’s elegant and dynamic dance, stunning audio-visual special effects, and the “magic lineup” composed of world figure skating champions wiped out the most enthusiastic “fire” on the ice of Chengdu Phoenix Mountain and performed a wonderful ice song. Song of Fire. Yesterday (February 4), the 2024 World Figure Skating Championship Tour in Chengdu came to a successful conclusion at the Phoenix Mountain Sports Park Comprehensive Stadium. , a weekend ice show not only allowed citizens, fans and tourists to appreciate the high-level "ice performance" up close. The "Ballet" performance added to the atmosphere of welcoming the New Year and injected sports vitality into the city.
The figure skating champions danced "Subject Three"
The audience praised it and started "Raining Dolls"
Three performances in two days. On the first weekend of February, with the Chengdu leg of the 2024 Figure Skating World Championship Tour taking place as scheduled, Phoenix Mountain became popular again.
This performance is themed "Life and the Future" and is divided into the prologue "The Source of Water", the first chapter "The Language of Things", the second chapter "The Shadow of Light", and the finale "Leap to the Future".
Winter Olympic champion Zagitova gave the audience the shock of a phoenix flying into the sky and shining in life with a performance called "Rebirth from the Fire". World Championships champion Medvedeva used "flowers along the way" to show her vision for the future. Tuktamysheva, who was full of firepower, explained her understanding of life with "Profound" and "Sky and Me". Yevgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, the runner-up in the pairs free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics, demonstrated the growth power of the "Tree of Life" in difficult combinations one after another.
Winter Olympic champion Alina Zagitova
What is different is that this tour also follows the figure skating art program, incorporates the spirit of Chinese aesthetics, and carries out sound, light and electronic, stage choreography and music design. Innovation. The full-frame projection transformed the dream-like scene between the jumping notes, and the smooth and flawless ice surface was also dyed with colorful colors. The audience was immersed in the poetic and picturesque atmosphere.
When the performance came to an end, these girls and boys from the Russian figure skating champion team danced "Subject Three" in a down-to-earth manner. This was a special gift they gave to the Chengdu audience. While the audience applauded and screamed continuously, they also paid the athletes the highest etiquette on the figure skating field - it started to rain "dolls", and they threw doll gifts onto the ice to express their admiration for the performance. and love for athletes. This is the unique enthusiasm of Chengdu people.
World champion Evgenia Medvedeva
quickly realized the "ice basket conversion" into a highlight
The figure skating champions praised the venue and confessed that Chengdu
"the venue is very big" and "the ice surface is very good"... This is the evaluation of the Phoenix Mountain Sports Park Comprehensive Gymnasium by the athletes who participated in this tour. When they learned that this is also a Universiade venue, they were full of praise and looked forward to the continuation of youthful vitality in this venue.
As early as the beginning of the operation of Phoenix Mountain Sports Park, the rapid implementation of the black technology of "ice basket conversion" has become a highlight of the comprehensive stadium. This tour is Phoenix Mountain's first ice show, and the ice-making technology for venue conversion has also been used for the first time. The floor of the stadium is poured with anti-freeze concrete, and a complete ice-making system is laid underneath. Through ice making, ice pouring, Apply ice paint, scrape ice and other steps to complete the "silver transformation" of the venue.
The venue completed its "silver transformation"
What surprised the athletes was not only the venue, but also their love for the city of Chengdu. Most of them came to Chengdu for the first time. During interviews, Medvedeva and Zagitova expressed their love for Chengdu. "There are beautiful shopping malls here, and I also visited the Giant Panda Base, which was very meaningful. I like this city very much," Medvedeva said. Facing the media cameras, Zagitova even danced to "Subject Three" and shouted "I love you" to Chengdu citizens in Chinese. When talking about Chengdu food, Zagitova made no secret. She smiled and said: "Although Chengdu food is very spicy, I like them all, especially hot pot."
Fans from abroad have come to Chengdu.
The traffic of sports performances has become an economic increment.
Holding a world-class figure skating performance in a southern city will not only showcase the charm of southern ice and snow, but also infinitely amplify the spillover effect of sports performances.
At the scene, citizens with their elderly and children became the main attraction, and there were also many fans who came from other places and even abroad. Mr. Wang, a citizen, brought his family to watch the performance. His daughter is learning figure skating. He hopes that he can take his children to "learn lessons" from the performances of the figure skating champion team. "In the past, I only watched competitions, which focused more on competitiveness, but this time the performance focused more on performance, which is completely different from the tense atmosphere of competitions. But what remains the same is that they are all beautiful. "Mr. Wang said.
Photo According to Phoenix Mountain Sports Park
Fans who came from Shaanxi, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei and other places continued to take photos inside and outside the stadium to add beauty to this rare gathering in Chengdu. "Before When I was touring in Beijing, I was too far away from home. This time in Chengdu, I came here without thinking. "Ms. Li from Hunan is a fan of Medvedeva. This trip to Chengdu fulfilled all her wishes.
Mr. Song, an "old ice fan" who has followed nearly a hundred performances from abroad to China, said He said excitedly: “I used to think that overseas ice performances were very good, but I didn’t expect to see such a great performance at home this time. From the performance of the athletes, the design of the entire performance, and the creation of the on-site atmosphere, they are all world-class. We also have an ice show that can compete internationally! ”
Medvedeva greets the audience
The influx of a large number of spectators has made Phoenix Mountain lively again after the Glory of Kings World Championship. At the same time, it has driven the growth of consumption in surrounding catering, accommodation, shopping, transportation and other aspects, and will sports performances Traffic has turned into economic growth. During the two weekend days, the flow of people in the commercial complex around Phoenix Mountain Sports Park increased significantly, and there were even queues for parking.
In fact, with the popularity of the ice city "Harbin", The ice and snow sports season in Chengdu has also remained quite popular this winter. Since December last year, ski sports and ice and snow tourism have continued to be popular. Stores in Chengdu were once out of stock of ski pants, winter warm coats, and waterproof jackets. Decathlon’s Chengdu store sales of ski products have welcomed Come explosive growth.
As spring blooms, Chengdu is about to enter the peak season for sports events and performances, with top domestic and international events such as the Chinese Super League and the Thomas and Uber Cup coming one after another. Sports, like spring, will always play a role in the lives of citizens. The development of the city adds vitality and vitality.
Red Star News reporter Liu Haiyun and Pu Nu’s photography report
Editor Bao Chengli
