The world’s first permanent, city-based big air facility opened at a repurposed steel mill at Beijing2022. It's made for a stunning backdrop for one of the Olympics' newest sports - freeski big air.
China closed the factory in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Games, seeking to clean up its image, as well as its air.Rusting factories and machinery remain, but the space between has been filled by grassy lawns, glassy ponds and a good deal of greenery. One of the blast furnaces was given a face-lift and turned into a steampunk-style event space with shops, commercial offices and a museum.
“When we went to Atlanta, lots of those people don’t get to see snow that often,” American snowboarder Chris Corning said. “I’m not sure they have snowplows there.” With narrow runways and shorter, flatter landings, those temporary setups aren’t conducive to going big. The spacious Shougang setup doesn’t have those restrictions.That’s shown during practice runs, when several skiers have thrown down previously unfinished tricks. The men’s freeskiers expect their rivals toIt has athletes drooling over the possibility of other permanent venues cropping up elsewhere, but it’s not clear that’s going to happen.
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