OlymPicks: China’s Hockey Team, Games Schedule Released
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The reason could be pretty simple: Hockey isn’t that big in China, so the country may not want to compete in an event it isn’t sure it’ll do well in. And as competitive as China is when it comes to international tournaments like the Olympics, looking good all-around as host is what they’re probably aiming for, even if it means missing out on some of the more major events.
The 53-year-old Capital Gymnasium has been repurposed for the Olympics and started hosting figure skating testing events as of Oct 12. This follows the opening of testing events on Oct 10, with speed skating trials at the newly built National Speed Skating Oval – aka Ice Ribbon – in which athletes from China, the Netherlands, and South Korea took part.
These testing events are mainly geared towards improving venues and operation capabilities ahead of any Games, sort of like a big international dress rehearsal – but with a little more sweat and grit thrown in.
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Along with some pretty sweet posters combining Chinese culture with Olympics elements, new buttons featuring some very Beijing-related themes have been unveiled. Our favorite has to be the one featuring 兔儿爷 the Rabbit God, a colorful half-rabbit half-human figure which is said to represent the rabbit on the Moon.
Can you spot the Rabbit God?
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That being said, should there be any restrictions on tickets in regards to anti-epidemic controls or other reasons, we’ll write it up here as soon as we hear about it.
A detailed schedule for the Games has been released by Beijing 2022 organizers. It lists dates and times for all events in the games across every discipline, from alpine skiing to bobsleigh to hockey. Check it out by dialing up olympics.com/en/beijing-2022/schedule.
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Images: CGTN, Xinhua News, CCTV News
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