
Meanwhile, at the #WinterOlympics Figure Skating Gala. The athletes are making their way to the #ClosingCeremony! /pbsaoovnCK- Olympics February 20, 2022 The #ClosingCeremony is underway and it's shining bright! ❄️ #Beijing2022 | #StrongerTogether /j5sZx24YZl- Olympics February 20, 2022

✨❤Welcome to the #ClosingCeremony for the #Beijing2022 #Olympics Winter Games! #BingDwenDwen #TogetherForASharedFuture /qJdGVJCxdy- Beijing 2022 February 20, 2022 #Beijing2022 | #StrongerTogether /0hatehlT1B- Olympics February 20, 2022 The knot symbolises the connection of athletes coming together from all over the world. The knot you see as athletes are entering #ClosingCeremony is the traditional "Chinese knot" pattern. Our very own #WinterOlympics x #ClosingCeremony /PZzVmjmABX- Team USA February 20, 2022 bringing the stunts! #WinterOlympics x #ClosingCeremony /6eN0cQa5oC- Team USA February 20, 2022 receives her 30km silver medal in front of the world at the #ClosingCeremony. #ClosingCeremony | #MilanoCortina26 /4YMkixpPRJ- Olympics February 20, 2022 The Italian colours light up the stadium 🇮🇹 😍Ĭiao, We can't wait for what's to come in four years' time. #StrongerTogether | #ClosingCeremony /jSZjqeJl30- Olympics February 20, 2022 Aishwarya Kumarįor the first time ever, the Olympic Games emblem was chosen by popular vote. Now we look ahead to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Then, the Olympic athletes, masked, walked in the Parade of Nations, some with their country's flags, others with the names of the countries written on their hats.Ĭhina President Xi Jinping and Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, were present and sat distanced at a table watching the parade and festivities.Īn elated Jessie Diggins of Team USA received her women's 50m cross-country silver medal during the closing ceremony, pumping her fists in happiness.Īfter several performances and medal ceremonies, Bach gave a speech about unity and peace, officially declaring the Winter Games closed. USA's flag-bearer, Elana Meyers Taylor, walked into Beijing's National Stadium along with other flag-bearers from participating countries. (Of 66,937 coronavirus tests administered in the Olympic bubble on Saturday, only one came back positive, the authorities reported.)
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But at the closing ceremony, the overwhelming emotions that emanated through the TV screen were of happiness and relief. 4 at the opening ceremonies, there was an air of conflicting emotion as the second pandemic-era Olympics began in Beijing. The Beijing Games officially wrapped up on Sunday morning (7 a.m.

Finland won its first Olympic hockey gold medal, and Germany dominated in the four-man bobsled. Mikaela Shiffrin, River Radamus, Paula Moltzan and Tommy Ford ended up just off the podium in the mixed team alpine event in a down-to-the-wire finish in tough conditions. In the final night (ET) of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jessie Diggins earned silver in the 30km cross-country race - her third Olympic medal overall.
