Dear teachers, dear students,

Good morning! I am Christy from G4B, and my classmate Clara. We are honored to be able to speak under the national flag. 

First of all, I wish everyone in the new year, good health, all the best, and a happy new year!

Today, the topic of our speech is "Exploring the Winter Olympics, Together for a Shared Future." Everyone has seen the Winter Olympics during the winter vacation! How much do you know about the Winter Olympics?

On the evening of February 4, 2022, the opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games was held at the Beijing National Gymnasium-Bird's Nest. The theme of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 is "Together for a Shared Future", and it was chosen to open on February 4, the day of the Beginning of Spring. These all express the vision for a better future. Human beings should be united, overcome difficulties, and create a future. "The world is united, family in the world".

The top performer of this Winter Olympics is "Bing Dwen Dwen". The panda image wearing a super-energy ice crystal shell is decorated with a colorful halo. The whole looks like an astronaut. It is the mascot of the Winter Olympics. Does anyone know what the mascot of the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 is?

Yes, it is "Shuey Rhon Rhon" - wearing a paper-cut pattern clothes, a red lantern with a wish-fulfilling ring on his head, and there are still pieces of snow left on his face. The two mascots symbolize purity, strength and beauty, imply strong physique, perseverance and inspiring Olympic spirit, and embody the beautiful vision of creating a more inclusive world and building a community with a shared future for mankind through sports.

In addition, we prepared a few questions to ask you, to see how much you know about the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Q1: Which city was the first "dual-Olympic city" in history?

A: From the 2008 Summer Olympics to the 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing has become the first "dual-Olympic city" in history.

Q2: What are the emblems of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the  Paralympics?

A: "Winter Dream" and "Flying High", they are shaped like the Chinese characters "Winter-冬" and "Fei-飞" respectively. It draws inspiration from the vigour and strength implied in the Chinese character for winter and flying.

Q3: What is the torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics called?

A: The torch is called "Flying", which is the "flying ribbon" of outer red and inner silver. It symbolizes the meeting of ice and fire, and the passion is flying.

Q4: What are the medals of the Beijing Winter Olympics called?

A: The name of the medal for the Winter Olympics is "Tongxin". The design idea comes from the ancient Chinese concentric round jade bi, which expresses "Heaven and Earth Garden, and the hearts of the people are the same".

Q5: What is the theme song for the Winter Olympics?

A: "Together for a Shared Future", 16 kinds of Chinese national musical instruments including matouqin, Yueqin and Rewapu are used in its arrangement.

Q6: How many divisions are there in this Winter Olympics?

A: There are three divisions in this Winter Olympics, namely Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou Division.

Q7: How many events are there in the Beijing Winter Olympics?

A: The Beijing Winter Olympics has a total of 7 major events, 15 sub-events, and 109 sub-events, including Short-Track Speed Skating, Ski Jumping, Skeleton, Nordic Combined, etc.

Q8: What are the competition venues that reflect the perfect combination of modern Olympic elements and traditional Chinese culture?

A: The National Speed Skating Oval - "Ice Ribbon", the National Ski Jumping Center - "Xue Ruyi", the National Sliding Center - "Snow Dragon", the Big Air Shougang - “Robbin Floating” and so on.

Q9: Why do athletes wipe the floor in curling competitions?

A: Curling is also known as "chess on ice". For athletes, the action of "wiping the floor" is called "sweeping the ice". In order to reduce the friction between the curling and the ice surface, let the curling slide farther and change Glide direction.

Q10: Can you distinguish the "extreme brothers" of luge, Bobsleigh, Skeleton?

A: From the perspective of posture, the luge is lying down, the Bobsleigh is sitting, and the Skeleton is lying down. Among them, the Skeleton was "excluded" from the Winter Olympics twice because it was too dangerous to "fly on the ground".

About the Beijing Winter Olympics, you must have heard many interesting topics, such as: the Winter Olympics torch relay, the main torch "Snowflake", Winter Olympics Volunteer, the awards bouquets crocheted hand-made by the Winter Olympics volunteers, the design of the Winter Olympics equipment in various countries, The "new home" of the wild animals in the Winter Olympic Village, the Chinese Romance in the colors of Winter Olympics... 

or the epidemic prevention robot, smart restaurants, "cheetahs", green electricity, 5G8K broadcasts, and smart remote control beds, that are full of a sense of futuristic technology element. If you are interested, you can inquiry and learn more interesting knowledge related to the Beijing Winter Olympics with your family and friends!

In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, in addition to the ubiquitous humanistic atmosphere and sense of technology, the most eye-catching athletes in the Olympic Games are the athletes who dare to challenge, break through themselves, unite and work hard. They challenged their limits again and again, broke world records again and again, fell and stood up again and again, danced the most beautiful lines, slipped the fastest speed, jumped out of the coolest figure, and shone the most in the ice and snow. Dazzling Olympic light.

We also have to learn from the outstanding athletes and the excellent Olympic spirit they have displayed. In the new semester, we will strive to be risk-takers, inquirers, persevere and balanced people!

Finally, We wish the athletes to break through themselves and achieve better results, and we wish the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics a complete success!

This is the end of our speech, thank you!