Why is alpine skiing so popular in Beijing Winter Olympics? What's special about it?

First of all, from the national geographical environment, alpine skiing is a country in many subtropical regions, and it is rarely exposed to snow. For example, Africa, Southeast Asia and South Asia, these low-altitude plain areas, like Guangdong in China, are very hot all year round, and it doesn't snow once for many years. Secondly, the equipment is cheaper. As we all know, a set of curling in China costs tens of thousands of RMB, and a set of curling may cost hundreds of thousands. High quality curling needs to be imported from Scotland. The cost of skiing is relatively low, and the equipment of other projects except curling is also relatively luxurious.

In terms of competition, skiing pressure is not too great. Alpine skiing is the most popular competition in the Winter Olympics, with a total of 328 events. The number of places for powerful countries in ice and snow sports is limited, and each country can only have 22 people at most, which greatly reduces the competitiveness. There are more than 100 left after the major ice and snow powers divide the quota. These places were directly given to poor countries in hot spots without primary election, which is equivalent to the places given out. This is also the policy given by the Olympic Committee to expand the influence of the Winter Olympics.

And the threshold for alpine skiing is relatively low. For many countries that have never snowed, this is a registrable project with no technical content. As long as athletes sign up for the competition and there are no experts in the project, a country can obtain two qualifications. As long as you can slide from beginning to end.

For example, some countries in Africa that have never seen snow can also be shortlisted for the Winter Olympics. In Jamaica, a player who used to be a nightclub DJ taught himself alpine skiing. In the absence of a full-time coach, I learned skiing for 6 years through "training in the form of buying lessons" all over Europe. After that, Alexander ranked seventh in the slalom event of the National Ski Championships held in Liechtenstein, and finally won the ticket for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Alpine skiing is the most popular winter event, that is, the most elementary form of human skiing in the wild, which is equivalent to the 100-meter race in track and field. We have to screen in the preliminary round anyway. Although the live TV broadcast has improved, the focus is on participation.