Why don't the 2022 Winter Olympics be held in the northeast with its own ice and snow advantages?

In fact, Harbin has been looking forward to and preparing for bidding for the Winter Olympics for more than ten years, but the biggest disadvantage is that the climate is too cold. The IOC has a restrictive condition when choosing the bid city for the Winter Olympics-the temperature cannot be lower than-18℃. Northeast China belongs to inland alpine climate, which is influenced by Siberian cold current. In winter, the temperature is 10-20 degrees lower than that in other parts of the world at the same latitude, and it is often below -20 degrees in winter.

Winter sports, especially snow sports, although the prerequisite is cold enough and abundant snow, at the same time, the weather should not be too cold, otherwise it is not conducive to the extension of joints and the opening of the body, which may easily lead to frostbite or sports injury. Especially in the temperature of MINUS 20 degrees, athletes can't compete in thick winter clothes.

In addition to considering athletes, too low temperature is a disadvantage from the point of view of attracting spectators and facilitating staff. Especially in ice events held in urban areas, indoor gyms use artificial ice machines to create a competitive environment, which has nothing to do with the ambient temperature.