Original title: Every Winter Olympics volunteer is a burning snowflake. Thousands of snowflakes make this beautiful winter
CCTV News: The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have come to a close. Volunteers who silently contributed during the Winter Olympics stood under the spotlight of the National Stadium “Bird’s Nest” at the closing ceremony held on the evening of the 20th to receive everyone’s tribute. In his closing speech, IOC President Bach highly praised the performance of the volunteers. He especially said in Chinese: “Volunteers, thank you.”
The short video “Warm Snowflakes” played at the closing ceremony reviewed the warm moments of Beijing Winter Olympics volunteers serving every Chinese and foreign Winter Olympics guests with sincerity. Six volunteer representatives stood in the center of the National Stadium “Bird’s Nest” to accept everyone’s salute.
Zhang Hongbo, a volunteer for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: When the six of us stood in the main venue that day, facing the tens of thousands of spectators, the tens of thousands of lanterns showed the shape of hearts. The scene was very touching. Just like our work, to dedicate one’s own heat to warm everyone.
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics volunteer Xi Zijie: (the scene of the closing ceremony) When the moment of our life and work was lit up on the screen, I thought that those difficulties and dangers in the ice and snow at that time were nothing. My spiritual wealth will be permanent.
Yang Zhiye, a volunteer for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: I think that although we are behind the scenes, we can stand in the center of the world and stand in the eyes of the world. Each of our volunteers is a burning snowflake, and only millions of snowflakes can create this beautiful winter.
During the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, nearly 19,000 volunteers and more than 200,000 city volunteers participated in the service. In the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, they dedicate their warmth to this world-renowned winter. As a volunteer representative, Liu Dibo, an assistant volunteer of the Olympic family, was awarded the Volunteer Badge at the IOC Appreciation Reception.
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Volunteer Liu Dibo: On the second day after the closing ceremony, as one of the representatives of 19,000 volunteers, I accepted the Olympic badge from President Bach on the spot, which inspired me to devote more time to volunteering in the future. Treat people with sincerity, practice the spirit of volunteering for a lifetime, and make words and deeds for the new era.
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Volunteer Yi Chicheng: Our little power of volunteering can deliver the most basic and most important love between people. In the future, I will also pass on this love to more people through more volunteering opportunities.
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Volunteer Liu Renjian: We will deeply summarize the experience of volunteering in the Winter Olympics, continue to improve the service plan for the Winter Paralympics, and provide the warmest service when they need it.
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Volunteer Wu Yixuan: I will bring these experiences of participating in this Winter Olympics service to my future work and life, continue to be committed to participating in volunteer service, and regard volunteer service as my noble ideal.
