Winter sports expo to open

June 13, 2019

Interactive fun:

The Winter Games exhibition will feature 20 interactive exhibits, including one on biathlon, a sport which combines cross-country skiing and shooting.

New experience:

A young visitor curls at the exhibition.

Download Video| Transcript

Voiceover:
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride a bobsleigh or curl in the middle of summer? 

Step into the shoes, or furry boots, of a winter sports athlete at the Hong Kong Science Museum’s Winter Games exhibition to also try your hand at biathlon, a sport which combines cross-country skiing and shooting.

It features 20 interactive exhibits which showcase the fascinating world of winter sports. 

Besides introducing the history and rules of these sports, the exhibition will also reveal secrets on how to master these games.

Hong Kong Science Museum Curator Kenus Yan:
You may see the curling competition in last year’s Winter Olympic and you will wonder why the athletes use a brush to sweep on the floor? What is the purpose of that? Actually the curling stone is very heavy, so it is difficult to slide on the ice surface. So they use the brush to sweep the ice surface to make it turn into a thin film of water, to make the heavy stone slide to a desired position.

Voiceover:
Check out the exhibition, which will run from June 14 to October 16, to enjoy this carnival of winter activities.

The Winter Games exhibition will be held at the Hong Kong Science Museum from June 14 to October 16.

Featuring 20 interactive exhibits which showcase the fascinating world of winter sports, the exhibition will allow visitors to experience winter games in the middle of summer.

Speaking at the exhibition’s opening ceremony today, Director of Leisure & Cultural Services Michelle Li thanked four science centres from Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden for their involvement in creating the exhibition.

Visitors will be able to imitate a figure skater and attempt challenging rotations, participate in an exciting biathlon to test their skiing speed and shooting accuracy and participate in a bobsleigh race.

Click here for details.