Reporter Liu Shuoyang, Ding Zhijun, Li Yang, Wang Liang.
On February 18, Meng Fanqi, a player from the Jilin team, won the championship with a time of 52:55.8. On the same day, the women's 15km individual competition of the biathlon open group of the 14th National Winter Games was held at the Liangcheng Ski Resort in Ulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhizun.
On February 18, Long Hao, a player from the Beijing team, was in the game. In the end, he finished with 65He won the championship with a score of 70 points. On the same day, the men's moguls final of the freestyle skiing open group of the 14th National Winter Games was held at the Jinlongshan Ski Resort in Zhalantun, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Bei He.
On February 18, Sichuan team player Yang Yukuan (front) fought in the game. On the same day, in the ice hockey hall of the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center, the Shaanxi team defeated the Sichuan team 7 2 in the group round-robin group A of the men's youth group round-robin of the 14th National Winter Games. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Deng Hua.
I will work well with my teammates and prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics. On February 18, after winning the fourth gold medal in the short track speed skating field of the 14th National Winter Games (hereinafter referred to as the "14th Winter"), 23-year-old Jilin team athlete Sun Long said.
I hope that I can work hard with young athletes in the future and contribute to Chinese snowboarding. PyeongChang Winter Olympics silver medallist Liu Jiayu won the silver medal in the women's halfpipe in the "14th Winter" snowboard open category, and she is looking forward to the future.
Strive to qualify for the Winter Olympics and do well on a bigger stage. Yang Hao, who won the gold medal in the men's big air in the "14th Winter" freestyle skiing open group, said.
The "14th Winter" is the largest, highest-level and far-reaching national comprehensive ice and snow event held in China after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which is of great significance. "One of the tasks is to serve the goal of preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics, further cultivate and strengthen the reserve talents of China's winter sports projects, and enhance the comprehensive competitive strength. Wang Lei, director of the Winter Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of China, said.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be fully benchmarked, and youth competitions will be added to some events.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will have a total of 8 major events, 16 sub-events and 116 sub-events, of which ski mountaineering has become a new major event. Benchmarking all 116 sub-events of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the "14th Winter" has achieved "full coverage" of the items.
The 14th Winter Olympics are fully benchmarked against the 2026 Winter Olympics, and bobsleigh, luge, and ski mountaineering are all set up for the first time in the National Winter Games. Wang Lei said.
In fact, the "14th Winter" has a total of 176 competitive events. "The other 60 events came from the youth competition. Wang Lei introduced that this year's competition will set up youth group competitions in advantageous events such as short track speed skating and freestyle skiing, as well as basic events such as cross-country skiing and alpine skiing, aiming to allow the reserve talents of these projects to show their skills in the "14th Winter" field and prepare for the selection of athletes for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Setting the stage for young contestants, the design quickly paid off. As the captain of the Tianjin team, Li Zetai won the men's youth curling championship in the "14th Winter" curling event with the team on January 17, and a few days later, he stood on the stage of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon-do, South Korea, and won the fourth place in the mixed team curling with the team. "For me, '14 Winters' is a good opportunity to enrich my experience and improve my competitive level. Li Zetai said.
It not only benchmarks the competition rules of the 2026 Winter Olympics, but also guides them according to the actual situation.
This tournament has adopted a new format of qualifying matches and heads-up formats, and the tournament has gone smoothly. On January 25, the "14th Winter" snowboard parallel giant slalom event ended in the Karaqin competition area of Inner Mongolia, and Zheng Zhenguo, the leader of the national snowboard parallel giant slalom team who watched the competition, was satisfied with all aspects of the event.
Wang Lei introduced that all the events of the "14th Winter" have adopted the latest rules of the international individual organizations of each event, that is, the competition rules of the 2026 Winter Olympics. In addition, some high-level foreign referees have been invited to adjudicate some key events to help players and coaches better understand the new rules and adapt to the adjudication standards of the 2026 Winter Olympics in advance. Wang Lei said.
There are also venues that are benchmarking against the standards of the Winter Olympics. "The National Bobsleigh Center and the National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing, Beijing, and the National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province are the venues for the Beijing Winter Olympics, while the venues in the four competition areas of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are basically the same as the standards of the Winter Olympics. Wang Lei said.
It not only benchmarks the competition rules of the 2026 Winter Olympics, but also guides them according to the actual situation. Zhang Xin, director of the Competition and Sports Department of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, introduced that the "14th Winter" for the first time took physical fitness as the access standard for the qualification of competitive sports competitions, and for the first time set the minimum score standards for entering the finals in speed skating, freestyle skiing aerials and other events, guiding the teams to improve their technical level and eliminate low-level competition.
Wang Lei introduced that the alpine skiing medical team that had served the Beijing Winter Olympics also participated in the rescue of the "14th Winter". "This year's event has improved the preparation effect in all aspects and helped athletes adapt to the competition environment of the Winter Olympics. Wang Lei said.
For the first time, provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government participated in the competition to promote the popularization of the project.
On February 18, Beijing time, in the 2023-2024 ISU Speed Skating World Individual Championships in Calgary, Canada, Han Mei, a member of the Chinese team, won the second place in the women's 1000m event with a time of 1:13.27.
This season, Han Mei from Inner Mongolia has shown good competitive form and has been on the podium of the speed skating World Cup many times. In the "14th Winter" speed skating open group competition held in advance from January 11th to 14th, Han Mei won 3 golds and 1 silver. For her, achieving great results at the 2026 Winter Olympics is her goal for the future.
The Chinese team has not qualified for the Winter Olympics in the women's 5000m speed skating event for many years, and it is very difficult to qualify for this event, which is very challenging for me. Han Mei said, "I want to strive for a breakthrough in this project." ”
For the first time, the "14th Winter" was organized to participate in the National Winter Games by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, and many delegations participated in the National Winter Games for the first time. "Now there are more competitors competing, which I think is a good sign and a boost to the progress of speed skating in China. Li Qishi, a speed skater who has participated in many competitions, said that he felt the motivation for the development of the project in the "14th Winter".
In the past, the National Winter Games were participated in by prefectures and cities, although it was conducive to the popularization of the project and penetrated into the grassroots, but the integration was insufficient. Wang Lei said, "For the first time, the '14th Winter' was organized to participate in the competition by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government. ”
People** 2024-02-19 13th edition).