"Ice Cube" will soon be open to the public for viewing and experience

"Ice Cube" will soon be open to the public for visit and experience.

"Ice Cube" will soon be open to the public for visit and experience. The "Ice Cube" competition hall will be open for post-game visit and experience from April. In the hall, the Winter Olympics image landscape, game stands, and curling track are fully preserved, and the "Ice Cube" will soon be open to the public for viewing and experience. The "Ice Cube" will soon be open to the public for viewing and experience 1

During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, the National Aquatics Center will be transformed from the "Water Cube" to the "Ice Cube" and will be successfully completed After the curling and wheelchair curling projects have been guaranteed, they will be open to the public from April for viewing and experience. The public will appreciate the "authentic" Winter Olympics venues. Next, the ice sports center serving mass ice fitness and popularizing curling sports, as well as water sports areas, will also be opened one after another.

After the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, the "Water Cube" showed the world the "Chinese experience" utilized after the games in extra-large Olympic venues. As the functional areas of the "Ice Cube" are gradually opened to the public, the new sustainable development model of "ice and water sports two-wheel drive" has been fully implemented.

Yang Qiyong, general manager of the National Aquatics Center, introduced that from April to mid-May, the Winter Olympics original sightseeing tour project will provide citizens with a rare opportunity to immerse themselves in the Winter Olympics. . "The 'Ice Cube' will remain intact and open to the public. Citizens can not only form teams to play curling on the ice rink, but also visit the equipment area, dressing area, award-receiving area, media area, etc." Yang Qiyong said.

In the hall of the "Ice Cube", the Winter Olympics image landscape, game stands, and curling track are fully preserved; game sports performances continue to be performed; the mascots "Bing Dundun" and "Xue Rong" "Rong" continues to "go to work" and restore the "sense of the game" to the audience. Everyone can touch the curling stones from Scotland, experience the high-level curling track created by the ice makers and scientific research team, enter the Olympic-level international arena, and enjoy the glorious moment on the podium.

You can also invite friends to have a hearty curling match, take your children to visit Winter Olympics-themed exhibitions, and watch promotional videos.

Yang Qiyong said that the core of the post-game opening of the venues is "an all-round presentation of the original Winter Olympics scenes, focusing on the original flavor." At the same time, the venues take advantage of the opportunity of opening up to convey the Winter Olympics culture and humanistic spirit to more public.

For example, the venue team has specially collected and sorted out posters, work materials, promotional videos, etc. of volunteers’ service during games to continue to pay tribute to the spirit of volunteer service; the venue will also open a collection of Olympic badges City, allowing the public to experience the fun of collecting, exchanging and sharing badges.

According to the currently determined timetable, the ice sports center that serves the masses for ice fitness and popularizes curling will be open to the public in May. It is located in the underground space of the South Square of the National Aquatics Center, with an overall construction area of ??about 8,000 square meters. It consists of a standard ice rink of 1,830 square meters, a standard curling venue and supporting service facilities to meet the needs of citizens for skating, playing ice hockey and curling. Ice sports needs.

At the end of this year, the venue will introduce international curling events and hold them in the competition hall or center as needed. It is expected to receive more than 100,000 ice sports enthusiasts every year in the future, and will become an important carrier to promote ice sports to young people, enhance the public's sense of participation, and continue to help "300 million people participate in ice and snow sports."

In terms of water sports, the curling track plans to return to the swimming pool track in June, and the water sports area of ??this Double Olympics venue will also be reopened. As long as epidemic prevention and control allows, the 10,000-square-meter water park and the 1,250-square-meter warm-up pool will reopen and continue the original functions of the "Water Cube." Commercial activities such as venue meetings, exhibitions, and performances will also resume.

It is understood that before the Beijing Winter Olympics has concluded, the Beijing State-owned Assets Corporation, the owner of the National Swimming Center, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the World Curling Federation and the Chinese Curling Association. , will set up a World Curling Academy training center at the "Ice Cube" ice sports center, hold international curling events and a series of curling trainings, and jointly promote the development of curling in China and the world.

"Curling is very popular in countries such as Canada, and there are also mature cases of marketization in South Korea and Japan. We hope to continue to invest resources and find a new path to the industrialization of curling with Chinese characteristics." Yang Qiyong revealed that the venue is Localize the mature curling training system of the World Curling Federation and develop training content suitable for Chinese teenagers.

“The elements and heritage of the Winter Olympics are very precious. We hope that these facilities, knowledge, and culture will continue to bring value to the public.” Yang Qiyong said that the current venue team will continue to sort out the Winter Olympics heritage and prepare for the opening. We hope This will bring a better experience to the public. "Ice Cube" will soon be open to the public for viewing and experience 2

During the just-concluded 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, the "Water Cube" magnificently turned into the "Ice Cube", successfully completing the curling and Guarantee tasks for wheelchair curling events. Beijing's "Ice Cube" will be open to the public in April, when citizens can visit the original appearance of the Winter Olympics venues.

In order to meet the public’s demand for check-in experience, the “Ice Cube” competition hall will be open for post-game visits and experiences from April. In the hall, the Winter Olympics image landscape, game stands, and curling track are fully preserved; game sports performances continue to be performed; the mascots "Bing Dundun", "Xue Rongrong" and "Continue to work" restore the "game feel" to the audience.

Not only for taking photos, but also the operation of the venues during the game is designed as an experience project open to the public. The public can be immersed in the "athlete identity" and walk into the equipment area and locker room where athletes' clothing, messages, and self-motivation slogans are preserved. They can throw curling stones on the track, award awards during simulated games, and accept rights-holding broadcasters in the media area. Interviews and video connections with family members, etc.

Yang Qiyong said that the core of the post-game opening of the venues is "an all-round presentation of the original Winter Olympics scenes, focusing on the original flavor." At the same time, the venues take advantage of the opportunity of opening up to convey the Winter Olympics culture and humanistic spirit to more public.

1. Tour:

Re-trace the route that athletes take to enter the competition area, touch the curling stones from Scotland, and experience the ice maker and The high-level curling track created by the scientific research team has entered the Olympic-level international arena and enjoyed the glorious moment on the podium!

2. Taste the Winter Olympics internet celebrity food.

3. Participate in the Olympic badge fair.

4. Participate in curling competitions.

5. You can also take your children to visit the Winter Olympics-themed exhibitions and watch promotional videos.

Ice Sports Center

Estimated opening time: May

It is located in the underground space of the South Square of the National Aquatics Center. The overall building Covering an area of ??approximately 8,000 square meters, it consists of a standard ice rink of 1,830 square meters, a standard curling venue and supporting service facilities. It meets the needs of citizens for ice skating, ice hockey and curling. It is expected to be able to accommodate ice rinks every year in the future. There are more than 100,000 sports enthusiasts, and it will become an important carrier to promote ice sports to young people, enhance the public's sense of participation, and continue to help "300 million people participate in ice and snow sports."

Water sports area

Estimated opening time: June

Subject to epidemic prevention and control permitting, a 10,000-square-meter water park and a 1,250-square-meter The warm-up pools will be reopened and continue the original functions of the Water Cube. "Ice Cube" will soon be open to the public for viewing and experience 3

Some venues for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics are planned to be open to the public before May Day this year. At present, the relocation of personnel and equipment from the National Aquatics Center's "Ice Cube" is progressing smoothly. It will be the first to meet the public in April and fully open to experience the Winter Olympics scenes.

The "Ice Cube" is the largest curling venue in the history of the Winter Olympics. It is the only Double Olympics venue in the world that can operate both water sports and ice sports. It is also the first in the world to operate on a swimming pool. Looking at the Olympic venues with curling tracks, it is obvious that China did not just turn the Water Cube into the Ice Cube. The transformation process will definitely subvert your understanding.

Turning the Water Cube into an Ice Cube

Some people may say that there is nothing great about turning the Water Cube into an Ice Cube. All the water in the Water Cube swimming pool needs to be Freezing it, wouldn't that be enough? However, if you want to turn the Water Cube into an Ice Cube, it can't be solved by just "freezing it". The temperatures of the Water Cube swimming pool and the stands are a system, which can be converted into an ice cube. Later, this system changed. In 2008, the National Aquatics Center "Water Cube" became the iconic venue of the Beijing Olympics, undertaking swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and other water competitions;

In 2022, as the iconic venue of the Beijing Olympics, The Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic curling and wheelchair curling competition venues, the renovated "Ice Cube" will become the world's first Double Olympics venue with a curling track on a swimming pool, and will also become the first in the history of the Winter Olympics. A Double Olympics venue with a track laid out on temporary ice.

The requirement of no more than 1 mm

Especially for special competitions such as curling events that have extremely high requirements on the ice surface, there are even requirements per square meter. The ice surface needs to be able to withstand a weight of 150 kilograms, and the degree of deformation of the ice surface does not exceed the requirement of 1 mm.

This determines that if the water surface is simply "frozen" without support, in order to hold this test event in strict accordance with the Winter Olympics standards, the National Aquatics Center once again completed it with high standards and efficiency. "Water to ice conversion" relies on the innovative application of technologies such as convertible structural systems and detachable ice making systems.

Absorb water vapor in the air

If the Ice Cube wants to operate normally, it is not enough to simply have an ice arena on the swimming pool. Due to the high humidity characteristics of the swimming pool itself, after the ice surface is laid, the ice surface will quickly cool and absorb water vapor in the air, resulting in rapid wrinkles on the ice surface of the competition venue. This steel structure is composed of 2,600 3 It is constructed of thin-walled H-shaped steel that is 2 meters high and 2 meters long. Each beam and column is equipped with column feet, and each connection point is equipped with removable high-strength screws to ensure that the steel frame is strong and strong.

After the frame was erected, the construction team conducted a load test. The final test results showed that with an additional load of 1 ton per square meter, the maximum deformation of the steel structure was only 1.6 mm, which was in line with the design within 3 mm. Require.

Sufficient viewing pleasure

Finally, the Ice Cube venue also needs to ensure the comfort of the spectators to ensure that the game has sufficient viewing pleasure. For this reason , the competition venue must also prepare heating for non-competition areas such as auditoriums and athlete lounges to ensure that athletes can take off their heavy thermal insulation clothing and get adequate rest between competitions. The "Water Cube" is used as a venue for water sports such as swimming and diving. In the competition venues, the environment during the competition is high temperature and high humidity; but in the "Ice Cube", the environment requirements for the curling competition are low temperature and low humidity.

The secret of how to achieve and ensure a low-temperature and low-humidity environment in a huge competition hall lies in the dehumidification system of this venue renovation. The dehumidification system of the venue is just like the respiratory system of our human body, continuously adding moisture to the environment. Dry and cold air is sent into the competition hall and the hot and humid air in the hall is taken out.