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On the evening of April 12th, Class 2017 and Class 2018 Party Branches of the Department of Earth System Science (DESS), Tsinghua University jointly organized an activity of “Winter Olympics in Party Branch” through Tencent online meeting. Chen Conghang, a doctoral candidate from the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, was invited to this organizational activity. As a research and physical fitness coach of the National Nordic Combined Training Team, Chen shared his insights about "China's Breakthrough in Nordic Combined". Nearly 30 people from the Party Branches and Youth League Branches participated in this activity. The meeting was presided over by Xia Wenwen, secretary of the Class 2018 Party Branch of the DESS Graduate Program.

 

Contents of lecture

 

Chen Conghang presented a wonderful introduction to Nordic Combined, an extremely challenging sport fully demonstrating sportsmanship.

 

Chen started his lecture with his association with this sport, and introduced his own life experience from undergraduate and graduate education, short work experience, and his current PhD study in Tsinghua. Then, he talked about the background knowledge of Nordic Combined, a sport still strange and mysterious to us. Nordic Combined originated in Northern Europe, consisting of cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The sport has been spread in Norway and Sweden for a long time as a traditional Nordic event, also known as Nordic all-around.

 

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Chen Conghang then introduced the hierarchical structure of sports teams, from city teams (sports schools), to provincial teams (provincial sports teams), university teams, and finally to national teams. In the process of development, the centralized management of local teams and provincial sports teams has changed to association and university-based management, with more emphasis on the combination of sports and education. Meanwhile, in light of his own experience in the national short-term spring & hurdle team, told us that this experience had broadened his horizons and given him a great sense of accomplishment. He also felt that as a Macao citizen, he should serve Macao and be grateful for the platform and assistance provided by the country.

 

 

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In the Beijing Winter Olympics, Nordic Combined consisted of ski jumping and cross-country skiing, with three events: Men's Individual Gundersen normal hill/10km, Men's Individual Gundersen large hill/10km, and Men's Team Gundersen large hill/4 x 5km. Chen Conghang also introduced his experience and insights about participating in the Winter Olympics. He found that the current traditional pattern of strong ice events and weak snow events was changing, and competitive sports under the national system were being transformed. In the future, more attention should be paid to the combination of theory and practice, and Macao compatriots’ dreams to participate in the Winter Olympics will come true!

 

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Chen Conghang ended his talk with an introduction of his own experimental research in this Winter Olympics, which mainly included: analysis and research on the annual training load characteristics of China's Nordic Combined in preparation for Beijing Winter Olympics; the influence of functional training based on wind tunnel simulation environment on ski jumping skills and sports performance; Load characteristics and physiological adaptation mechanism of cross-country skiing endurance training in the 12 weeks before the Olympic Games, among others.

 

Exchange and discussion

  

After the sharing, Chen Conghang had a cordial exchange with the students in the party branches. Huang Guan from Class 2017 Party Branch of DESS Graduate Program and Ren Zhehao from Class 2018 Party Branch of DESS Graduate Program were very interested in shoulder and neck care and lumbar rehabilitation. Chen Conghang answered their questions based on his own rehabilitation experience and his experience in guiding athletes. Zhang Yan of Class 2018 Party Branch of DESS Graduate Program was also very interested in the frequency of fitness work. Chen Conghang suggested that aerobic exercise should be combined with anaerobic exercise every week, and that aerobic exercise should be done every day. Xia Wenwen of Class 2018 Party Branch of DESS Graduate Program also had an in-depth discussion and exchange with Chen Conghang on the application of aerodynamics in scientific guidance and assisting athletes to improve their performance.

 

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Members of the Party Branches take a group photo with Chen Conghang online.

 

 

Photographed and written by | 18 Party Party Branch of DESS Graduate Program

Reviewed by | Yu Le, Chen Yawei, and Zhao Jianqiao

 

 

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