The Shougang Big Air ski jump is on the site of an abandoned steel factory. It has become the Winter Olympics’ most talked-about interest. While it has had positive feedback but it has also received criticism for being dystopian and depressing. China intends to use the edifice after the closing ceremony on Sunday evening. They intend to teach the next generation of Winter Olympic athletes. Many of whom may take inspiration by watching Team China stars Eileen Gu and Su Yiming win gold there.
The city aspires to modify ski jump into an enormous water slide during the summer. Whether these theories are imaginative or far-fetched, they emphasize a long-standing problem for Olympic host cities. The crisis is of what to do with the unique venues after the Games are over. Seeing multimillion-dollar facilities deteriorate has fueled public opposition to bidding for the tournaments in several countries.
Challenges
“There are definitely challenges with any kind of reuse project,” said David Fannon. David is an associate professor of architecture at Northeastern University. He has written about how to make structures more adaptable. “And then especially with what is probably a pretty unique one,” he said of the plans for the Shougang Big Air jump.
The International Olympic Committee has embarked to make a reply to its detractors. The IOC has given rise to major modifications to how it finalizes host cities in 2018, including relaxing venue standards. As a result, 80% of the facilities for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games in Italy will be by this approach. Chinese capital budgeted about $1.5 billion for Olympics facilities. The venue will be either existing or temporary structures. About 60 percent of the venues for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and Beijing 2022 were also prevailing or provisional.
