Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 News

[Bearas 581]

Short video about cooling technology planned to be used in 2022 Olympics:

 

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The mascot of Beijing 2022, Bing Dundun/Bing Dwendwen the panda.

 

 

 

(Personal opinion: I prefer him to be called Astropanda, or Taikopanda to emphasize the Chinese-ness )

 

Edited September 17, 2019 by Griff88

[heywoodu 16,004]

I like the panda  Especially because it's actually recognizable as a panda  Can't wait to bring one home

[Griff88 2,009]

Just now, heywoodu said:

I like the panda  Especially because it's actually recognizable as a panda  Can't wait to bring one home

Agreed, just like Soohorang of 2018: simple and lovable

 

No need to be complicated.

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Meanwhile here is Xue Rongrong, the Paralympic mascot....

[heywoodu 16,004]

What was the thought behind the Paralympic mascot? "Let's find something we can immediately hang up in our Christmas trees?" or what? I swear, we have balls like that in our tree every year.

[Griff88 2,009]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

What was the thought behind the Paralympic mascot? "Let's find something we can immediately hang up in our Christmas trees?" or what? I swear, we have balls like that in our tree every year.

Yea, it is described as a "Lantern boy"

[intoronto 6,412]

Have heard the ISU is considering reducing the size of the ice dance field for 2022 (it must cut quotas across all three disciplines). Speed skating would lose the rest (and I'd imagine the max team size would drop from 20 to 18 or 16)

[heywoodu 16,004]

Just now, intoronto said:

Have heard the ISU is considering reducing the size of the ice dance field for 2022 (it must cut quotas across all three disciplines). Speed skating would lose the rest (and I'd imagine the max team size would drop from 20 to 18 or 16)

Only one decent option to get that in order: lose the mass start  

[intoronto 6,412]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Only one decent option to get that in order: lose the mass start  

Its too urban to go anywhere :P