The Spring Festival and the Winter Games meet, and the flavor of the New Year meets the event. On February 17, the eighth night of the first month of the Year of the Dragon, the opening ceremony of the "Fourteenth Winter" will be held at the Ice Sports Training Center of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. "China Red", "Ice and Snow White" and "Winter Blue" will collide passionately here, and a more confident and open Inner Mongolia will be seen by the world.
Passion blooms in northern Xinjiang, dreams fly in winter, this is the brilliant moment for China's dream to bloom in Inner Mongolia. The "14th Winter" competition is fully benchmarked against the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, with 8 major events, 16 sub-events and 176 sub-events of ice skating, skiing, biathlon, curling, ice hockey, bobsleigh and ski mountaineering, and it is expected that more than 3,700 athletes will participate, making it the largest, most numerous and highest standard in the previous National Winter Games.
"Fourteenth Winter" is igniting the passion for ice and snow and letting go of the Chinese dream.
Rehearsal of the opening ceremony of "Fourteenth Winter".
Chasing dreams - embracing the future and creating miracles.
The success of the Beijing Winter Olympics has turned the relatively niche ice and snow sports into a popular sport for the whole people, and many Winter Olympic champions have become household idols.
The "14th Winter" is naturally indispensable to the Winter Olympic champions. Wu Dajing, Fan Kexin, Ren Ziwei and other players all appeared in the short track speed skating event, and Su Yiming and Xu Mengtao also appeared in Zhalantun Jinlongshan Ski Resort.
The ice and snow athletes of Inner Mongolia also performed well in the "14th Winter" competition.
On February 16, the "14th Winter" snowboard open group men's and women's halfpipe skills competition started at Zhalantun Jinlongshan Ski Resort, and Inner Mongolia player Jiang Yuchen entered the finals. Photo by Wang Xiaobo.
On November 25, 2023, Inner Mongolia athlete Zhao Dan won the gold medal in the women's skeleton, winning the first gold medal of the "14th Winter" for the Inner Mongolia delegation. On November 27, 2023, the "14th Winter" skeleton project came to an end, and the Inner Mongolia delegation won 3 gold medals.
Skeleton athlete Zhao Dan used to be a long jumper. In October 2018, 15-year-old Zhao Dan entered the Chinese national skeleton team through cross-border and cross-discipline selection, opening up a new world.
On January 12, in the "14th Winter" speed skating open group competition, Inner Mongolia athlete Han Mei won the women's 1500m gold medal, winning the 5th gold medal for the Inner Mongolia delegation in the "14th Winter".
Han Mei has represented the national team many times in the past 10 years and has performed well.
The power of example is endless.
This winter, the Jinlongshan Ski Resort in Zhalantun City, Hulunbuir City is crowded. In addition to skiers, there are also many athletes from all over the country who train here with dreams of ice and snow and continue to train day in and day out.
In 2004, Xie Yumei formed the speed skating team of Hailar District No. 7 Middle School. In the 20 years of speed skating coaching, tens of thousands of students and Xie Yumei's team have learned roller skating and speed skating together, and experienced the infinite fun of ice sports. In this way, the dream of ice and snow was planted in the hearts of children.
In the Chahanying Ski Resort in Jining District, Ulanqab City, alpine skiing enthusiasts gallop to their heart's content, and on the beginner ski slope on the side, ski instructors are teaching new students the essentials of skiing movements.
There are a lot of people coming to learn to ski this year, and the coach is a bit busy, but it's a good sign that more and more people are enjoying the sport. Coach Li Mu said.
More than 30 athletes from our school or sent to our school have won tickets to the 14th National Winter Games! Sha Yunpeng, deputy secretary of the Party branch of Inner Mongolia Ice and Snow Sports School, could not hide his pride and excitement.
On February 14, in the first round of the "14th Winter" Curling Open Group Mixed Doubles Round-robin Tournament, Hao Zhaohui, a member of the Inner Mongolia team, threw a kettle in the game. Photo by Meng He Chaolu.
Inner Mongolia Ice and Snow Sports School has opened a total of 17 majors, including winter and summer programs, and short track speed skating and speed skating in winter sports are key projects for enrollment in the autonomous region and even the whole country.
In Hulunbuir University, there is the only undergraduate major in the direction of ice and snow in Inner Mongolia - ice and snow sports. Winter Olympic referees and national champions serve as teachers here, and ice skiing is a familiar daily routine for students.
When the youth is strong, the country is strong. In order to allow more young people to participate in ice and snow sports, Inner Mongolia has actively promoted the "One Million Teenagers on Ice and Snow" and "Campus Ice and Snow" programs, and promoted skating and skiing courses in qualified primary and secondary schools. Up to now, ice and snow sports have entered more than 300 schools in Inner Mongolia, and more than 200,000 young people have participated in ice and snow sports.
From the growth of high-level athletes, to the cultivation of ice and snow professionals, to the continuous development of youth ice and snow sports, the holding of the "14th Winter" has ushered in a historical development opportunity for ice and snow sports in Hulunbuir.
The last torchbearer of the 14th Winter Torch Relay, 20-year-old athlete Song Guixu, is a native of Hulunbuir. In the "Fourteenth Winter" short track speed skating open group competition on February 15, three young players from the Inner Mongolia short track speed skating team, Song Guixu, Lin Xiangche and Zhu Yuzhang, performed brilliantly.
Dreams, give people motivation, create miracles. Passionately participate in the event, embrace the dream of ice and snow, the seeds of ice and snow dream are buried in the hearts of more and more people, and these seeds contain the future of ice and snow sports.
Dream building - participate in the "14th Winter" and fall in love with ice and snow sports.
In the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Ice Sports Training Center, the staff repeatedly maintained the event lighting, functional rooms, power maintenance, air conditioning and fresh air systems. Based on expert advice, the engineering team adjusted the ice surface and controlled the ice temperature, just to make the track more in line with international professional standards and provide a good competition experience for athletes.
In the past few days, many events of the "14th Winter" have been hotly started, and the medals have witnessed the new heights of the dreams created by the athletes in their lives.
On February 16, the "14th Winter" cross-country skiing open group women's 10km (interval start free technique) competition started in the Liangcheng competition area of Ulanqab, and after fierce competition, Heilongjiang player Chen Ling won the championship.
Outside the stadium, in Inner Mongolia this snow season, ice and snow sports are gradually becoming a new national sport and a new way of life.
Ice fishing, spearfishing, speed skating, snow horse racing, hockey experience, costume show, food tasting, tea making around the hearth, themed ice and snow landscape exhibition, ......In the Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner, the 2023-2024 Molidawa Ice Fishing Season series of activities are hot and eye-catching.
Ice and snow half marathon, "Bembley" football match, stick, charge, wild snow climbing, ......The 10th Oroqen Ice and Snow "Isa Ren" activity was held hotly.
"14th Winter" is not only a sports feast, but also a stage for the whole people to participate in and experience the dream of ice and snow.
Fourteen Winters" venue.
With the continuous progress of scientific and technological applications, ice and snow sports have broken the boundaries of time and space. According to the "Statistical Survey Report on "Driving 300 Million People to Participate in Ice and Snow Sports", the number of residents aged 18 and above in China who have participated in land ice and snow sports has reached 06.5 billion. In recent years, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Fujian, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan and other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have taken the lead in solving the problem, actively implementing the "roller ice" and "roller snow" plans, opening up the channels between roller skating and ice skating, roller skating and skiing, and expanding the population base participating in ice and snow sports. At present, roller skating clubs have spread all over the country.
Tianjin player Liu Shaolin (right) in the game.
In Hailar District, where the opening ceremony of the "14th Winter" was held, the Lianghe Shengshan Tourist Scenic Area has set up snowmobiles, ice and snow bicycles, dwarf horse-drawn climbing plows, ice pumping and other projects. Riding a children's snowmobile and competing in a wide field has become a project that children want to experience. On the other side of the venue, on the 2,500-square-meter ice rink, everyone rides an ice and snow bicycle to experience the joy of ice sports.
I played snowmobiles and ice bikes, and I experienced playing with iron ice for the first time, which was very interesting. Han Xinchen, a tourist from Hebei, said.
The people's expectation for the "14th Winter" has been transformed into a high enthusiasm for participating in ice and snow sports, and enjoying ice and snow has become a new fashion here.
Dream come true - a new starting point and a new future.
The Ulanqab Liangcheng Division kicked off, and two golds were produced on the first day; The short track speed skating open group started, and famous players such as Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, and Fan Kexin appeared; The snowboard halfpipe competition begins; The mixed doubles competition of the curling open group is in full swing ......
With the successive progress of the qualifying tournaments and competitions of the "14th Winter", the good news of the athletes continues to come.
The chase tells the hard work and dedication of ice and snow athletes; The hot viewing scene witnessed the hot ice and snow sports. Every participant in the "14th Winter" is a wave in the tide of ice and snow sports in China.
Recently, the "14th Winter" has become the "traffic responsibility" of Inner Mongolia, and China's ice and snow sports have received the world's attention on the online platform.
Fourteenth Winter" service work is ready.
At the end of 2023, Zhalantun City hired Xu Mengtao, China's first snow sports Grand Slam winner, freestyle skiing aerials Beijing Winter Olympics champion, and national ice and snow sports promotion ambassador, as the image ambassador of Zhalantun Culture, Tourism and Sports.
Xu Mengtao said: "The Beijing Winter Olympics is a new starting point for China's ice and snow sports, and many people know more about ice and snow sports because of the Winter Olympics. ”
Once again, as a host, ...... in his own hometownOn January 15, Beijing Winter Olympics star Han Mei said in the Hailar competition area, "I am honored to represent you to stand on the field of the '14th Winter' to show myself, and I am grateful for all the efforts." ”
The "Fourteenth Winter" also attracted traffic to the "Fourteenth Winter" and the host of the ** Radio and Television Station, Bai Yansong, who was the torchbearer of the "Fourteenth Winter". As a native of Hulunbuir, Bai Yansong especially recommended his hometown to netizens in an interview with **.
Phoenix Legend, Erguna Band and other ** people have also helped the "Fourteen Winters" through social networking**.
Trail running in the snow. Photo by Li Xia.
While the "Fourteenth Winter" brings traffic to Inner Mongolia, it also brings the heating up of ice and snow tourism in Inner Mongolia. At present, there are 129 ice and snow sports venues in Inner Mongolia, including 81 ice skating venues and 48 ski venues. In addition, Inner Mongolia also uses park waters and urban idle land to build outdoor skating rinks to create ice and snow sports venues around the masses, and the masses are in full swing for ice and snow sports.
More and more people are participating in ice and snow sports, which drives not only the economy, but also ice and snow sports, as an important part of modern sports, and its leapfrog development is one of the important indicators of comprehensive national strength.
Wild snow rock climbing is a favorite among children. Photo by Li Xia.
At present, a global ice and snow sports market is gradually expanding. Consolidate the achievements of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", promote the transformation of ice and snow sports from niche to the public, from regional to national, and from winter to year-round, and enhance the sense of gain and happiness of the masses, and also provide Chinese practice and Chinese solutions for the innovative development of ice and snow sports in the world.
Snow horse racing. Photo by Li Xinjun.
On February 16, Sha Xiaolan, the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the "14th Winter", introduced that considering the characteristics of the Winter Games, the main colors of the opening ceremony of the "14th Winter" were white and blue, giving people a very atmospheric and clean feeling. The theme song of "Fourteen Winters" incorporates a beautiful matouqin melody in the interlude, and the songwriting style not only pursues internationalization, but also has Inner Mongolian characteristics. The opening ceremony also selected five or six songs with Inner Mongolian elements to be rearranged as the first for athletes and referees to enter. The dance executive director of "Forge Ahead" at the opening ceremony of "Fourteen Winters" introduced that the dance of "Forge Ahead" shows that Mongolian horses overcome low temperatures of minus forty or fifty degrees in the cold winter and still move forward.
"Fourteenth Winter" opens tonight, let us look forward to a new starting point, a new challenge, a new future, and a wonderful bloom!
Ignite the passion of ice and snow and let the Chinese dream fly.
Producer: Li Xia.
Reporter: Zhang Huiling, Li Yuzhuo, Kang Lina, Li Xinjun.
New** presented: Wei Pei.
Part**from Central**.
*: Prairie Media.