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2018年CRI Winter sports in China grow as young children inspired to hit the rink

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The 2018 Chinese figure skating interclub league has wrapped up in Beijing. Hundreds of young children and senior citizens participated in the first leg of the tournament in the Chinese capital. Winter sports market in China has grown significantly in the past year thanks to such activities. 

Tournament promotes future stars.

The tournament organized by China's figure skating association is aimed at sourcing young talents with the potential to become professional skaters for future winter Olympics as well as encouraging mass participation1 in winter games.

Eleven-year-old Song Zirui ranked second during the group match. She's confident about her performance. "I'm quite satisfied with my performance. I hope the scores could help me get qualified2 for junior's game". 

Zirui learned figure skating for more than five years with her best friends. She enjoys the game as it helps her become brave. However she has not planned to become a professional skater as she is concerned that strict training would upset her life balance.

China's 2010 Olympic gold winning pair Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue also appeared at the rink in the stadium. But this time, they showed up as cheerleaders for their five-year-old daughter who participated in the Mass Lady's single pre-juvenile free skating.

When asked about their daughter's performance, Zhao Hongbo said it was s not bad and hoped she could stay healthy and happy like other young participants through the ice game.

"Not bad, Xiaoxue only joined the game not long ago. She doesn't like taking a nap at noon so her grandparents sent her to figure skating. I didn't intend for her to learn this sport. This is the first time the figure skating association has organized the interclub league, and its main purpose is to help the kids foster an appreciation3 for the art of figure skating. Some of the participants are just four or five years old. I think such an event could help promote mass participation in winter sports, especially now, when China is in preparation to host the 2022 winter Olympic Games," Zhao said.

Zhao Hongbo and his skating partner and wife Shen Xue are China's best-known figure skaters. They are three-time world champions and are also the first Chinese pair skaters to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

After retiring from competitive sports, the pair dedicated4 to delicate their time to promote ice sports. 

Zhao became the head coach of China's national team of figure skating while Shen Xue is now chair of China's figure skating association. The association officially launched in January. China's renowned5 film director Zhang Yimou was appointed as the honorary president of the association. Zhang directed the eight-minute Beijing 2022 clip which was shown at the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics.

The pair said, by holding such events they hope to encourage more young children to fall in love with the game while helping6 to pump up the talent pool for winter Olympics in the future. 

Zhao stressed the necessity for holding such games.

"By participating in such an event, children could gain field-specific experience in a competitive environment after a period of routine training. When there is a match ahead, children will work hard at their training. I believe although there is still a long way to go, some of the young kids will one day grow to be key talents in the field," Zhao noted7.

China's winter sports crowd grow.

In the past years, China has expressed the ambition to encourage around 300 million people, over 1/5 of the country's population, to participate in snow and ice sports, especially after winning the bid of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Chinese fans for winter sports have been snowballing as more and more relevant events are taking place in the country such as NHL China game, China Cup figure skating GP, ISF snowboarding WC being hosted in China last winter.

A report by French winter sports brand Rossignol Group showed the winter sports market in China should reach 100 billion yuan or 13.7 billion Euros by 2025.

In order to encourage more Chinese to have access to snow and ice sports, local governments have built thousands of tentative sites all across China for fun-oriented snow and ice sports, attracting millions of participants last winter.

Wang Yuming is general manager of Beijing Hong'ao Sports & Culture Development Company that co-hosts the interclub league. She said ice sports have huge potential for growth in Chinese market as more citizens are encouraged to experience winter games.

"I definitely believe that it's just a beginning for the overall development of ice and snow sports. I think the 2022 Winter Olympics will be a starting point instead of a finishing point. As you know more about the game, you will find the charm about it. The young-aged group shows the strongest 'stickiness' toward a certain sports game. The hours and hours of training could be lengthy8 and tiring, but once you get mastery of the game, you will find it's attractive and will fall in love with the game. Besides, ice games could help children become strong and courageous," Wang added.

Wang said her company has tried to introduce training systems from Russia and European countries to help improve the performance of learners of the sports. 

She believed the whole winter sports industry saw a unique opportunity to serve a new wave of winter sports enthusiasts9 in China.

She added China has been striving to break the confine of winter sports in the north by promoting skating in the sub-tropical and tropical south with more and more indoor ice arenas10 being set up in the region. 

Her company has established an ice and snow sports center in Sanya, a city in China's southernmost province of Hainan.

The manager said she's not surprised to see many local residents fall in love with skating in Sanya, a city with tropical climate, for the charm of winter sports is compelling.

She said the tournament of this year's figure skating interclub league will also take place in other cities over the next few months including Qingdao, Wuhan and Harbin.

Apart from the figure skating club league, the manager added they plan to organize a sports event of synchronized11 skating by the end of the year. 

Wang added elite12 athletes help fuel the public fever for the game in China.

Figure skating stars include Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan and Chinese men's skater Jin Boyang. Hanyu won the hearts of many figure skating fans in China, when he became the first male figure skater to win gold at successive Olympics in more than 60 years while Tiantian (nickname for Jin Boyang which is often used by his fans in China) jumped his way to gold at the Four Continents Figure Skating

Championships before the PyeongChang Olympics where he narrowly missed the medal ranking fourth in South Korea, but still the best scores of Chinese male athlete in the history of the game. 

However Wang Yuming said the whether the passion for ice games could sustain after the Olympic fever depends on the market influence of the whole industry. 

But this really takes time, especially in China where the ice games just started gaining popularity among the public only in recent years, Wang Yuming commented from her past experience promoting ice hockey among teenagers.

"I often tell my team that what we are doing is to build a better environment for kids to develop a hobby on ice games and make our best to help the game to grow in China in the next decades with better commercial operations." Wang noted, adding that "yet this would not be an overnight success. It takes time and need our constant efforts."


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1 participation KS9zu     
n.参与,参加,分享
参考例句:
  • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
  • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
2 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
参考例句:
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
3 appreciation Pv9zs     
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
参考例句:
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
4 dedicated duHzy2     
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
参考例句:
  • He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
  • His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
5 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的
参考例句:
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
6 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
7 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
8 lengthy f36yA     
adj.漫长的,冗长的
参考例句:
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
  • The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
9 enthusiasts 7d5827a9c13ecd79a8fd94ebb2537412     
n.热心人,热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册
10 arenas 199b9126e4f57770e1c427caf458ae03     
表演场地( arena的名词复数 ); 竞技场; 活动或斗争的场所或场面; 圆形运动场
参考例句:
  • Demolition derbies are large-scale automobile rodeos that take place in big arenas. 撞车比赛指的是在很大的竞技场上举行的大型汽车驾驶技术表演。
  • Are there areas of privacy in the most public of arenas? 在绝大部分公开的场合中存在需要保护隐私的领域吗?
11 synchronized f6dbc93312ac2dd66d3989fc9050167f     
同步的
参考例句:
  • Do not use the synchronized keyword in Managed Objects. 不要在管理对象上使用synchronized关键字。 来自互联网
  • The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller. 风门的调速与飞机螺旋桨的转动精确同步。 来自辞典例句
12 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层;实力集团;adj.杰出的,卓越的
参考例句:
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
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