Winter Olympics, referred to as Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics. World Winter Games sponsored by the International Olympic Committee. The first Winter Olympic Games was held in Chamonix, France on 1924. The Winter Olympics is held every four years and every two years in parallel with the Olympic Games. Calculate the number of sessions according to the actual number of sessions. The main feature of this activity is winter sports held on ice and snow, such as skating and skiing, which are suitable for winter.
For me, I really started to pay attention to the Winter Olympics in 2002 in Salt Lake City, USA. Chinese short track speed skater Da Yang Yang achieved a breakthrough of zero gold medal at the China Winter Olympics. It should be said that for China players, the biggest breakthrough and the proudest thing is short track speed skating.
However, I am more keen on watching curling competitions than speed skating, which is highly competitive and wins by speed. Curling has always been known as Go on ice and Golf on ice. It is an intellectual sport that combines skill and wisdom, individual and collective, and it is highly tactical. It is a battle of wits and wits. No matter from strategy or skill, every detail on the court can make me feel something.
With my sincere love for curling, I began to try to collect all kinds of data and information about curling, and of course I am eager to see a real contest in my hometown of curling one day.
Curling, also known as curling or curling, is a group throwing competition on ice.
Curling originated in Scotland in14th century. It is round and made of natural granite in Scotland, without mica. All natural granite used to make high-quality curling in the world is produced in Foces Island, a small island off the coast of Scotland. Only the Scots have mastered the technology of making the world's top curling. Up to now, stones with the year 15 1 1 (that is, curling) have been preserved in Scotland. The stone is made of Scottish granite without mica, with a diameter of 29 cm, a thickness of 1 1.5 cm and a weight of 19 kg.
1795, the first curling club was established in Scotland. 1838, the first formal competition rules were formulated by the Scottish curling club.
Curling was introduced to Canada from 1807, and became popular in the United States and other places from 1820. Since then, curling as a winter sport has gradually developed in Europe and North America.
The first world curling championship started at 1959, formerly known as Scotch Whisky Cup, 1968 was renamed Canadian Silver Broom Championship, and 1986 was officially named world curling championship. From 65438 to 0955, curling was introduced to Asia and became very popular in Japan and South Korea. 1924, curling first appeared as a performance in the Winter Olympics.
1966 The International Curling Federation was established, and 199 1 was changed to the World Curling Federation, which was recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
Curling on ice has been listed as a performance item in the Winter Olympics for six times: 1924, 1932, 1936, 1964, 1968 and 1992. 1993, the IOC decided to include curling as an official event of the Winter Olympics from 1998. In Asia, curling has been listed as an official competition since the 5th Asian Winter Games.
There are two teams participating in every curling competition. There are 4 people in each team. The game played 10 innings. Each player of the two teams throws twice per game (16 stone). The method is as follows: both sides of the game alternately throw 1 time in the order of first baseman, second baseman, third baseman and main force, and then make a second throw. Each game is judged by the distance between the stones of the two teams and the center of the base camp (also known as the camp). If the two stones of Team A are closer to the center than Team B, Team A will score 2 points. At the end of the game, the team that scored more points won. At the beginning of the game, the order in which the two teams throw stones is decided by drawing lots. Starting from the second game, the team that won the last game threw stones first.
The curling ground is 44.5 meters long and 4.32 meters wide, and camps with a radius of 1.83 meters are drawn at both ends 3.66 meters away from the end line. There are avant-garde lines, T-lines and guard lines on both sides of the center line of the venue, surrounded by wooden frames 2 inches high and 4 inches wide. During the competition, each team is located behind the center line of its own camp. According to the order of 1 base player, 2 base players, 3 base players and main players, throw stones at each other alternately. The distance between the stone and the center of the opponent's camp is scored, each stone 1 point, and the one with more points wins.
When throwing, the stone must cross the opponent's avant-garde line but not the back line, otherwise it will be disqualified. In the process of throwing, in order to make the stone slide farther and reach the target accurately, two members of the same team can hold a broom (or brush) and brush the ice vigorously from left to right before the stone batch runs. When the opponent throws, you can also sweep the ice in front of the stone in order to make the stone slide farther away from the center of the circle. In order to win the game, while trying to throw stones at the center of the circle, athletes can also knock the stones of the other team out of the camp or hit the stones of their own team under the command of the main players according to tactical needs.
Therefore, for the Winter Olympics in the past century, curling is really a toddler. Although it is only a new project, it is still warmly sought after and loved by sports fans all over the world.
For China in the late 20th century and early 20th century, curling is just a strange word, which can't give birth to any imagination. From 65438 to 0995, with the vigorous promotion of the World Curling Federation, Japanese and Canadian technicians held the first curling training course in China. Unfortunately, the first attempt was not as smooth as expected. It was not until 2000 that the first pair of curling in China was established in Harbin, and it was not until 2003 that China appeared in the world curling arena.
However, in just six years, the achievements of curling in China have made rapid progress. From 2006, the China women's team won the fifth place in the World Championships, and then in 2008, China defeated the so-called "Canadian" team, the host of the curling dream team, which attracted worldwide attention. In recent years, on February 27th, 2009, the women's curling competition of the 24th Universiade ended perfectly. China beat the Canadian curling team to win the championship and won the first gold medal in China in the collective event of the World Winter Games. What is even more exciting is that on February 27th, 20 10, in the 2 1 Winter Olympics, China beat the Swiss team with a total score of 12-6 and won the bronze medal. It's the first time for the women's curling team to participate in the Olympic Games. It's not easy for this young team to win the bronze medal.
What impressed me the most was that at the 20 10 Vancouver Winter Olympics, as a gold medal winning team, women's curling became one of the most anticipated events.
Different from individual competitive sports, curling needs the sincere cooperation of a team. Only by exerting collective wisdom can we achieve the unexpected effect of "1+1"> 2. Every shot of a player is part of the tactical system. Although the four players have different division of labor on the court, each of them will affect the whole battle. At the 20 10 Winter Olympics, an indestructible group composed of four young girls, Wang, Yue and Liu Yin, showed impressive achievements in this campaign and also explained the true meaning of curling with their own actions. As the captain of post-80s curling team, Wang always keeps calm on the court, just like the "headquarters" of China team. No matter what situation the first three teammates have laid for her, she will try her best to score or let her opponent not score. She is also under several times the pressure of other teammates. It can be said that Wang He contributed to China's excellent record along the way. While completing his own task, Wang should also be responsible for the tactics on the field and give his teammates more confidence. A subtle eye depth or a loud cry is the best encouragement for teammates. Even if there is a mistake, the four players are still calm and can't see any anxiety and disappointment.
Elegant throwing and hitting again and again, careful design of tactics, mutual advice among players after encountering complicated situations ... Players show proud smiles every time they play well, and always encourage each other every time they play badly, without burying or complaining. Their unity, naivety, calmness, composure and seriousness, and their devotion to the competition and opponents all give curling a deeper charm and fascinate me.
After the game, the girls still smiled and shed tears and joined hands to pay tribute to the audience. They used this wonderful game to make a perfect curtain call for the first appearance of the Winter Olympics. I want to thank them, these sisters who are similar to my age, with their brains, eight Curling brush and four ice brushes, are deeply rooted in my heart and occupy an infinitely lofty position in curling, an unpopular and ridiculous project for our country.
In 1 1 day, I remember their cool and wonderful throwing and inexplicable mistakes. They were able to beat the powerful Canadian team, which won five games in a row, and they were also defeated by the Russian team at the bottom. Every time they play unsteadily, their eyes are focused and they are hoarse during the game. Their failure and greatness have become the history of the Winter Olympics, and they will always be fixed in Vancouver, on the track of the Olympic Center and in the hearts of every fan who cares about them.
From the initial struggle to the current world ranking, their seven years of hard training, during which everyone's sacrifice, youth and loneliness make this bronze medal have extraordinary significance. Compared with the four gold medals in short track speed skating, the success of these unknown girls is even more admirable.
Of course, this achievement is not only the result of the struggle of several players, but also one of the key factors for the rapid improvement of competitive performance by hiring high-level foreign teachers from developed countries. According to Li Dongyan, China Curling Team hired four foreign teachers, who brought a brand-new concept of curling and helped the team to deepen their understanding of the laws and characteristics of curling.
At the same time, the combination of static and dynamic curling and the characteristics of attention skills are also very important. Curling is a very suitable sport for Asians, and there is no excessive demand for physical quality, let alone direct physical confrontation. In the words of Wang, the captain of the China women's team, this is a sport "full of oriental wisdom". Unfortunately, until now, curling is still an absolutely unpopular event in China. Therefore, by strengthening the construction of curling coaches and referees, increasing scientific research, increasing the support of relevant management, and building high-level training and competition venues that meet international standards, we can increase the publicity of curling, popularize it as soon as possible, let more people pay attention to and participate in curling, reserve talents for curling in China, and impact the Winter Olympics.
With the rapid development of the times, sports are also booming. As a sports power, China should shoulder the heavy responsibility of promoting sports. We post-80s and post-90s who love curling and new sports are also looking forward to seeing richer and more interesting sports events introduced and promoted in China in the future. Of course, I also expect China athletes to win more honor and pride for our country.