The 2022 Winter Olympics began under a cloud of questions about COVID-19 sanctions, diplomatic boycotts and China's treatment of Uighurs. About 3,000 athletes from 90 countries participate in the Winter Olympics. Beijing has become the first city to host the Summer and Winter Games.
The events will take place in Beijing, Yanqing (75 km or 47 mi from Beijing) and Zhangjiakou (180 km or 111 mi from Beijing).
The Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 will officially open on February 4, 2022, although the competition will begin with the preliminary games of curling and ice hockey two days before the opening ceremony. The Games will conclude at the closing ceremony to be held on February 20, 2022.
The next Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, making the Chinese capital the first city to host both the Summer and Winter editions of the Olympic Games (Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics in Summer 2008).
In view of the situation of the CORONAVIRUS Pandemic, in order to guarantee the safety of all participants and spectators, it has been decided that tickets will no longer be sold, but will be part of a customized program that allows groups of spectators to be present on the site. will invite. during the games.
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A giant panda named Bing Dwayne Dwen (冰墩墩) is the official mascot of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
"Bing" means ice and also symbolizes purity and power, and "Dwayne Dwayne" represents children. The mascot symbolizes the strength and will of the athletes and will help promote the Olympic spirit.
The Winter Olympics are held once every four years in various cities around the world.
From 1924 to 1992, the Summer and Winter Games were held in the same year, every four years. Since then, the Summer and Winter Games have continued to be held every four years, but the Summer Games are held during the first year of the Olympiad (a four-year period) and the Winter Games in the third year.
The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, from January 25 to February 5, 1924.
More than 250 athletes from 16 countries competed in 16 events in five sports.
With a total of 368 medals, Norway is the most successful nation in the history of the Winter Olympics; This count includes 132 gold, 125 silver and 111 bronze medals.
The Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo will host the next Winter Games, which are scheduled for February 6-22, 2026.
Events will be held in 15 disciplines across seven sports at the Beijing 2022 Games.
109 sets of medals will be awarded, seven more than in PyeongChang 2018. New events will be competed in bobsleigh, short track, freestyle skiing, ski jumping and snowboarding.
Read more about sporting events in Beijing 2022 here.
The Beijing Winter Olympics in Australia will be broadcast on broadcast television on Channel Seven.
You can also watch the games on the 7Plus streaming platform.
ABC will also broadcast live the opening ceremony and events of the Winter Olympics.
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held today (Friday) at 8:00 p.m. m. AWST (11:00 PM AEDT) and will last approximately two hours.
It will take place at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.
It was the same stadium that hosted the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The event will make the Bird's Nest the only stadium where the opening ceremonies of the Summer and Winter Olympics will take place.
The closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics is scheduled for Sunday, February 20, at 8:00 p.m. m. AWST (11:00 PM AEDT) and will last approximately three hours.
It will also take place at the Bird's Nest.
At the closing ceremony, Beijing will enter the Winter Olympics in the cities of Milan and Cortina-d'Ampezzo, Italy, where the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held.
There are 15 disciplines at the Beijing Winter Olympics:
Australia has 44 athletes competing in 10 disciplines: alpine skiing, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, luge, short track speed skating, skeleton and snowboarding.
Women make up more than half of the athletes, making it the highest proportion of women in Australia on a Winter Olympic team.
The mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics is a panda named Bing Dwayne Dwayne.
The name is made up of two meanings: "Bing" for snow, as well as purity and strength, and "Dwayne Dwayne" for boys.
Bing Dwayne Dwayne was selected from 5,800 submissions by children from China and 35 other countries as part of a competition.
Panda wears a full-body protective suit made of snow that helps him skate, snowboard, and ski.
The mascot of the Beijing Winter Paralympics is the Chinese lantern baby, Shue Ron Ron.
Her name means ice (shui), inclusion (rum), and melting, melting, or hot (another rum).
The Winter Paralympics will be held in Beijing from March 4-13.
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