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BEIJING – AUGUST 16: Gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men’s 100m Butterfly Final held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. By winning gold in the Men’s 100m Butterfly Phelps tied Mark Spitz’s record of winning seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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BEIJING – AUGUST 16: Gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men’s 100m Butterfly Final held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. By winning gold in the Men’s 100m Butterfly Phelps tied Mark Spitz’s record of winning seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics saw some of the greatest Olympic sporting moments in history. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals while Usain Bolt left a forever mark on the track. Now, after a gap of 14 years, the Olympic Games are back in the form of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. With the curling competition underway, Team USA just won their mixed doubles match against China.
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Significantly, this happened in the same arena where Phelps dominated the proceedings. Hence, the legacy remains intact as the US Curling team bagged a sensational victory.
Team USA wins at Michael Phelps’ hunting ground
During the 2008 Summer Olympics, the crowd was behind Phelps, who dominated the swimming pool competitions. He broke Mark Spitz’s 1972 Munich Games record of seven gold medals by winning eight, as well as set seven world records during those games.
Hence, it became an iconic venue for most people, which was later developed into a public pool. From there, Beijing got an opportunity to host the Winter Olympics and now see a sensational victory by the curlers cement Phelps’ legacy.
A 7-5 FINAL over China adds another ✔️to the win column for @TeamUSAMXD at @Beijing2022!#usacurling | @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/ZHsRF9LPuh
— USA Curling (@usacurl) February 5, 2022
The team of Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys got together and brought home a much deserving win. They met the Team from China in the mixed doubles curling competition as the USA defeated them by a 7-5 score.
Hence, the start looks good for the curlers in Beijing as they hope to continue their fine form. With Phelps competing in the same venue a long time ago, the aura still remains. The GOAT swam his way to glory under the sheet of ice.
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The conversion from pool to ice sheet
The organizers got to work and made a removable ice-making machine for the development of the curling arena. The pool got drained, and the workers assembled over 2500 steel beams and 1500 lightweight prefabricated concrete panels to bring about the structure. They can convert the ice sheets into a swimming pool in 20 days.
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BEIJING – AUGUST 11: Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates finishing the Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final in first place to win the gold medal held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Hence, modern-day technology is impressive and makes things easier. They often regard the National Aquatics Center in Beijing as a modern-day engineering marvel. With all the technology in place, the legacy remains intact, as Phelps is remembered as a legend for his heroics here.
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