About 2,900 athletes from 90 National Olympic Committees are taking part in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, held this year in Beijing, China. Amid strict COVID-19 protocols and limited or absent audiences, competitors have already won medals in several skiing, skating, and sliding events. Gathered below are images from the opening ceremony and the first few days of competition in snowboarding, speed skating, luge, ice hockey, figure skating, and much more.
Photos From the Opening Weekend of the 2022 Winter Olympics
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![A figure skater is photographed mid-turn, leaning back and grasping the blade of the skate on her right foot.]()
Read moreKamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the women's single skating free-skating team event on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 7, 2022. #
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![Dozens of performers hold up long glowing green tubes.]()
Read morePerformers take part in the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, on February 4. #
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![Performers wearing glowing hockey-player costumes skate across a stadium floor.]()
Read morePerformers dressed as hockey players perform during the opening ceremony on February 4. #
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![Performers hold up snowflakes with the names of participating countries.]()
Read morePerformers hold up snowflakes with the names of participating countries in front of the large Olympic Rings during the opening ceremony. #
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![Two people wave while holding an Olympic torch, framed by a sculptural snowflake with the names of participating countries.]()
Read moreChinese torchbearer athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian (left) and Zhao Jiawen wave with the Olympic flame in the middle of a giant snowflake during the opening ceremony on February 4. #
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![Dozens of athletes wearing red march into a stadium.]()
Read moreFlag bearers Tingyu Gao and Dan Zhao of Team China carry their flag during the opening ceremony. #
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![Fireworks in the shape of the Olympic Rings light up the sky above a stadium.]()
Read moreFireworks in the shape of the Olympic Rings light up the sky above the National Stadium during the opening ceremony. #
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![A couple dozen members of Team USA pose for a group photograph.]()
Read moreMembers of Team USA pose for a photograph during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![A snowboarder jumps off the roof of an obstacle on a ski slope.]()
Read moreAn athlete performs a trick during the women's snowboard slopestyle qualification on Day 1 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China. #
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![A figure skating pair spins on the ice, with one member low to the ice, being swung around by the other.]()
Read moreRiku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the pairs free-skate event in Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 7. #
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![A skier celebrates while sitting on snow after a race.]()
Read moreTherese Johaug of Norway celebrates after winning gold in the women's skiathlon in Zhangjiakou on February 5. #
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![China's hockey team crushes together in a group hug in front of a goal, seen from above.]()
Read moreChina's players celebrate victory during the women's preliminary round group B match of the 2022 Winter Olympics ice-hockey competition between Denmark and China, at Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing on February 4. #
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![A ski jumper is seen descending a hill.]()
Read moreKamil Stoch of Team Poland jumps during the men's normal-hill individual final round at the National Ski Jumping Center on February 6. #
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![A ski jumper is seen in midair at night with an illuminated course seen below.]()
Read moreKamil Stoch jumps during the mixed-team ski-jumping final round at the National Ski Jumping Center on February 7. #
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![Two men on a small sled travel on a track, pressed sideways to the wall by their speed and curve of the track.]()
Read moreLatvia's Martins Bots and Roberts Plume take part in luge doubles training, as a track worker looks on, at the Yanqing National Sliding Center on February 6. #
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![An athlete wearing a helmet holds her gloved hands up to her face shield—the fingertips are covered in small metal spikes.]()
Read moreA view of the fingertips of Canada's Natalie Corless during her first run in the women's singles luge competition during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at Yanqing Sliding Center on February 7. #
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![Several athletes from Germany celebrate at the end of a luge track.]()
Read moreJohannes Ludwig of Team Germany celebrates with teammates and support staff after winning gold in the men's singles luge run 4 on Day 2 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. #
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![Four racing speed skaters lean sharply into a turn.]()
Read moreKristen Santos of Team USA, Elena Seregina of Team ROC, and Nikola Mazur of Team Poland compete during the women's 500-meter heats on Day 1 of the 2022 Winter Olympics at Capital Indoor Stadium. #
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![A skater standing on the ice, seen with his head back and mouth open, celebrating a win.]()
Read moreRen Ziwei of Team China celebrates winning the gold medal during the men's 1,000-meter final A on Day 3 of the 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![The breath of an athlete is seen in the cold air as they prepare to fire a rifle during a biathlon event.]()
Read moreFanqi Meng of Team China prepares to shoot during the mixed biathlon four-by-six-kilometer relay at the National Biathlon Center on February 5, in Zhangjiakou. #
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![Two skiers among a pack of many others fall during a race.]()
Read moreSkiers fall while competing in the women's skiathlon on February 5 in Zhangjiakou. #
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![About a dozen protective face masks are seen hanging from hockey sticks that have been set along a wall during a practice session.]()
Read moreFace masks hang from hockey sticks during training for Team ROC at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 7. #
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![A skier is seen in midair, with tall buildings and smokestacks in the background.]()
Read moreA member of Team USA performs a trick during the women's freestyle-skiing Big Air training session at Big Air Shougang on February 5. #
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![A close view of a helmeted skier, seen upside-down during a jump.]()
Read moreSabrina Cass of Team Brazil performs a trick during the women's freestyle-skiing moguls qualification on Day 2 of the 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![A snowboarder raises her arms at the end of a run.]()
Read moreTess Coady of Team Australia celebrates winning bronze in the women's snowboard slopestyle final at Genting Snow Park on February 6. #
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![An athlete is seen biting a newly won gold medal.]()
Read moreZoi Sadowski-Synnott of Team New Zealand poses for a photograph with her gold medal in women's snowboard slopestyle during a portrait session at the Zhangjiakou Press Center on February 7. #
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![A figure skater is seen during a performance, her skate pulled up close to her face.]()
Read moreJapan's Kaori Sakamoto competes in the women's single skating free-skating team event at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 7. #
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![A figure skater on his knees on the ice, arms out, whips his head back in celebration.]()
Read moreMark Kondratiuk of Team ROC reacts after his performance in the men's single skating free-skating team event on Day 2 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. #
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![Members of Team Russia pose after a performance, their arms held out in front of them, fingers spread.]()
Read moreRussia's Kamila Valieva (center) celebrates after competing in the women's single skating free-skating team event on February 7. #
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![A skier is seen speeding down a steep slope.]()
Read moreA skier practices for the upcoming women's giant slalom final at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center on February 6. #
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![A person slides on ice, kneeling low, guiding a curling stone during a competition.]()
Read moreRachel Homan of Team Canada competes against Team USA during the curling mixed-doubles round robin on Day 1 of the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the National Aquatics Center. #
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![A ski jumper celebrates after landing a jump.]()
Read moreIrina Avvakumova of the Russian Olympic Committee celebrates after competing in the ski jumping mixed-team final round at the National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou on February 7. #
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![A medal-winning athlete holds up a small panda statue during a ceremony held at the base of a ski slope.]()
Read moreBronze-medallist Mark McMorris of Team Canada celebrates during the men's snowboard slopestyle flower ceremony at Genting Snow Park on February 7 in Zhangjiakou. #
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