Day 12 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is just now under way, with Team Norway leading the overall medal count so far. Recent events include performances in ice dancing and figure skating, and finals in speed skating, ski jumping, snowboard cross, and much more. Collected below, recent images from some of the Olympic action taking place in and around Beijing. The closing ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 20—and then the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will gear up for its opening on March 4.
Scenes From the 2022 Winter Olympics
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![A skier is seen in mid-air during a jump, backlit by spotlights, amid a snowstorm.]()
Read moreKazakhstan's Akmarzhan Kalmurzayeva trains before the women's aerials qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics on February 13, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. #
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![A pair of figure skaters, photographed mid-performance.]()
Read moreMadison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of Team USA skate during the ice dance rhythm dance on day eight of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium. #
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![A snowboarder is seen in mid-air, during a jump, in front of distant smokestacks and a pagoda.]()
Read moreMarcus Kleveland of Norway takes part in a Men's snowboard big-air qualification run at Big Air Shougang in Beijing on February 14, 2022. #
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![Three speed skaters are seen heading toward the camera lens, in line, their arms and legs in sync.]()
Read moreTeam Japan skates during the women's team pursuit semifinals on day 11 of the 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![An athlete stands on a podium, hand over her heart, wearing a gold medal and holding a bouquet.]()
Read moreGold medalist Erin Jackson of Team USA reacts during the women's 500m medal ceremony at Medal Plaza on February 14, 2022, in Beijing. #
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![A skier is seen tumbling down a slope after a fall.]()
Read moreOlga Polyuk of Ukraine crashes during a women's aerials qualification run at Genting Snow Park on February 14, 2022. #
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![A cross-country skier moves along a well-traveled trail.]()
Read moreA skier trains during a cross-country training session on February 14, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. #
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![A ski jumper is seen in action, mouth wide open; a steep slope ahead is seen reflected in his visor.]()
Read moreDominik Peter of Team Switzerland competes during the men's large hill individual qualification round on day seven of the 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![A figure skater is seen during a performance.]()
Read moreKamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the women's single-skating short program on day 11 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. #
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![A crashing skier is barely visible amid a cloud of snow being thrown into the air.]()
Read moreLaura Peel of Australia crash lands during the final rounds of jumping in the women's free-ski aerials final at Genting Snow Park on February 14, 2022. #
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![A team of three athletes stands on a podium, hugging one another.]()
Read moreGold medalists Team Canada celebrate during the women's team pursuit final flower ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval on February 15, 2022. #
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![A slightly blurred image of a bobsleigh speeding down a long ice track.]()
Read moreRomain Heinrich and Dorian Hauterville of France compete in a bobsled two-man heat at the National Sliding Center in Beijing on February 14, 2022. #
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![A skier is seen during a crash on a slope, snow flying up around them.]()
Read moreKong Fanyu of China falls during her run in the women's aerials final at Genting Snow Park on February 14, 2022. #
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![A speed skater celebrates while still on the ice.]()
Read moreSuzanne Schulting of the Netherlands celebrates after her team won gold and set an Olympic record during the women's short track speed-skating 3000m relay final on February 13, 2022. #
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![Two people with snowblowers work on a ski course during a snowstorm.]()
Read moreCourse workers blow excess snow from the men's giant slalom course on February 13, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. #
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![Four snowboarders are seen in mid-air during a snowboard cross run.]()
Read moreFrom left: Stacy Gaskill of Team USA, Lindsey Jacobellis of Team USA, Chloe Trespeuch of Team France, and Michela Moioli of Team Italy compete in the women's snowboard cross semifinals on day five of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![Snowboarder Shaun White hugs a coach after an event.]()
Read moreShaun White of Team USA embraces coach JJ Thomas after finishing fourth during the men's snowboard halfpipe final on February 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou. #
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![A blurred-motion view of a ski jumper in mid-air.]()
Read moreKarl Geiger of Team Germany competes in a men's large hill individual qualification round on day seven of the 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![Two men in a bobsleigh slide upside-down, after a crash.]()
Read moreBrad Hall and Nick Gleeson of Team Great Britain crash during the two-man bobsled heat three at the National Sliding Center on February 15, 2022. #
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![An overhead shot of a hockey goaltender reaching for—but just missing—a puck headed into the net.]()
Read moreTeam China's goaltender Jieruimi Shimisi (Jeremy Smith) reaches for a goal by Team USA's Brian O'Neill during a preliminary round men's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics on February 10, 2022. #
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![A skier grasps the lens of a TV camera and gives it a kiss after a run.]()
Read moreSofia Goggia of Team Italy kisses a TV camera following her run in the women's downhill on February 15, 2022. #
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![A pair of figure skaters perform, holding each other close.]()
Read moreMadison Chock and Evan Bates of Team USA skate during the ice dance rhythm dance on day eight of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![A silhouette of a person firing a rifle.]()
Read moreA biathlete shoots during a training session in Zhangjiakou on February 14, 2022. #
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![A skier raises her arms and celebrates, on her knees, after a run.]()
Read moreSarah Schleper of Team Mexico reacts following her run during the women's super-G on day seven of the 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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![A speed skater stands during a medal ceremony, seen close-up, a single tear running down his face.]()
Read moreGold medalist Shaoang Liu of Team Hungary reacts on the podium during the men's 500m short track speed-skating medal ceremony at the Beijing Medals Plaza on February 14, 2022. #
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