Beijing Winter Olympics

Beijing Winter Olympics

On the evening of February 21, the closing ceremony of the 24th Beijing Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium.

At 8 p.m., the closing ceremony officially began. The music sounded, and a group of lovely children appeared on the stage - they held snowflake-shaped lanterns, playing and dancing on the "ice surface". As the performance progressed, the children lit up the "winter" emblem on the screen with small lanterns in different positions. For a time, the lights were shining brightly, and the warmth was warm.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics were empty, although there were spectator seats. The audience at the Bird's Nest Stadium for the Beijing Winter Olympics was filled with enthusiasm and cheers. It is hard to believe that such a lively scene can be seen today in the new crown pandemic.
Agence France-Presse said on the 20th that the scale and strictness of epidemic prevention in this Winter Olympics is unprecedented, and will become the "most typical memory" of the Winter Olympics. Through this pragmatic closed-loop management, the Chinese government brought the epidemic under control, and China fulfilled its promise of "safe" Winter Olympics.

Huang Simian, vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, said that the volunteers of the Beijing Winter Olympics fully demonstrated the vigorous image of today's Chinese youth. "The volunteers are very professional and enthusiastic about their work. At the same time, the new generation of volunteers are more international, more confident and lively."

This Winter Olympics also sent a "message" to the world: "If everyone is united, abides by the rules, and does their part, even during the epidemic, a large-scale event like the Winter Olympics can be held."

Many venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics, such as the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, were the venues of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and played an important role in the competition. The Shougang Grand Jumping Platform is a newly established venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics. It was rebuilt from a steel factory. It combines the "floating and immortal" in winter with the industrial style to form a unique style.
In this Winter Olympics, the ratings of streaming media are rising steadily. As of the 19th, NBC's streaming time in Beijing was 3.5 billion minutes, compared with 2.2 billion minutes in South Korea in 2018. CNN reported that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics may be one of the most-watched Winter Olympics in history. 

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