2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics were an international multisport event held in Beijing from February 4 to 20, 2022, featuring 109 medal events across seven sports.

Beijing National Stadium: A stadium in Beijing built for the 2008 Summer Olympics and used for the 2022 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies. The Bird’s Nest hosted the ceremonies that opened and closed these Games.
Eileen Gu: A Chinese-American freestyle skier who won two gold medals and one silver at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Her three medals made her one of the most prominent athletes of Beijing 2022.
Diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics: A decision by several governments to withhold official diplomatic representation from the 2022 Winter Olympics while allowing athletes to compete. The boycott made human-rights criticism visible without barring national teams.
2008 Summer Olympics: The Games of the XXIX Olympiad, held in Beijing from August 8 to 24, 2008. Beijing became the first city to host both a Summer and a Winter Olympics.
Olympic sports: Sports governed by the Olympic program and contested at the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. The Beijing program grouped its competitions into seven Olympic sports and 15 disciplines.
Beijing National Aquatics Center: A Beijing venue built for swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics and converted for curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Its conversion into the Ice Cube made it the Games’ curling venue.
Nathan Chen: An American figure skater who won the men’s singles gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. His victory followed a world-record short program and ended his Olympic pursuit of gold.
Uyghur genocide controversy: An international dispute over whether China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities constitutes genocide or crimes against humanity. This dispute was a central stated reason for several governments’ diplomatic boycott.
2026 Winter Olympics: The XXV Olympic Winter Games, scheduled for Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy in 2026. The next Winter Games use a multi-city Italian model, unlike Beijing’s concentrated urban and mountain clusters.
2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: The ceremony held at Beijing National Stadium on February 4, 2022, to begin the 2022 Winter Olympics. It formally opened the Games and featured the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

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