(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ice maker maintains the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.15 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

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(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao (1st R), together with his co-workers, maintains the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.15 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ice maker maintains the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2021.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao maintains the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao checks the surface of the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Yao Jianfeng/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao fixes an ice-making tool at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao (L) sets off for the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ice maker's coat is overlaid with droplets splashed on it during ice making at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Yao Jianfeng/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao fixes an ice-making tool at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao sharpens the cutter at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao (1st L) has dinner with his co-workers at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huai Wei (L) goes to his duty spot on the ski slope at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022.    Huai Wei, an associate chief physician from the Emergency Department of Peking University Third Hospital, along with four other colleagues, currently renders his service as a skiing doctor for the alpine skiing event of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province.    Huai is stationed to provide immediate medical help to any athlete injured during the race. To do this, he has to hold fast to his position at the skiing tracks and be ready for any possible emergencies.    The alpine skiing doctors leave early in the morning to get prepared before the athletes go up the mountain. They remain in their posts in the snow for hours and could not let their hair down until the athletes have all left.    Since the snow quality of the alpine skiing track is different from that of the public snow field and the slope is steep, the doctors for emergent ski rescues are required to possess multiple advanced skiing techniques. They have thus been intensively trained at least four weeks a year over the past three snow seasons in preparation for providing quality medical service during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 12 Foto Zhang Chenlin/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

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(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huai Wei checks his medical rucksack before setting off to his duty spot at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022.    Huai Wei, an associate chief physician from the Emergency Department of Peking University Third Hospital, along with four other colleagues, currently renders his service as a skiing doctor for the alpine skiing event of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province.    Huai is stationed to provide immediate medical help to any athlete injured during the race. To do this, he has to hold fast to his position at the skiing tracks and be ready for any possible emergencies.    The alpine skiing doctors leave early in the morning to get prepared before the athletes go up the mountain. They remain in their posts in the snow for hours and could not let their hair down until the athletes have all left.    Since the snow quality of the alpine skiing track is different from that of the public snow field and the slope is steep, the doctors for emergent ski rescues are required to possess multiple advanced skiing techniques. They have thus been intensively trained at least four weeks a year over the past three snow seasons in preparation for providing quality medical service during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 12 Foto Zhang Chenlin/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huai Wei puts on ski boots as he sets off to his duty spot on the ski slope at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022.    Huai Wei, an associate chief physician from the Emergency Department of Peking University Third Hospital, along with four other colleagues, currently renders his service as a skiing doctor for the alpine skiing event of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province.    Huai is stationed to provide immediate medical help to any athlete injured during the race. To do this, he has to hold fast to his position at the skiing tracks and be ready for any possible emergencies.    The alpine skiing doctors leave early in the morning to get prepared before the athletes go up the mountain. They remain in their posts in the snow for hours and could not let their hair down until the athletes have all left.    Since the snow quality of the alpine skiing track is different from that of the public snow field and the slope is steep, the doctors for emergent ski rescues are required to possess multiple advanced skiing techniques. They have thus been intensively trained at least four weeks a year over the past three snow seasons in preparation for providing quality medical service during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 12 Foto Chen Yichen/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huai Wei pulls on gloves as he sets off to his duty spot on the ski slope at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022.    Huai Wei, an associate chief physician from the Emergency Department of Peking University Third Hospital, along with four other colleagues, currently renders his service as a skiing doctor for the alpine skiing event of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province.    Huai is stationed to provide immediate medical help to any athlete injured during the race. To do this, he has to hold fast to his position at the skiing tracks and be ready for any possible emergencies.    The alpine skiing doctors leave early in the morning to get prepared before the athletes go up the mountain. They remain in their posts in the snow for hours and could not let their hair down until the athletes have all left.    Since the snow quality of the alpine skiing track is different from that of the public snow field and the slope is steep, the doctors for emergent ski rescues are required to possess multiple advanced skiing techniques. They have thus been intensively trained at least four weeks a year over the past three snow seasons in preparation for providing quality medical service during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 12 Foto Chen Yichen/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huai Wei (L) wears protective gears with the help of his teammate at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022.    Huai Wei, an associate chief physician from the Emergency Department of Peking University Third Hospital, along with four other colleagues, currently renders his service as a skiing doctor for the alpine skiing event of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province.    Huai is stationed to provide immediate medical help to any athlete injured during the race. To do this, he has to hold fast to his position at the skiing tracks and be ready for any possible emergencies.    The alpine skiing doctors leave early in the morning to get prepared before the athletes go up the mountain. They remain in their posts in the snow for hours and could not let their hair down until the athletes have all left.    Since the snow quality of the alpine skiing track is different from that of the public snow field and the slope is steep, the doctors for emergent ski rescues are required to possess multiple advanced skiing techniques. They have thus been intensively trained at least four weeks a year over the past three snow seasons in preparation for providing quality medical service during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 12 Foto Zhang Chenlin/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huai Wei (L) discusses the duty spot with a staff member at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022.    Huai Wei, an associate chief physician from the Emergency Department of Peking University Third Hospital, along with four other colleagues, currently renders his service as a skiing doctor for the alpine skiing event of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province.    Huai is stationed to provide immediate medical help to any athlete injured during the race. To do this, he has to hold fast to his position at the skiing tracks and be ready for any possible emergencies.    The alpine skiing doctors leave early in the morning to get prepared before the athletes go up the mountain. They remain in their posts in the snow for hours and could not let their hair down until the athletes have all left.    Since the snow quality of the alpine skiing track is different from that of the public snow field and the slope is steep, the doctors for emergent ski rescues are required to possess multiple advanced skiing techniques. They have thus been intensively trained at least four weeks a year over the past three snow seasons in preparation for providing quality medical service during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 12 Foto Zhang Chenlin/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huai Wei skis to his duty spot at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022.    Huai Wei, an associate chief physician from the Emergency Department of Peking University Third Hospital, along with four other colleagues, currently renders his service as a skiing doctor for the alpine skiing event of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou of Hebei Province.    Huai is stationed to provide immediate medical help to any athlete injured during the race. To do this, he has to hold fast to his position at the skiing tracks and be ready for any possible emergencies.    The alpine skiing doctors leave early in the morning to get prepared before the athletes go up the mountain. They remain in their posts in the snow for hours and could not let their hair down until the athletes have all left.    Since the snow quality of the alpine skiing track is different from that of the public snow field and the slope is steep, the doctors for emergent ski rescues are required to possess multiple advanced skiing techniques. They have thus been intensively trained at least four weeks a year over the past three snow seasons in preparation for providing quality medical service during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 12 Foto Zhang Chenlin/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ice maker maintains the track during the break of a game at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)  2022.02.09 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Sun Fei/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(171020) -- SARAJEVO, Oct. 20, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Merima Basic, successful kick boxer and current state champion in the category -60kg of the kick boxing in disciplines of low kick and K1 trains in a boxing gym in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 19, 2017. Basic intensively is preparing for the World Kickboxing Championship WAKO in Budapest, which starts on Nov. 4th. (Xinhua/Haris Memija) - Haris Memija - 20.10.2017 Sarajewo Bosnia i Hercegowina Kick-boxing Merima Basic trenuje przed mistrzostwami swiata w kick-boxingu FOTO Haris Memija / Xinhua / SIPA / PressFocus  POLAND ONLY!!

Merima Basic trenuje przed mistrzostwami swiata w kick-boxingu

(171020) -- SARAJEVO, Oct. 20, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Merima Basic (front) , successful kick boxer and current state champion in the category -60kg of the kick boxing in disciplines of low kick and K1 walks on the street in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 19, 2017. Basic intensively is preparing for the World Kickboxing Championship WAKO in Budapest, which starts on Nov. 4th. (Xinhua/Haris Memija) - Haris Memija - 20.10.2017 Sarajewo Bosnia i Hercegowina Kick-boxing Merima Basic trenuje przed mistrzostwami swiata w kick-boxingu FOTO Haris Memija / Xinhua / SIPA / PressFocus  POLAND ONLY!!

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Merima Basic trenuje przed mistrzostwami swiata w kick-boxingu

Merima Basic trenuje przed mistrzostwami swiata w kick-boxingu

Merima Basic trenuje przed mistrzostwami swiata w kick-boxingu

Merima Basic trenuje przed mistrzostwami swiata w kick-boxingu