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February 4, 2022
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February 4, 2022The Beijing 2022 Olympics Opening Ceremony kicked off the winter games!
The Opening Ceremony was stunning and the technology was amazing. The lighting to the Olympic cauldron – the snowflake – now hangs in the middle of the National Stadium, symbolizes that Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are a go. The ceremony ended with two athletes China chose to deliver the flame to the Olympic Cauldron, including one it said was of Uyghur heritage
The next 16 days will bring winter games and will showcase athletes’ talents across different disciplines in 15 sports.
In the first round of games, the USA won against Sweden in Curling. Other disciplines completed were figure skating, ice hockey, luge, and ski jumping.
Tomorrow, Saturday, February 5, events will be held in biathlon, curling, freestyle skiing, luge, short track speed skating, ski jumping, snowboard, and short track speed skating. The USA is set to compete in curling against China for the Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 8 and against Canada for the Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 9. In ice hockey, the USA Women’s Preliminary Round will be played against ROC (Russia).
The full schedule of events can be found here.
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- Gao Tingyu and Zhao Dan, of China, carry their country’s flag during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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- The Olympic torch is brought into the stadium by Chinese athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian and Zhao Jiawen during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. Jae C. Hong, AP
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- Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
