China Humiliated as First Images of Olympics Courses Show Hideous Landscape and Fake Snow

[siegecrossbow]

What other way does the reporter expect to get snow if the season is late or none came?
The whole idea of winter olympics is SNOW - if it has to be done with snow machines then snow machines it is. Not like they can move a multi billion dollar venue to another place because the weather did not cooperate

They could've transported them from the Himalayas with high speed trains. Duh.

 

[Globenim]

Clutching at straws as usual... China no Snow is bad very very bad... Its terrible..... LOL....

2022 country humilations [ongoing]:
USA: 1.35 Million recorded Corona infections in a single day, China shatters economic records with a zero Covid policy
UK: British government officials caught celebrating one secretive party after another in a locked down city and country
India: Exploded
China: Snowcannons at the winter olympics are still noisy.

 

[Beidou2020]

One of the dumbest threads ever opened. Of course the snow is artificial. There need to be a minimum amount of snow level and that can only be achieved from artificial snow. You can’t rely on weather to hope the snowfall will be the perfect amount for the duration of the Olympics.

 

[GumNaam]

China Humiliated as First Images of Olympics Courses Show Hideous Landscape and Fake Snow
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The Chinese government is attempting to perpetuate a snow job on the world — literally.

With the Beijing Winter Olympics set to begin in less than three weeks in one of the driest parts of China, and a lack of snow has organizers humiliated and racing to coat ski runs with man-made snow.

The white patches of snow — fabricated and natural — contrasting against the arid region’s brown mountains are but the latest headache for a Chinese government already dealing with pandemic-related challenges impacting the winter games of the 24th Olympiad, including the more contagious but apparently less-virulent omicron variant of the virus that is fueling infections globally.

China is battling multiple coronavirus outbreaks in at least a half-dozen cities, with the government doubling down on its “zero-tolerance” COVID-19 policy that has more than 20 million people in some form of lockdown across the country, with many prevented from leaving their homes.

Strict containment measures are planned for the Beijing Olympics — including fans being asked to clap instead of shouting or singing — as a means of keeping the virus under control.

Speaking of fans, the quadrennial sporting event meant to bring nations together will ironically be a decidedly Chinese-only affair because spectators from overseas won’t be allowed due to the pandemic.

As for the made-in-China snow, the artificial white stuff is created by local reservoirs feeding into an army of “snow guns” which mix the water with compressed air to create the snow, which is then spread over various course elements by an array of workers.

An International Olympic Committee evaluation report said Zhangjiakou and Yanqing — the zones hosting alpine skiing, snowboarding and other outdoor events — “would rely completely on artificial snow,” according to a report from France 24, a state-owned international news television network based in Paris.

The report itself states Beijing “underestimated the amount of water that would be needed for snowmaking for the Games” and “overestimated the ability to recapture water used for snowmaking.”

While creating the snow is relatively easy, its cost could be harder to bear. Water shortages may be exacerbated by having a reported 49 million of gallons stripped from reserves for an event government officials hope will burnish the image of China, the nation where COVID-19 originated and spread to the rest of the world.

A study conducted last year and published in Nature concluded that groundwater has been badly depleted in northern China related to urbanization and irrigation, leading to water shortages for local residents.

The prospect of further water shortages due to the Olympics casts doubt on China’s claim the games will be “green.”

Olympic athletes themselves seemed decidedly less concerned about the artificial snow, which has been a reality since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

“The snow is going to be similar to Russia and similar to PyeongChang in the 2018 Olympics. They both had artificial snow in parts,” British snowboarder Charlotte Bankes told the Daily Mail.

“As riders we need to adapt,” she continued, “but we have all been here before.”

Nevertheless, several people expressed concerns over the environmental and human cost to creating fake snow for the Olympics.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1481258895653834753

China Humiliated as First Images of Olympics Courses Show Hideous Landscape and Fake Snow

The Chinese government is attempting to perpetuate a snow job on the world -- literally. With the Beijing Winter Olympics

ijr.com

uhm...what's so hideous about the landscape? It is common to create artificial snow during winter sports. does your racist butthurt have any limits?

 

[hualushui]

 

[xuxu1457]

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YORK, PA - YORK International Corporation has designed, manufactured and installed most of the critical refrigeration and snowmaking systems required for the 2002 Winter Olympic...

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York Supplies Critical Equipment to Winter Olympic Venues in Salt Lake City
January 5, 2002
YORK, PA - YORK International Corporation has designed, manufactured and installed most of the critical refrigeration and snowmaking systems required for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Since 1960, YORK has provided refrigeration, snowmaking, and air conditioning equipment to Olympic competition sites worldwide and to several Olympic training centers in the U.S. YORK continues that tradition today as the Official Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Sponsor of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and of the 2002 U.S. Olympic Team.

YORK and its operating divisions Frick, York Snow, and Imeco, have worked to supply equipment for most of the Games’ venues.

 

[Nan Yang]

China Humiliated as First Images of Olympics Courses Show Hideous Landscape and Fake Snow
View attachment 809688

The Chinese government is attempting to perpetuate a snow job on the world — literally.

With the Beijing Winter Olympics set to begin in less than three weeks in one of the driest parts of China, and a lack of snow has organizers humiliated and racing to coat ski runs with man-made snow.

The white patches of snow — fabricated and natural — contrasting against the arid region’s brown mountains are but the latest headache for a Chinese government already dealing with pandemic-related challenges impacting the winter games of the 24th Olympiad, including the more contagious but apparently less-virulent omicron variant of the virus that is fueling infections globally.

China is battling multiple coronavirus outbreaks in at least a half-dozen cities, with the government doubling down on its “zero-tolerance” COVID-19 policy that has more than 20 million people in some form of lockdown across the country, with many prevented from leaving their homes.

Strict containment measures are planned for the Beijing Olympics — including fans being asked to clap instead of shouting or singing — as a means of keeping the virus under control.

Speaking of fans, the quadrennial sporting event meant to bring nations together will ironically be a decidedly Chinese-only affair because spectators from overseas won’t be allowed due to the pandemic.

As for the made-in-China snow, the artificial white stuff is created by local reservoirs feeding into an army of “snow guns” which mix the water with compressed air to create the snow, which is then spread over various course elements by an array of workers.

An International Olympic Committee evaluation report said Zhangjiakou and Yanqing — the zones hosting alpine skiing, snowboarding and other outdoor events — “would rely completely on artificial snow,” according to a report from France 24, a state-owned international news television network based in Paris.

The report itself states Beijing “underestimated the amount of water that would be needed for snowmaking for the Games” and “overestimated the ability to recapture water used for snowmaking.”

While creating the snow is relatively easy, its cost could be harder to bear. Water shortages may be exacerbated by having a reported 49 million of gallons stripped from reserves for an event government officials hope will burnish the image of China, the nation where COVID-19 originated and spread to the rest of the world.

A study conducted last year and published in Nature concluded that groundwater has been badly depleted in northern China related to urbanization and irrigation, leading to water shortages for local residents.

The prospect of further water shortages due to the Olympics casts doubt on China’s claim the games will be “green.”

Olympic athletes themselves seemed decidedly less concerned about the artificial snow, which has been a reality since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

“The snow is going to be similar to Russia and similar to PyeongChang in the 2018 Olympics. They both had artificial snow in parts,” British snowboarder Charlotte Bankes told the Daily Mail.

“As riders we need to adapt,” she continued, “but we have all been here before.”

Nevertheless, several people expressed concerns over the environmental and human cost to creating fake snow for the Olympics.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1481258895653834753

China Humiliated as First Images of Olympics Courses Show Hideous Landscape and Fake Snow

The Chinese government is attempting to perpetuate a snow job on the world -- literally. With the Beijing Winter Olympics

ijr.com

Heaven smiles on the Middle Kingdom and brings with first snow to Beijing Olympic.



As first snow falls, Beijing 2022 reports to IOC Executive Board
12 Nov 2021
IOC News Beijing 2022

With the first snow of winter falling in Beijing’s competition zones, the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 presented its latest progress update to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board today.

©Beijing 2022 / Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre

Now in full operational mode, Beijing 2022 underlined that the finer details are now being worked through as it gets ready to welcome the world in February.

Beijing 2022 confirmed that all 12 competition venues have been completed and passed the International Federations’ homologation. The three Olympic Villages, Main Media Centre, National Stadium, and other non-competition venues have also been handed over for use, and the overlay construction is proceeding smoothly. Ice-making has been completed in the venues for ice sports, and “Look of the Games” plans have been completed.

These facilities and the associated services are currently being refined during a series of test events and training activities taking place in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. In October, international competitions in speed skating, figure skating, short track speed skating, wheelchair curling, bobsleigh and skeleton all took place. In November and December, further international events for luge, freestyle skiing and snowboard will be held, along with ice hockey testing activities.

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While some of these events welcomed spectators from the local community, preparations to open ticket sales for the Games, to fans from mainland China, are being finalised.

In addition, Beijing 2022 highlighted the success of its recent engagement activities, which included the 100-days-to-go celebrations, and the launch of the Olympic and Paralympic medals as well as uniforms for volunteers, officials and the workforce. The Olympic flame also continues to be on display in the Beijing Olympic Museum in Beijing’s Olympic Park.

Organisers also continue to finalise COVID-19 countermeasures following the release of the first versions of the Playbooks for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The second editions are expected to be published on 8 December.

The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will open on 4 and close on the evening of 20 February. The Paralympic Winter Games then take place between 4 and 13 March.

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Movie-like! China's Forbidden City embraces first snow of 2022 #故宫

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

It will be really humiliating if there is NO snow.

 

[leviathan]

What!?No snow??? What a humiliation to all Chinese~ I feel shamed by this as a chinese!!!

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Silly article.

Out of curiosity though, why China is not hosting this event on its south west side, where Himalayas and karakorum are?

 

[REhorror]

Feel great to see Tokyo-Beijing Olympics back to back.

 

[mili]

usa, plunging life expectancy.
China use man-made snow.

China humiliated.

US life expectancy took an alarming plunge amid pandemic

Life expectancy in the United States plunged by nearly two years in 2020, the largest decline since World War II, new CU Boulder research shows. Among some racial minorities, the decline was twice that of whites; and compared to 16 wealthy peer countries, the U.S. decline was 8.5 times worse.

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[AViet]

The Olympic will be started in Feb, not in Dec or Jan, which will be a lot more humid and the chance for snow is higher.

 

[Cryptic_Mafia]

ohh sheett no real snow!!

 

[Nan Yang]

China Humiliated as First Images of Olympics Courses Show Hideous Landscape and Fake Snow
View attachment 809688

The Chinese government is attempting to perpetuate a snow job on the world — literally.

With the Beijing Winter Olympics set to begin in less than three weeks in one of the driest parts of China, and a lack of snow has organizers humiliated and racing to coat ski runs with man-made snow.

The white patches of snow — fabricated and natural — contrasting against the arid region’s brown mountains are but the latest headache for a Chinese government already dealing with pandemic-related challenges impacting the winter games of the 24th Olympiad, including the more contagious but apparently less-virulent omicron variant of the virus that is fueling infections globally.

China is battling multiple coronavirus outbreaks in at least a half-dozen cities, with the government doubling down on its “zero-tolerance” COVID-19 policy that has more than 20 million people in some form of lockdown across the country, with many prevented from leaving their homes.

Strict containment measures are planned for the Beijing Olympics — including fans being asked to clap instead of shouting or singing — as a means of keeping the virus under control.

Speaking of fans, the quadrennial sporting event meant to bring nations together will ironically be a decidedly Chinese-only affair because spectators from overseas won’t be allowed due to the pandemic.

As for the made-in-China snow, the artificial white stuff is created by local reservoirs feeding into an army of “snow guns” which mix the water with compressed air to create the snow, which is then spread over various course elements by an array of workers.

An International Olympic Committee evaluation report said Zhangjiakou and Yanqing — the zones hosting alpine skiing, snowboarding and other outdoor events — “would rely completely on artificial snow,” according to a report from France 24, a state-owned international news television network based in Paris.

The report itself states Beijing “underestimated the amount of water that would be needed for snowmaking for the Games” and “overestimated the ability to recapture water used for snowmaking.”

While creating the snow is relatively easy, its cost could be harder to bear. Water shortages may be exacerbated by having a reported 49 million of gallons stripped from reserves for an event government officials hope will burnish the image of China, the nation where COVID-19 originated and spread to the rest of the world.

A study conducted last year and published in Nature concluded that groundwater has been badly depleted in northern China related to urbanization and irrigation, leading to water shortages for local residents.

The prospect of further water shortages due to the Olympics casts doubt on China’s claim the games will be “green.”

Olympic athletes themselves seemed decidedly less concerned about the artificial snow, which has been a reality since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

“The snow is going to be similar to Russia and similar to PyeongChang in the 2018 Olympics. They both had artificial snow in parts,” British snowboarder Charlotte Bankes told the Daily Mail.

“As riders we need to adapt,” she continued, “but we have all been here before.”

Nevertheless, several people expressed concerns over the environmental and human cost to creating fake snow for the Olympics.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1481258895653834753

China Humiliated as First Images of Olympics Courses Show Hideous Landscape and Fake Snow

The Chinese government is attempting to perpetuate a snow job on the world -- literally. With the Beijing Winter Olympics

ijr.com

Apparently artificial snow is BEST.

(Real) snow disrupts events at the Beijing Winter Olympics​

February 13, 202212:54 AM ET
JACLYN DIAZ

Finland's Samu Torsti falls in the first run of the men's giant slalom on Feb. 13 at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

BEIJING — Heavy snowfall — the real kind — disrupted Olympic events Sunday, reminding participants that this is a winter event. Amid the snow and fog, skiers taking to the slopes struggled to fight against their main competitor: Mother Nature.

Beijing organizers have created their ski and snowboarding courses out of almost entirely human-made snow. The real snow altered those conditions for athletes competing Sunday afternoon.

In response, organizers postponed training for women's downhill and qualifiers for women's freeski slopestyle.

At the Yanqing alpine ski venue — a location in the mountainous northwest of Beijing — snow was forecast to fall all day and it has. Crews were dispatched to remove excess snow with plows (big and small) and trucks to clear the competition area. Eventually, the first run of the men's giant slalom went ahead as scheduled — despite visibility issues for the competitors. The second run was delayed.

Workers clear snow from the finish line prior to the second run of the men's giant slalom. The second run was delayed due to the heavy snowfall. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

In giant slalom — a technical competition — athletes must ski between poles, called gates, until the end of the course.

Thirty-three skiers were unable to finish the first qualifier. They stumbled in the snow as they wobbled and weaved down the slope. Many fell or skied off course entirely due to low visibility. Others tumbled down the mountain — falling skies over poles — and getting buried in the fluffy white snow.

Crew members prepare the course as snow falls ahead of the first run of the men's giant slalom during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 13. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images

Henrik Kristoffersen, of Norway, said succinctly of the visibility, that he couldn't see s**t.

"For sure it is frustrating. For sure it's not what I was hoping for but it's part of the game, part of the sport," Switzerland's Loic Meillard, who didn't finish, said. "We've raced in conditions like that, it's not the first time."

France's Mathieu Faivre (left) speaks in the mixed zone after the first run of the men's giant slalom. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images