With the Chinese Olympic Committee’s 39th Olympic Day approaching, the Beijing Olympic City Development Foundation, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports (Beijing Institute for International Olympic Studies) and Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. jointly launched the “Ice and Snow for a Shared Future” Green Olympics Art Exhibition and Olympic Culture Young Reporters Initiative at the National Speed Skating Oval (also known as the Ice Ribbon) on 14 June 2025. The events aim to spread the Olympic culture and carry on the Olympic spirit.
(A group photo of shortlist representatives)
(A group photo of young reporters)
With the theme of “Green Olympics”, the exhibition features 75 outstanding works selected from 200 entries, covering such forms as calligraphy, painting, handicrafts and AIGC digital art. These works embody the innovative thinking and sense of social responsibility of young creators, showing a message of sustainability. The exhibition also disseminates the Olympic spirit and spreads the Olympic culture. Certificates were issued to the creators of the shortlists. The exhibition will last until 30 June.
（Visitors at the exhibition）
（A primary school student talks about her painting）
（Primary school students present their digital paintings）
During the “Olympic Culture Young Reporters Initiative”, a total of 25 young reporters from primary and secondary schools took a tour of the National Speed Skating Oval, a smart winter Olympic venue. They learned that it is the world’s first venue to use transcritical carbon dioxide direct cooling technology to make ice, the carbon emissions from the nearly 12,000 square meters of ice surface are close to zero, reducing carbon emissions by 25,000 tonnes per year. This exceeds the carbon emissions reduction achieved by planting 1.2 million trees and can save about 2 million kWh of electricity a year, equivalent to the electricity consumption of over 6,000 households in Beijing for one month.
A dedicated wall within the Ice Ribbon shows the performance of gold medallists in speed skating at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. During the Games, the Ice Ribbon witnessed the athletes broke 13 Olympic records and one world record. Standing in front of the wall, the young reporters recognized that each record lives up to the Olympic motto of “Higher, Faster, Stronger – Together”, which will inspire more people to pursue excellence, solidarity and fair play in their studies, work and life.
In the practice session, the young reporters communicated with venue engineers, guides, volunteers and visitors. They also experienced the fun of skating under the instruction of coaches. The young reporters gained a lot from the tour at the Ice Ribbon. They promised to serve as young envoys of Olympic culture and tell the Olympic stories to people around them from the perspective of youths, covering winter Olympic technology, humanist stories, sustainability, green building and other topics.
(Young reporters check out the building materials of the venue)
(Young reporters communicate with a venue guide)
(Young reporters experience the “fastest ice”)
With the support of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and the Beijing Olympic City Development Association (BODA), the Beijing Olympic City Development Foundation, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports (Beijing Institute for International Olympic Studies) and Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. jointly launched the “Ice and Snow for a Shared Future” Beijing Winter Olympic Venues Youth Olympic Education Series. The goal is to promote the sustainable use of winter Olympic legacy, integrate it with youth Olympic education and maximise the benefits of winter Olympic legacy. To date, over ten thousand primary and secondary school students have visited winter Olympic venues thanks to this programme. A variety of activities have been held, including the Forum for Principals of Schools with Winter Sport Programme and Olympic Education Model Schools in Beijing, the Green Olympics Study Tours, the Green Olympics Art Exhibition and the Olympic Culture Young Reporters Initiative and the Theme Speech Competition for Primary and Secondary Schools in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
Continued efforts will be made to enrich the connotation of “Ice and Snow for a Shared Future”, increase youth participation, promote deeper integration of the sustainable use of winter Olympic legacy and youth Olympic education in Beijing and promote the Olympic spirit, thus contributing Chinese wisdom to the global Olympic cause.
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