
Flame lit for Changchun 2027WinterUniversiade
2027年长春大冬会火种完成采集
The flame for the 33rd Winter World University Games to be held in Changchun, northeastern China's Jilin province, was lit in Turin, Italy, on Thursday, marking another milestone in preparations for the event to be held early next year.
长春第33届世界大学生冬季运动会的火种,于周四在意大利都灵完成采集,标志着这场将于明年初开赛的赛事筹备工作又迎来一座重要里程碑。
At a ceremony held at the University of Turin, a torch from 1959, the year the first-ever Universiade was hosted by the city, was used to light the cauldron, from which the Changchun 2027 flame lantern was ignited.
采集仪式在都灵大学举行。现场使用1959年的火炬点燃主火炬盆。都灵是首届世界大学生夏季运动会的举办地。长春2027大冬会的火种灯,便从这个主火炬盆当中引燃。

火种盆在火种采集仪式上被点燃。王楷焱摄
Gu Gang, mayor of Changchun, vice-chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 2027 Winter World University Games and chairman of its Executive Committee, handed the lantern to a flame bearer. The lantern was then carried through the streets of Turin.
"Though thousands of miles apart, Changchun and Turin are now connected by the flame collection ceremony, united in youth and bound by sports," Gu said in an address. "With the flame as our bond and ice and snow as our medium, let's build a bridge of cultural exchange between East and West, bringing young people from all over the world closer together in mutual understanding and shared progress."
顾刚将火种灯递交到火种传递者手中。随后,火种灯在都灵的城市街道上进行传递展示。
顾刚在致辞中表示:“长春是世界三大粉雪基地之一,冰雪资源得天独厚,不仅承办过亚冬会、全国冬运会等多项大型赛事,更培养出冰上、雪上‘冬奥’双冠军,同时还拥有50所高校、60万大学生,是名副其实的粉雪之都、滑雪胜地、体育名城、青春之城。我们希望以火种采集为纽带、以冰雪运动为载体,搭建东西方文化交流的平台,增进各国青年之间的相互了解和友谊。”

中国吉林省长春市市长、第33届世界大学生冬季运动会执委会主席顾刚,在意大利都灵,用主火炬盆“知识之火”引燃火种灯。张周项摄
"FISU stands for education, culture and sport, and Changchun is making every effort to provide an excellent mixture of these three elements," said Leonz Eder, president of the International University Sports Federation.
"The event will be a world-class sporting competition supported by excellent facilities, a high-quality international academic conference and cultural exchange programs that will allow students from around the world to experience the beauty of the province and the city, particularly its winter festival," he added.
国际大学生体育联合会主席雷诺·艾德表示:“国际大体联倡导教育、文化和体育相结合。长春正在全力以赴,推动这三大要素实现有机融合。本届大冬会不仅将依托一流的场馆设施,呈现世界级的体育赛事,还将举办高水平的国际学术会议和丰富多彩的文化交流活动,让来自世界各地的大学生领略吉林省和长春市的独特魅力。”

火种被引入长春大冬会火种灯。王楷焱摄
"Sports is a powerful way to bring people together," said Cristina Prandi, rector of the University of Turin, which has been home to the Universiade's permanent ceremonial cauldron, the "Flame of Knowledge", since 2018. "This is particularly important for us because participating in sports activities helps our international students connect with one another, and feel a part of the university community."
都灵大学校长克里斯蒂娜·普兰迪(音译)说:“体育是凝聚人心的强大力量。自2018年起,象征大运会的永久礼仪火种盆‘知识之火’便安放于都灵大学。对我们而言,体育的意义格外重要,参与体育运动能够帮助在校各国留学生彼此相识,融入校园集体。”

在意大利都灵,一名运动员(居中)手持装有第33届世界大学生冬季运动会火种的火种灯。张周项摄
Emanuele Ughetto, a local student who has studied Chinese for a long time and volunteered as a translator for the flame collection event, said that he was very happy to be picked for the ceremony.
长期学习中文的当地学生埃马努埃莱·乌盖托(音译)担任本次火种采集活动的翻译志愿者。他说,自己十分荣幸能够入选仪式工作团队。
"I'm so excited to participate in such a grand event of transferring the flame to my motherland," said Yang Beishu, a Chinese conductor who lives in Turin. "The spirit of sports is a bond that links European people with Chinese people, as well as us overseas Chinese with our home," she said.
定居都灵的华人指挥家杨蓓舒说:“能够参与这场盛大的火种采集活动,我的内心无比激动。体育精神搭建起中欧人民友谊的纽带,也承载着海外游子眷恋祖国的深切情思。”

火种展示队伍手持火种灯在都灵街头进行火种动态展示。王楷焱摄
The flame-lighting ceremony came a day after Changchun marked the 100-day countdown to the opening of the Games on Jan 15. With just over three months to go, Gao Jifeng, director of the Changchun Municipal Sports Bureau and deputy director of the Office of the Changchun 2027 Executive Committee, said preparations have entered the operational phase.
Rather than building new competition venues, organizers have focused on upgrading existing facilities across the Changchun and Jilin competition zones, Gao said, adding that venue upgrades are now nearing completion, competition equipment is ready and schedules and lists of volunteers have been finalized.
火种采集仪式举办的前一天,长春刚刚举行了大冬会倒计时100天活动。目前距离大冬会开幕仅剩三个月有余。
长春市体育局局长、大冬会执委会办公室副主任高继峰表示,赛事各项筹备工作现已进入实战运行阶段。
高继峰介绍,本届大冬会不新建竞赛场馆,全部着力改造升级长春、吉林赛区现有运动设施。目前场馆改造已接近尾声,竞赛器材就位,赛程与赛事志愿者候选人名单均已敲定。

长春大冬会火种灯。王楷焱摄
The flame will leave Turin and arrive in Changchun in mid-October. "In 99 days, student-athletes from around the world will gather in Changchun to challenge themselves and push their limits on ice and snow. May young people compete with courage and deepen their bonds through sport. May passion for sport cross all borders, dreams illuminate one another, and friendship endure for generations to come," said Gu.
火种将于10月中旬离开都灵,运抵长春。
顾刚市长表示:“再过99天,世界各地的大学生运动员将齐聚长春,在冰雪赛场释放激情、挑战自我。期待各国青年在比赛中奋勇争先,在交流中增进友谊,让体育跨越国界,让这份友好持续传承。”
在火种灯抵达都灵理工大学后,艺术家与大冬会吉祥物在现场表演。王楷焱摄
"We have seen the vibrant energy of Changchun, the warmth and hospitality of its people, and the truly remarkable progress achieved in such a short space of time. Let's meet in Changchun at its finest," said Eder, the president of FISU.
“我们已经感受到了长春这座城市的蓬勃活力、当地人民的热情好客,也见证了长春在如此短的时间内取得的令人瞩目的筹备进展。让我们相约长春,在这座城市最美好的时刻相聚!”国际大体联主席艾德说。
初审:王 越
复审:田 峥
终审:胡 旭