(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SLIDING TRACK-ICE MAKER (CN)

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice makers maintain 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 surfac.....