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snow dragon "ice house" opens in yanqing, kicking off the ice and snow season

2024-09-06

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according to the "beijing yanqing" wechat public account, the "ice house" training hall of the national bobsleigh and luge center has been put into use recently, providing support for the chinese national team to train and adding a strong atmosphere to the upcoming ice and snow season.
the "ice house" is a supporting facility of the national bobsleigh and luge center, with three short ice tracks for the national bobsleigh and luge team to conduct technical training. in order to meet the training requirements of the national team, the refrigeration system of the "ice house" was started as early as august 20. after 6 days of continuous cooling, it successfully created a suitable low-temperature environment. subsequently, the national alpine company mobilized elite troops and adopted an efficient rotation of "three shifts" operation mode. in just five days, a series of complex and delicate preparations such as defrosting, sprinkling ice, repairing ice, and replenishing ice on the track were completed.
on september 4, reporters visited the "ice house" and saw that the ice track was like a flawless mirror, "tilting" from the top to the finish line. the national team athletes wore professional equipment and devoted themselves to training. every slide embodied their unremitting pursuit of speed and skills. it is understood that the national team's training is divided into two parts: cart training and track sliding, which will last until the end of november. in the intervals between the national team's training and competitions, the "ice house" is open to the public, and tourists will have the opportunity to experience the skeleton project and slide on the ice track full of challenges and dreams.
in addition, the ice-making work of the national bobsleigh and luge center competition track is being prepared. it is planned to start the cleaning and cooling of the track in mid-september, and officially enter the ice-making stage in early october. the ice-making work is expected to be fully completed in mid-october. by then, the national bobsleigh and luge center will provide an excellent training platform for many professional teams at home and abroad, helping them to create greater glory in future competitions. also in the intervals between competitions and training, some tracks of the "snow dragon" will be open to the public for the "thunder bobsleigh" experience project, allowing tourists to experience the speed and passion of the professional track at close range.
it is worth mentioning that in the 2024-2025 season, the national bobsleigh and luge center will host the skeleton bobsleigh and luge world cup and skeleton bobsleigh asian cup, as well as the bobsleigh, skeleton bobsleigh and luge national championships and championships. a new round of ice and snow craze will be staged in the yanqing olympic park.
editor: zhang shujing
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