Hualong Net News (Wang Xurui) On August 12, the first ice and snow figure skating competition of the 7th Chongqing Sports Games is about to start. On July 26, as the countdown to the ice and snow events of the Seventh National Games of the City entered, the Chongqing Winter Games Center officially released a promotional video to warm up the event.
Athletes, parents, coaches, and venue managers from the ice and snow events of the Seventh National Games of the City appeared on camera one after another to talk about their preparations and expectations for the ice and snow competitions of the Seventh National Games.
The ice and snow sports of the Seventh City Games are about to begin. Picture provided by the interviewed unit
"You are the future of Chongqing's ice and snow. Go all out for your dreams and become a stronger version of yourself. Come on!" In the video, "You are the future of ice and snow for Chongqing" who won five gold medals for Chongqing at the 14th National Winter Games. "Hardware King" and cross-country skier Wang Qiang made a final appearance to cheer for the Chongqing youngsters.
The Chongqing Municipal Games, held every four years, is the city's largest, highest-level, most competitive and most influential comprehensive sports event. The ice and snow events are a highlight of this Municipal Games. On the basis of the three winter events of figure skating, snowboarding, and ice hockey in the previous edition, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and cross-country roller coasters have been added. The ice and snow competition events have reached 6, with each district and county delegation participating in at least one winter project.
"The addition of ice and snow events in the Municipal Games is a concrete manifestation of our city's active response to the ice and snow sports strategy of 'expanding south, expanding west, and heading east' in the post-Winter Olympics era, and continuing to consolidate and expand the results of 'driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports.' It is also a pragmatic measure to tackle the reform and development of competitive sports in our city." Zhang Ge, director of the Municipal Winter Games Center, said that the excellent results achieved by the Chongqing delegation, especially the municipal cross-country skiing team, at the 14th National Winter Games earlier this year further inspired citizens to participate. The enthusiasm for ice and snow sports has deepened the public's understanding and attention to cross-country skiing, and will further drive various districts and counties to pay attention to and develop ice and snow sports, helping Chongqing's ice and snow sports achieve greater breakthroughs.
