冬奥赛道让北京冰雪运动“热”起来******
刚刚过去的这个周末，滑雪爱好者张先生和几个同伴来到北京延庆奥林匹克园区的雪场，他们乘坐缆车到达山顶，沿着“D2彩虹道”飞驰而下，极致的体验让张先生直呼：“这可是冬奥会的赛道！世界冠军就是在这儿角逐出来的！”
北京冬奥会、冬残奥会期间，在延庆奥林匹克园区的高山滑雪赛道“雪飞燕”，来自全世界的顶级滑雪运动员在这里驰骋竞技。如今，作为“冬奥遗产”的雪道经过改造已面向社会公众开放，对于高水平滑雪爱好者来说，来这座专业场地“打个卡”，成了今冬雪季最重要的活动安排之一。
结束了高强度的滑行体验，张先生和同伴们又一起沿着4公里长的“回村雪道”下山，穿林溯溪飞驰而过、越过长桥感受光影变幻……雪道两侧的丰富景致为这一趟“长途”旅程增色不少。
奥林匹克园区不仅向张先生这样的高水平爱好者提供冬奥赛场滑雪乐趣，也向初级入门爱好者们提供大众体验区来练习滑雪技能。入夜时分，星光点点伴着灯火璀璨，音乐声声入耳，不远处的山坡上是雪车雪橇场馆，北京冬奥会痕迹布满四周，“浪漫别致的滑雪体验让我们这些初级玩家立即爱上了滑雪运动。”一位在这里滑雪的大学生告诉记者。在这里，还有亲子戏雪乐园，孩子们可以乘坐雪地香蕉船、雪地坦克、雪地摩托，尽情地在雪地上撒欢儿，享受雪上运动的乐趣。
元旦小长假，延庆奥林匹克园区迎来了这个雪季的客流小高峰。随着北京市中小学生进入寒假，人流一直稳定上升。“近些天入园游客数量较上周末有了很大的提升。随着疫情形势逐渐好转，明显感觉到人气开始提起来了。”园区相关负责人告诉记者。
北京民众参与冰雪运动的热情，让我们看到2022北京冬奥会点燃的冰雪热潮在这个冬天延续。
除了延庆“雪飞燕”转身为民众参与冰雪运动的绝佳场地，曾为运动员提供赛前热身与训练服务的五棵松冰上运动中心、国家速滑馆“冰丝带”、国家游泳中心“冰立方”等冬奥场馆也面向公众开放。北京十几家滑雪场也都提质升级形成各自的鲜明特色。同时，雪场周边产业集群的形成以及雪场扩容也势必带动消费规模进一步提升……后冬奥时代，人们上冰上雪的热情被持续点燃，从雪场设施环境建设到周边消费产业配套，北京的冰雪经济产业已经渐成规模。
“抢球、射门！”明亮的灯光投射在光洁的冰面上，4名穿戴着全套装备的冰球小将，正脚踩冰鞋、手握球杆，在教练的呐喊声中快速滑行。孩子们你追我赶，反复练习着控球、传球等动作，冰球在球杆和场地边缘之间来回撞击，清脆的击打声在整个场馆中回荡……
在五棵松冰上运动中心，刚刚进入寒假的孩子们在家长的陪伴下来上冰球课。“我每周都期待着上冰球课。我的梦想就是成为冰球运动员，代表国家队参加冬奥会。”冰球课结束后，今年刚上二年级的轩轩轻轻一蹬冰鞋就顺势滑到了冰场边，一边卸下装备一边对记者说。
“五棵松冰上运动中心有两块标准冰球场地，北京冬奥会时曾为运动员提供赛前热身与训练服务。现在，这块场地面向公众开了冰球课，另一块场地则用于花滑课教学。”现场工作人员介绍，许多家长之所以来这里报课，就是看中了“冬奥同款”。
这个冬天，经常去北京周边雪场滑雪的雪友惊喜地发现，几乎所有的滑雪场都变得焕然一新。比起冬奥场馆顶级的配套设施和赛事级别的专业度，“小而精”成了不少以休闲娱乐为主题的滑雪场的共同追求。在密云区南山滑雪场的专业级雪道和地形“公园”、怀北国际滑雪场的高速缆车、军都山滑雪场的优质服务、八达岭滑雪场全教学“无鱼雷”的安全属性、西山滑雪场距离市区近的便利条件、云居滑雪场独家辐射广阔的城南地区……各具特色的滑雪场吸引着不同类型的人群，除了打造自身特色定向吸引目标客群，曾经一直采取粗放经营的许多滑雪场也在细节方面下起了功夫。
据了解，这个雪季，由冬奥会延续下来的热度，以及疫情防控政策的调整，使得北京各个雪场的参与者迎来鼎盛时期。
“我认为，至少在北京，滑雪文化已经成形，再加上冬奥会带来的冰雪热，又进一步催化了滑雪从小众运动项目转化成大众娱乐消费的进程。接下来要做的就是通过滑雪场的进一步开发扩容，拉动形成产业集群对周边地区经济发展形成辐射效应。”北京某滑雪场的负责人对冰雪运动的发展显得十分期待，“眼下已经到了最好的时机。”
(本报记者 王东)
中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文•麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素，众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中，美国民主党议员继续抱团，多轮投票中，一票不投麦卡锡，共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折，除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外，与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面，共和党党内反对者认为，麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱，无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府，另一方面，因为共和党的多数优势微弱，党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大，有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外，党内反对者也认为，自己的选票没有换取更多利益，希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步，比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物，众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任，选举几乎没有悬念。然而，麦卡锡此次为当选，不得不做出多个关键让步，其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制，使得众议长的权力被削弱，难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称，麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步，这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下，党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上，美国两党相互拆台，陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内，也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系，相互对抗，选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举，“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈，长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力，其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病，美国所谓的“民主”形象，让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举，变成了政客们利益置换的游戏，进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能，不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
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