Made of clay bricks,
it resides in a corner of the venue.
Yet it has witnessed scorching summers,
the piercing wind of winter,
the sound of arrowheads crossing the sky in the wind and rain (1),
the eternal hope ignited on the pitch in the dark (1),
the brilliant moon shining down on the turning ice wheels (2),
and the brightest Chinese red blooming on the track (3).
Aged 14,
it is a bridge, a road, and a flying ribbon.
From the fire of the 2008 Summer Olympics to the ice of the 2022 Winter Olympics (4),
it inherits and passes on the spirit.
Relevant Information
1
During the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China’s Zhang Juanjuan defeated Park Sung-hyun of Korea, in the final on August 14 and won the first gold medal for China in this event. Her shoot has written new history in the rain.
For the China blind men’s football team, September 17 was a tough and joyful day. Before that day, it had stayed unbeaten at the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games.
However, in the final, they encountered Brazil, a strong opponent. Regrettably, the Chinese team became the runner-up, However, this is still the best result of the Chinese football team in history after it began to participate in international competitions.
2
During the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, 166 athletes from 27 countries and regions participated in 14 events held here. They broke the Olympic records 13 times and broke the world records once.
Beijing Winter Olympic Games equaled the SLC Winter Olympic Games in 2002 (with ten Olympic records), becoming the Winter Olympic Games with the most Olympic speed skating records.
3
On February 12, 2022, the Chinese athlete Gao Tingyu won the gold medal in the Speed Skating Men's 500m.
The Ice Ribbon turned into Golden Ribbon. The fastest ice lived up to expectations, and the best stadium was well deserved.
4
The National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, at the first dual Olympic city in the world, was built on the location of the former hockey field and archery field for the 2008 Summer Olympics to realize the sustainable use of the Olympic heritage.
