And the winter Olympics.

The mass base for the development of the southern hemisphere is indeed average.

Although the winter games in some areas are very good.

It is a world-famous ski resort.

The conveyor belt of Crown Peak Ski Resort in New Zealand helps tourists climb the hill.

For example, perisher Ski Resort in New South Wales, Australia.

Nevado ski resort in Chile

Katdelare ski resort.

Kapapa Ski Resort in New Zealand

But these places are more for ice and snow lovers in the northern hemisphere.

Off-season ski resort

It seems that these venues have also become gimmicks for local publicity and tourism.

Every June-10

Ice and snow sports enthusiasts in the northern hemisphere are like migratory birds.

Cross the ocean to the ski resort in the southern hemisphere.

February/KOOC-0/6, 2002, Salt Lake City, USA, in the final lap of the men's speed skating/KOOC-0/000 meters of the 2002 Winter Olympics, three players fell.

And their achievements in the Winter Olympics in the Southern Hemisphere.

They are also very ordinary.

The first winter Olympic gold medal in the southern hemisphere

Until 2002, Australia

Legendary short track speed skater Stephen bradbury

Obtain in an extremely dramatic way:

The top four collided in the men's speed skating 1000 meter final.

Bradbury, ranked fifth, easily won the gold medal.

New Zealand hosted the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 20 18.

It was 28 years before I won the Winter Olympics medal again.

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Competitive conflict

Hold world-class sports competitions

Commercial value is also an important consideration.

generally speaking

The World Cup is basically the only competition at the same level as the Olympic Games.

So the Summer Olympics and the World Cup are two years apart.

The Winter Olympics and the World Cup are the same year.

But because most World Cups are held in summer.

So although it is the same year as the Winter Olympics,

But it is still staggered.

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Even if the southern hemisphere hosts the World Cup.

Such as South Africa 20 10 and Brazil 20 14.

The holding time is still in June-July.

The climate is savanna, so the temperature will not be too cold.

Or summer in the northern hemisphere.

But if the Winter Olympics is held in the southern hemisphere,

The suitable latitude is mostly between 30 and 60 degrees south latitude, and whether there is land or not should be considered. )

Its holding month (June -65438+ 10)

It is likely to crash with the time of the World Cup that year.

This simultaneous competition

It has a great impact on the ratings and commercial value of the event.

Just consider the ratings.

There are no sports events.

Even the summer Olympics

Will want to wrestle with the World Cup.

The influence of so many realistic factors.

It is really difficult to hold the Winter Olympics in the southern hemisphere.

The graceful Shougang platform is waiting for the arrival of ice and snow athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Development of Contemporary Olympic Movement

It has far exceeded the starting point of Coubertin, the father of modern Olympics.

It has the functions of promoting national image, promoting economic take-off and developing sports.

And other functions.

Concept of sports equality in ideal idea

In fact, it will be subject to many restrictions.

The gap in population, economy and sports strength between the northern and southern hemispheres.

It really affects the possibility of hosting the Winter Olympics in the southern hemisphere.