冰壶

The event was shown live on Chinese Central Television, sparking dreams among some in the canada-dominated curling community about the potential of the China market for the sport.

中国中央电视台（cctv）现场直播了那场赛事，在加拿大主导的冰壶界，这也激起了一些人对于中国冰壶运动市场潜力的念想。

Competitions for hockey, curling, skating and snowboarding will be held in the immediate Vancouver area, while those for nordic skiing, alpine skiing and bobsled will be held in Whistler, about 125 km ( 80 miles) away.

曲棍球、冰壶、滑冰和雪板比赛将在温哥华附近区域举行，而北欧滑雪、高山滑雪和雪橇比赛则被安排在125公里（80英里）以外的惠斯勒地区举行。

And they also pay for the teams to spend several months every year training and competing in Canada, where they have honed their skills in tournaments such as the Shorty Jenkins Classic and the Boston Pizza Shootout.

政府还出钱每年送冰壶队去加拿大训练比赛几个月。在Shorty Jenkins Classic和Boston Pizza Shootout这样的巡回赛事上，他们的技术得到了磨练。