On July 31, 2015, at the 128th International Olympic Committee Plenary Session held in Kuala Lumpur, BJ won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics with 44 votes, making BJ the only Double Olympics city in the world!
BJ's successful election also destroyed Harbin's chance to bid for the Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee cannot allow a country to host two consecutive Winter Olympics, and Harbin has not continued to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
At this moment, Qu Kai looked at Li Yuang on the court and once again came up with the idea of hosting the Winter Olympics in Harbin.
Since we cannot declare in 2026, we can definitely declare in 2030!
As we all know, hosting the Olympic Games has become a loss-making business. It has become a global consensus that bidding to host the Olympic Games will result in losses, and more and more cities have begun to withdraw from the bid process.
Take the 2022 Winter Olympics as an example. In November 2013, there were only 15 cities nominated by the International Olympic Committee to bid for the Games. By July 2014, three cities had withdrawn from bidding. Only BJ, Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Oslo (Norway) remain.
On October 1 of the same year, as Oslo withdrew from the declaration, only BJ and Almaty were left...
The cost of hosting the Olympic Games is mainly the preliminary infrastructure construction, such as the Olympic Village, hotels, venues and transportation facilities. The idleness and repair costs of these infrastructures after the Olympics are also a big part.
But these are not problems for Harbin. Harbin's aging infrastructure such as transportation is a good opportunity to take a break. As for hotels, venues and other facilities, they can continue to host winter sports after the Winter Olympics...
"Old Zhao, what do you think of our bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics?"
Zhao Gang didn't expect that Qu Kai had even thought about which term to apply for, and hurriedly said: "Old Qu, are you serious... Such a big thing is not something you can decide!"
Qu Kai did not answer Zhao Gang, but looked at Li Yuang who was receiving the award and said: "It's great to be young. Even in 2030, Li Yuang will only be 28 years old, and he can still fight hard..."
Zhao Gang looked at Qu Kai and then at Li Yuang. From Qu Kai's words, he could clearly feel Qu Kai's preference for Li Yuang.
"Old song, Harbin held the Winter Olympics not for Li Yuang..."
"How is it possible... How can such a big thing as hosting the Winter Olympics be done for a certain athlete..."
In the next men's 1000m Group A final, Jilin team Wu Dajing, HLJ team Li Yuang and Zhang Tianyi, Qingdao team Li Wenwu and An Kai started a fierce battle.
In the end, Li Yuang defended his reputation as the world record holder and won the gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 21 seconds and 932 seconds.
Wu Dajing won the silver medal with a time of 1:22.341, and young player Zhang Tianyi won the bronze medal.
Qingdao team Li Wenwu and An Kai were obviously affected by their low morale due to their performance in the last 1,500 meters. They only finished fourth and fifth in the 1,000 meters final A.
Having ended their journey to the Short Track Speed Skating Championship League, the Chinese short track speed skating team gathered again at the BJ Base.
Next, the national team will be divided into two groups, with Wang Meng leading Li Yuang, Li Wenwu, An Kai, and Zou Yuchen to participate in the Great Winter Games. Li Yan led the team to participate in the last two stops of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup and this year's World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
In fact, the national team has very few international competition opportunities every year, only the World Cup, World Championships and Winter Olympics.
In the past, ISU would also host the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Finals and the World Championships Team Competition. Unfortunately, the former was canceled in 2006 and the latter was also canceled in 2011.
As for events like the Winter Games, if Li Yuang hadn't been going to participate, this event would not have appeared in the national team's preparation schedule.
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The importance of the 2022 BJ Winter Olympics is self-evident. Li Yan knows that the annual World Championships in the "BJ Cycle" are a big test for the short track speed skating team. Once the results are not good, these leaders will never take into account the past feelings. He may be dismissed at any time.
In addition, after Wang Meng returned to the team, he took on many positions that made Li Yan's sense of crisis more and more serious.
As the World Championships approached, Li Yan became increasingly anxious. Regarding the question of whether Li Yuang will participate in the World Championships, Li Yan failed to get through Li Yuang's work, which she expected. After all, Li Yuang and Wang Meng are related, and it is impossible for Li Yuang to choose to betray his aunt at this time.
Li Yan knew that once the list of the Winter Games came out, it would be too late! Before the Winter Games officially formed the group, she came to the office of Director Wang Huizhong of the Winter Management Center. She also wanted to try her best one last time...
"Director Wang, you also know the difficulties encountered in short track speed skating. Wu Dajing is still looking for form, and Han Tianyu is injured again. Isn't it a bit..." to send Li Yuang to participate in the Winter Games at this time..."
After hearing this, Wang Huizhong frowned and said sternly: "Xiao Li, there are difficulties in the short track, but you have to overcome the difficulties... Could it be that without Li Yuang, you will not be able to achieve results? If Li Yuang is injured or makes a mistake, you will be suspended. I won’t turn around anymore…”
"Director Wang, that's not what I meant... The main reason is that the Winter Games and the World Championships are not at the same level in terms of competition level. Letting Li Yuang participate in the Winter Games is indeed a bit overkill. If he participates in the World Championships, he can not only run the team, It can also increase Li Yuang’s competition experience. It will also be helpful for the BJ Winter Olympics. Do you think it is..."
After hearing the words BJ Winter Olympics, Wang Huizhong nodded subconsciously. From the perspective of preparing for the BJ Winter Olympics, Li Yuang should participate in the World Championships...
"I can only say that Li Yuang has grown up too fast!" Wang Huizhong sighed and continued, "Li Yan, if you want to change to someone else, I can promise you now, but if you want to change to Li Yuang, there are a lot of things involved..."
"This Winter Games is very important. The team is led by the leaders of the Ministry of Education. Li Yuang's gold medal is foreseeable and they focus on it. Do you understand?"
Li Yan immediately understood that she was oversimplifying things...it was all the fault of her grades! I need the results of the World Championships, and others also need the results of the Winter Games...
"Director Wang, is there really nothing we can do?"
Wang Huizhong said categorically: "Unless Li Yuang is injured, he must be the one to win this Winter Games!"
Injuried?
Li Yan thought Director Wang was picking on her, and her mind instantly became familiar... When she thought of Li Yuang's attitude, she gave up.
"Don't have any evil thoughts... The Winter Games and the World Championships are so close. If Li Yuang can't go to the Winter Games, he won't be able to go to the World Championships either!"
When Wang Huizhong saw that Li Yan was silent, he spoke again: "I heard that both Li Junrui and Jin Yalang of the Korean team went to the Great Winter Games, and coupled with Lin Xiaojun who was suspended by them, the strength of the Korean team this year is also greatly reduced... Coach Li Yan , you have to work hard too.”
Is this a way to benchmark yourself against the Korean team?
Li Yan was shocked when she heard this. She didn't dare to ask directly and could only nodded to express her understanding...
