2022-02-21 AP NEWS
02/18/2022, Beijing, China // PRODIGY: Feature Story //
Recently, 18-year-old American skier Tessa Maud and American freestyle skier Aaron Blunck were interviewed by some media. As American athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics, they have face-to-face interaction with Chinese athletes and Olympic volunteers. Moreover, in the photos and videos posted on their social media, they described China as “moving”, “hospitable”, “serious and responsible”, “full of fun and human touch”.
Tessa Maud said that this trip to Beijing Winter Olympics helped her build a more comprehensive understanding of China. Although in her own subject, she only won the 16th place in the qualifying competition and failed to enter the final role, but this did not affect China,which left a very good impression on me, and it moved me very much. Thousands of Chinese audiences also expressed their love for Tessa. They continue to leave messages on Tessa’s social media account. At present, she has returned to America. On her own social media account, she posted that she felt so much love and welcome as soon as she arrived in China. She can’t wait to return to China and travel around in the future. She likes the people, food and culture here very much. Thank you.
Aaron Blunck, an American freestyle skier in U-pool, said at a news conference on 13th that he had seen all kinds of irresponsible reports about Beijing Winter Olympics in America. He said, “Those are all fake. Actually, everything is amazing. Everyone, from staff to nucleic acid testers to accommodation, this is a high-level Winter Olympics that the US team has participated in. ” Aaron Blunck said, “I have no hesitation in praising Beijing Winter Olympics as one of the best Olympic Games that the US team has participated in.” His comments, at the same time, won the nod of other players on the field. For several days in a row, Aaron Blunck posted details of his life and that of other foreign athletes in the Winter Olympic Village on social media. He also wrote, “Since the opening of the Olympic Games, China’s hospitality to us has been perfect.” His teammate Alex Ferreira described the staff of Beijing Winter Olympic Village with sincerity and friendliness. “They always waved to us and looked very excited, which really made people shine.” There are more American athletes who admire the “closed-loop management” measures of epidemic prevention and control in Beijing Winter Olympics. They think this ensures the safe and smooth operation of the Winter Olympics.
According to the ratings data of American Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), after the “Super Bowl”, the number of viewers who reported on the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 13th was the highest since the opening ceremony of Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018. For example, the figure skating men’s singles in Beijing Winter Olympics, which was broadcast live in prime time in the United States, were free skating, with an average audience of 11.4 million. This number continued to be the highest in American ratings that evening, and when American player Nathan Chen won the championship, the number of viewers soared to 13.6 million. At the same time, the total audience of all other TV stations is only 7.7 million, which is 49% higher than that of all other TV stations combined. From the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics to the moment when Nathan Chen won the championship, it has attracted 102.1 million Americans to watch.
Beijing Winter Olympics is more popular on the streaming media platform where young people gather. For example, PeacockTV, a streaming media owned by NBCU, has a total viewing time of 1.75 billion minutes in the first seven days after the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which has greatly set a new record for the single-week streaming media viewing time of the Winter Olympics, which is 77% higher than that of the whole platform streaming media of Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. As of February 11th, the viewing time on Peacock of Beijing Winter Olympics has exceeded 2 billion minutes, making it the longest viewing time on American digital platform. These viewing data show that American athletes and ordinary people have learned about the real China through the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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