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synonymOlympic Winter Games(Winter Olympics) generally refers to the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games (Olympic Winter Games) Abbreviated as the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics. Mainly by the world district hold It is the world's largest winter comprehensive games, held every four years, and has been held in parallel with the Summer Olympic Games since 1994. The participating countries are mainly located around the world, including Europe , Africa , America , Asia , Oceania . by International Olympic Committee (International Olympic Committee) Hosted. The number of sessions is calculated according to the actual number of sessions held.
In 1986, the IOC plenary session decided to separate the Winter and Summer Olympic Games from 1994, with the 1992 Winter Olympics being the last Winter Games to be held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. The first edition began in 1924, and a total of 24 editions have been held every four years until 2022.
The 24th Winter Olympic Games In China from February 4 to February 20, 2022 [8] Peking and Zhangjiakou Hold. On January 14, 2022, the United Nations Postal Administration announced that in celebration of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, the United Nations will issue a stamp with the theme of "Sport for peace". This is the first time the United Nations has issued stamps for the Winter Olympics. [9] As of June 2022, 23 countries and 41 cities have hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics. [12]
In 2022, the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland, approved the program and athlete quotas for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. [13]
Chinese name
Winter Olympic Games
Foreign name
Olympic Winter Games
venue
world
Race type
comprehensiveness Sports meet
First host
France Chamoni

Development course

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Olympic Games slowly took shape.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some ice and snow sports such as skiing , Ski sled , skating , Ice hockey Wait for items in European and American countries Gradually gained popularity and development.
In 1887, Norse Founded the world's first ski club.
In 1890, Canada Founded the world's first ice hockey association.
In 1892, International Skating Union in Netherlands Established.
In 1893, in Amsterdam The first men's speed skating was held tournament .
In 1908, France Established a worldwide International ice Hockey Federation .
in Ice and snow sports With the increasing popularity, Modern Olympic Games founder Coubertin Suggestion Hold separately Winter Olympics, but since 1901 Nordic duathlon Movement in Europe Scandinavia The success of the holding has been delayed.
In 1908, it was added to the 4th Summer Olympics Figure skating Project.
In 1920, the 7th edition was held Summer Olympic Games
The IOC refused to accept the two Nordic sports and added ice hockey instead. Figure skating and Ice hockey The addition of the Games attracted great interest from spectators, but weather conditions caused many problems for organizers, and although both events were moved forward to April, most of the competitions and the opening ceremony of the Games were held in mid-August. This makes the Olympic Games as long as five months, the human and material resources are too expensive. In view of this, people tend to separate the ice and snow events from the Olympic Games and carry out the ice and snow events separately Olympic Games .
In 1924, the official Winter Olympic Games were formed
At that time, in France The city of Chamonix hosted what was then known as" Winter sports week "The games, two years later International Olympic Committee It was officially renamed the 1st Winter Olympic Games.
The Winter Olympics were originally supposed to be held every four years, with Summer Olympic Games Held in the same year and in the same country. from The year 1928 The 2nd session of the University Olympic Winter Games Start the Winter Olympics with Summer Olympic Games The venue of the event was changed to different countries. The year 1994 Since then, the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics have been held at two-year intervals. The Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics were staggered, so it was only 1992 Olympic Winter Games with The year 1994 Olympic Winter Games Two years apart.
On October 15, 2023, the 141st Plenary session of the International Olympic Committee voted to adopt a resolution that will determine the host sites of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics in 2024. [21]

Review of past

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session
Host city
Host country
Holding time
1
Chamonix
France
France
January 25, 1924 - February 04, 1924
2
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Switzerland
February 11, 1928 - March 18, 1928
3
Lake Placid
America
USA
February 04, 1932 - February 15, 1932
4
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
February 06, 1936 - February 16, 1936
5
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Switzerland
January 30, 1948 - February 08, 1948
6
Oslo
Norse
Norway
February 14, 1952 - February 25, 1952
7
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Italy
Italy
January 26, 1956 - February 05, 1956
8
Squaw Valley
America
USA
February 18, 1960 - February 28, 1960
9
Innsbruck
Austria
Austria
January 29, 1964 - February 9, 1964
10
Grenoble
France
France
February 06, 1968 - February 18, 1968
11
Sapporo
Japan
Japan
February 03, 1972 - February 13, 1972
12
Innsbruck
Austria
Austria
February 04, 1976 - February 15, 1976
13
Lake Placid
America
USA
February 13, 1980 - February 24, 1980
14
Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
February 08, 1984 - February 19, 1984
15
Calgary
Canada
Canada
February 13, 1988 - February 28, 1988
16
Albertville
France
France
8 February 1992-23 February 1992
17
Lillehammer
Norse
Norway
12 February 1994-27 February 1994
18
Nagano
Japan
Japan
February 07, 1998 - February 22, 1998
19
Salt Lake City
America
USA
8 February 2002-24 February 2002
20
Turin
Italy
Italy
10 February 2006-26 February 2006
21
Vancouver
Canada
Canada
February 12, 2010 - February 28, 2010
22
Sochi
Russia
Russia
February 07, 2014 - February 23, 2014
23
PyeongChang
Korea
South Korea
February 09, 2018 - February 25, 2018
24
Peking [5]
Beijing
China
China
February 04, 2022 - February 20, 2022
25
Milano Cortina
Italy
February 06, 2026 - February 22, 2026
For an overview see: Olympic Games

The 1st session

(Samuel Chamoni)
Period: January 25, 1924 - February 4, 1924
Location: France Chamoni [11]
There are 294 athletes from 16 countries and regions competing in 4 sports.

The 2nd session

St. Moritz, 1928
(St. Moritz)
Date: February 11, 1928 - February 19, 1928
Location: Switzerland St. Moritz
464 athletes from 25 countries and regions competed in 4 sports.

The 3rd session

1932 Lake Placid
(Lake Placid)
Date: February 4, 1932 - February 15, 1932
Location: United States Lake Placid
There are 252 athletes from 17 countries and regions competing in 4 sports.

The 4th session

1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
(Garmisch Partenkirchen)
Date: February 6, 1936 - February 16, 1936
Location: Germany Garmisch Partenkirchen
There are 669 athletes from 28 countries and regions competing in 4 sports.

The 5th session

St. Moritz, 1948
(St. Moritz)
Date: January 30, 1948 - February 8, 1948
Location: Switzerland St. Moritz
Participating countries/regions: 28
Event: 4
The fifth Winter Olympics were originally scheduled to be held in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1940. However, due to Japanese imperialism's invasion of China in 1937, the Japanese government announced in 1938 that they could not host the Sapporo Winter Olympics, and St. Moritz, Switzerland, was a candidate city. However, at the 1936 Winter Olympics, the Swiss Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee had a dispute over the participation of ski coaches. Switzerland also announced that it would not host the Winter Olympics. In July 1939, Germany told the International Olympic Committee that it was willing to host the fifth Winter Olympics in Garmisch and Partenkirchen, the host cities of the previous Games. Four months later, World War II broke out and the next two Olympic Games were cancelled. In 1948, the first Winter Olympics since the end of World War II were held again in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

The 6th session

1952 Oslo
(Oslo)
Date: February 14, 1952 - February 25, 1952
Location: Oslo, Norway
Participating countries/regions: 30
Event: 4
The 1952 Winter Olympics came to Norway, the birthplace of modern skiing. The Olympic flame was lit from a fire in the home of Sondre Nordheim, a famous Norwegian skier, and passed through a relay of 94 skiers to the Olympic stadium, where the Olympic flame was lit in the main stadium, becoming the first official Olympic flame. Hjalmar Andersen, a 28-year-old speed skater from host Norway, became the first athlete to win three gold MEDALS in a single Winter Olympics in front of his hometown. He won all three gold MEDALS in the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters by the largest margin in Olympic history.

The 7th session

1956 Cortina d 'Ampezzo
(Cortina d 'Ampezzo)
Date: January 26, 1956 - February 5, 1956
Location: Italy Cortina d 'Ampezzo
Participating countries/regions: 32
Event: 4
The 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d 'Ampezzo, Italy, had special significance because of the Soviet Union's participation, and in their first Winter Olympics, they surpassed all rivals and finished first in the medal table. They won three gold MEDALS in four speed skating events. Pavel Kolchin became the first non-Scandinavian athlete to win a gold medal in cross-country skiing, Anton Sailer won all three alpine skiing golds and became the first athlete in Olympic history to sweep all three alpine skiing events. Madeleine Berthod won the downhill gold medal by a huge margin of 4.7 seconds as her birthday present.

The 8th session

Squaw Valley, 1960
(Squaw Valley)
Date: February 18, 1960 - February 28, 1960
Location: United States Squaw Valley
Participating countries/regions: 31
Event: 4
Preparations for the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics in the United States did not go smoothly. The mountain town, located 300 kilometers from San Francisco, California, at 1,900 meters above sea level, had no sports facilities or venues to compete in when it submitted its bid to the International Olympic Committee. With only nine countries registered, the organizing committee did not think it was worth the money to build a venue for the bobsled competition, so it refused to build a special race track for the bobsled competition and announced that there would be no bobsled competition, which was the first and only time that the bobsled competition was absent from the Winter Olympics. For the first time, biathlon (cross-country skiing and shooting) was included in the Winter Olympics, and Klas Lestander of Sweden won the first Olympic gold medal in the event.

The 9th session

Innsbruck, 1964
(Innsbruck)
Date: January 29, 1964 - February 9, 1964
Location: Austria Innsbruck
Participating countries/regions: 36
Event: 6
From January 29 to February 9, 1964, the 9th Winter Olympic Games were held in Innsbruck, Austria, lasting 12 days, 36 countries and regions participated in the games.
A total of 103 MEDALS were awarded in six major and 34 minor events, with the former Soviet Union ranking first and no Chinese athletes participating in the Winter Olympics.

The 10th session

(Grenoble)
Date: February 6, 1968 - February 18, 1968
Location: France Grenoble
Participating countries/regions: 37
Event: 6
Olympic bidding process
Grenoble in 1968
Before the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, six cities - Calgary (Canada), Ratti (Finland), Lake Placid (USA), Sapporo (Japan), Oslo (Norway) and Grenoble (France) - competed to host the Games. In the vote, Grenoble won.
Grenoble is an ancient city in the southeast of France, as far back as the ancient Greek and Roman times has been famous. The city in the Alps, located in the Rhone tributary Yise River, convenient transportation, is a tourist and winter sports place. The urban population is about 100,000.
In order to make the games "the most effective and organized games", the organizing committee of this Conference has been actively preparing for it since the day it was awarded the right to host the games. It took just one year and four months to build a 12,000-seat arena for speed skating and ice hockey. The first artificial skating rink in France was also built. The ski slopes are well equipped and an Olympic village has been built.
Opening ceremony
French President Charles de Gaulle opened the competition, and figure skater AlainCalmat lit the flame, while alpine skier Lacroix took the oath on behalf of the athletes.
Mascot of the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics
The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was a grand ceremony attended by about 70,000 spectators from all over the world. The organizers had a unique idea to drop 30,000 colorful red roses from a helicopter to the stadium, which was shrouded in a festive atmosphere. The sky was full of flowers falling slowly, and there was a refreshing fragrance all around. The bright red petals scattered on the white snow appeared bright and dazzling. The audience is not only like being in a bustling city, but also like being in a quiet and quiet countryside, which has a different interest. The rose has a special meaning in Grenoble, the city emblem is marked by three red roses, symbolizing the three major characteristics of industry, culture and education, tourism and winter sports.
emblem
The three red roses surrounding the snow in the emblem are the city emblem of the ancient city of Grenoble, and also symbolize the local industry, culture, education and winter sports.
mascot
The design of the mascot in the Olympic Games began in this Winter Olympics, the cartoon ski figure called Schuss, half man and half thing, with its exaggerated huge head and fine and hard body, symbolizing a strong will of the elf. Schuss means "high-speed skiing".

The 11th session

Sapporo, 1972
(Sapporo)
Date: February 3, 1972 - February 13, 1972
Location: Japan Sapporo
Participating countries/regions: 35
Event: 6
Olympic bidding process
The 11th Winter Olympic Games were held in Sapporo, Japan from February 3 to 13, 1972. In addition to Sapporo, Banff in Canada, Rati in Finland and Salt Lake City in the United States are also bidding to host the Games. This is the first time that the Winter Olympics have been held outside Europe and the United States, and the first time that they have been held in Asia.
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emblem
The designer of the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games emblem, Kazumasa Nagai, continued the design concept of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games emblem designer Yuze Kempura, in the symbol of Japan's rising sun and the Olympic rings between the symbol of winter snow, and marked the Olympic rings under the "Sapporo '72", meaning "Sapporo 1972" words. [20]

The 12th session

(Innsbruck)
Date: February 4, 1976 - February 15, 1976
Location: Austria Innsbruck
Participating countries/regions: 37
Event: 6
Olympic bidding process
The original host of the games was the American city of Denver, which won over competition from Vancouver, Canada; Granada, Spain; Lati, Finland; and Zion, Switzerland. But the people of Colorado, where Denver is located, and the citizens of Denver opposed the government issuing public debt to fund the Winter Olympic Games. Denver renounced its bid to host the Winter Olympics on November 15, 1972. Innsbruck, Austria, submitted an application to the International Olympic Committee, willing to take over. On February 4, 1973, the IOC decided to award the Winter Olympics to Innsbruck, Austria. After 12 years, Innsbruck is hosting the Winter Olympics again.
Opening ceremony
The conference was held from 4 to 15 February 1976. A grand opening ceremony was held on February 4. As is customary, the Olympic flame was lit in the main field. But unlike the other sites, the main venue has two flame towers, one 12 years old and one newly built. During the opening ceremony, Austrian bobsledder Josef Festermantel first lit the flame on the new tower, and then his compatriot, alpine skier Crystal Haas, lit the old torch tower. Two towers burn day and night at the same time, marking the Tyrol capital as twice the host of the Winter Olympics.
The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was held on February 4. The Austrian President presided over the opening ceremony, and Austrian artists dressed in national costumes performed wonderful folk dances. President Rudolf Kirschlag opened the congress. The oath was taken on behalf of the athletes by the host nation's snowmobile rider Werner Dell-Kaert, while the oath was taken on behalf of the race officials by Austrian Nordic duathlon referee Willy Kostinger.
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Innsbruck, 1976
The emblem of the Olympic Games is roughly the same as that of the ninth Winter Olympics, except that the time of the Olympic Games has been changed from 1964 to 1976, and the main body is still composed of the Olympic rings and the Inhe Bridge.
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1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics mascot
The mascot is the Austrian mountains, round white snowman, wearing a Tyrol hat, plus carrot red nose, the shape is very pleasing; It symbolizes the purity of the Olympic Games.

The 13th session

(Lake Placid)
Period: 13 February 1980 to 24 February 1980
Location: United States Lake Placid (China has participated in the Winter Olympics since then.)
Participating countries/regions: 37
Event: 6
Olympic bidding process
In the 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid in the United States and Vancouver in Canada were selected as the sole candidate due to Vancouver's withdrawal before the vote, becoming the third city after St. Moritz and Innsbruck to host the Winter Olympics twice.
Opening ceremony
Lake Placid in 1980
The official opening day, February 13 at 2:30 local time, the clear sky after the snow, blue sky and white clouds, near and far mountains, snow-covered Lake Placid dress up especially beautiful. Despite the cold weather, the stands were still packed with more than 20,000 gorgeously dressed spectators. After the speeches of Bernard Fel, chairman of the Organizing Committee, and Kiranen, president of the International Olympic Committee, Vice President Mondale announced the opening of the General Assembly on behalf of the host president of the United States, followed by a grand entrance ceremony. [19]
emblem
The logo of the Games is the same design as the poster, which commemorates the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The herringbone line to the right of the main pattern represents the mountains surrounding the competition area. The lines are connected with the vertical lines on the left, reminiscent of the precursor of the modern Olympic Games. The zigzag pattern at the top of the vertical line symbolizes the two Olympic cauldrons, and echoes the shape of the lower part of the Olympic rings, giving the impression that the pattern above is emerging from the groove
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The mascot of the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics
The mascot of the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics was named Roni, short for the Ilok Indian raccoon. The raccoon, along with the Ilok Indians, is a native and protozoa of Lake Placid and is protected by the local government.

The 14th session

(Sarajevo)
Period: 8 February 1984 to 19 February 1984
Location: Yugoslavia Sarajevo
Participating countries/regions: 49
Event: 6
Olympic bidding process
In addition to Sarajevo, the Swedish city of Yetburg (Gothenburg) and Japan's Sapporo have applied to host the Games. In the end, Sarajevo won the approval of the majority of the International Olympic Committee and became the host of the event.
Opening ceremony
The 14th Winter Olympic Games opened semi-officially at 2 p.m. on February 8. 55,000 spectators braved the snow to attend the opening ceremony. Samaranch attended the convention. The President of the Presidium of the former Yugoslav Federation, Mi-Shduljak, attended and opened the Congress. During the opening ceremony, 21-year-old SAN Dubraavczyk, a former Yugoslav women's figure skating champion, lit the main stadium fire.
1984 Sarajevo
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mascot
Mascot of the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics
The mascot of the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, Vucho Vucko, was a fearless Wolf. It has traveled around the world to promote the Games, climbing mountains and even riding camels across deserts. Vucko has changed the way people think about wolves, showing that humans and animals are friends.

The 15th

(Calgary)
Period: 13 February 1988 to 28 February 1988
Location: Canada Calgary
Participating countries/regions: 57
Event: 10
Olympic bidding process
The 15th Winter Olympic Games were held in Calgary, Canada, from February 13 to 28, 1988. In addition to Calgary, Sweden's Fallon and Italy's Cortina d 'Ampezzo have applied to host the Games. Calgary had bid twice before, in 1964 and 1968, and won this time.
Opening ceremony
On the afternoon of February 13, 1988, the Winter Olympics opened with great fanfare at the University of Calgary's McMahon Stadium. International Olympic Committee President Samaranch in the cheers after the speech, the Governor General of Canada, Mrs. Sauvey announced the opening of the Winter Olympics, immediately flying flags. The colorful five rings and the "88" and maple leaf patterns of the spectators on the stands added to the festive atmosphere.
The Olympic flame was lit by Robyn Perry, a 12-year-old amateur skater from Calgary, Canadian skier Pierre Harvey took the oath on behalf of the athletes, and the opening ceremony included a rich western Alberta style performance.
At the opening ceremony, 57 teams entered the stadium to the sound of magnificent music, among which the Philippines team was notable, only one person, this person named Okampo, he is both the flag bearer and the athlete.
emblem
Calgary, 1988
The emblem of the Calgary Winter Olympic Games is the most prominent national style snowflake graphics, which can also be seen as the traditional meaning of the maple leaf, and the maple leaf is the symbol of Canada. The first letter of Canada and Calgary is C. This maple leaf and snowflake are composed of letters C of different sizes and shapes, expressing the strong desire of Canadian people for the Olympic Games.
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Mascot of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics
1988 Calgary Winter Olympics mascots Hidy and Howdy. The mascot consists of two anthropomorphic polar bears named Hidy and Howdy, which convey the warmth and welcome of Canadians (Hi,Hello). The appearance of two polar bears dressed as cowboys in a team was the first time in Olympic history that two mascots appeared at the same time, and the use of female mascots was also the first time in Olympic history.

16th session

(Albertville)
Period: 8 February 1992 to 23 February 1992
Location: France Alberville
Participating countries/regions: 64
Event: 12
Opening ceremony
On the afternoon of February 8, the 16th Winter Olympic Games opened, and the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games was presided over by two Winter Olympic presidents: Jean-Claude Killy, the world ski champion of the year, and Michel Barnier, who contributed to the bid for the Winter Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch delivered a short congratulatory speech, and French President Francois Mitterrand declared the 16th Winter Olympic Games open. Platini, who is regarded as a hero of France, solemnly handed the torch to a nine-year-old schoolboy who loves various sports and lit the Olympic flame.
Closing ceremony
On February 23, the Organizing Committee of the 16th Winter Olympic Games held a grand and lively closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, attended by French President Edith Colesson and International Olympic Committee President Samaranch. Ioc President Juan Antonio Samaranch (1921-2010) and the two presidents of the Games, Jean-Claude, Killy and Michel Barnier, spoke at the closing ceremony. Samaranch received the IOC flag from the mayor of Albertville, the host city of the current Winter Olympic Games, Henri Dujo, and then handed it over to the next Winter Olympic Games host city, Norway Lillehammer Mayor Oden Trayne, and congratulated the city for hosting the 17th Winter Olympic Games. The flame of the 16th Winter Olympics, which burned for 16 days, was blown out by a "little angel" descending from heaven, and the Winter Olympics came to an end.
Albertville, 1992
emblem
Germany and France are located in the foothills of the Alps, and the creative inspiration from the Alps has become a common element of their Winter Olympic emblems.
The emblem of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, is composed of elements such as mountain light, modernity and movement. The brightest of them were a flaming Olympic flame and red and blue skis. Simple and vivid. The romantic French people express their Olympic feelings in the mountains and snowy fields.
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Mascot of the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics
The mascot for the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics was the first non-animal mascot, the Ice Genie. It consists of a cube representing an ice cube and a star representing dreams and creativity, the body color is the blue of the French flag, the head is a high hat, the color of the hat is the red of the French flag, and the chest has three lines in the blue, white and red colors of the French flag.

17th session

(J. Lillehammer)
Period: 17 February 1994 to 27 February 1994
Location: Norway Lillehammer
Participating countries: 67
Event: 12
Main stadium: Stampesletta Sports Center
Bidding process
In addition to Lillehammer, Ostersund of Sweden, Anchorage of the United States and Sofia of Bulgaria are bidding for the Winter Olympics.
Opening ceremony
King Harold V opened the congress on 12 February at the foot of the majestic alpine ski resort, with the opening ceremony presided over by Norway's renowned anthropologist and explorer Thor Hayadar and famous actress Leif Ullmann. After snowjumper Steen Coruben flew more than 100 metres to land in the main stadium carrying the Olympic flame, skier Kesselring took over. Nordinius gave Prince Haakon Magnus the torch to light. Afterward, cross-country skier Vegard Ulwanger and figure skating judge Kari Kalin from the host country took the oath on behalf of the athletes and competition officials respectively.
1994 Lillehammer
emblem
Norway has successfully hosted the Winter Olympics for two times, and the Winter Olympics let the world know more about this small Nordic country with a small population but a passion for sports.
The 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway ushered in a new era in Olympic history. Since 1994, the Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games have been held alternately, that is, every two years there is an Olympic year. The designers of the emblem were inspired by the natural landscape: the blue sky, the northern Lights, the white snow, plus the five rings and the words "Lillehammer" in English to complete the emblem. The northern lights indicate that the host country is Norway in the north.
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Mascot of the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics
Mascot of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The mascots come from the two protagonists of the Norwegian fairy tale and are named after the two children in the story Hakon and Kristin, making the mascots of this Olympic Games different from those of previous Olympic Games and full of stories.

The 18th

(Nagano)
Period: 7 February 1998 to 22 February 1998
Location: Japan Nagano
Participating countries/regions: 72
Event: 14
Main Stadium: Nagano Olympic Stadium
Olympic bidding process
For the people of Nagano, it's a dream they've been waiting for for decades. Naganohara was awarded the right to host the games in 1940, but was unable to host the event due to the suspension of the Winter Olympics due to World War II (the Winter Olympics were suspended in 1940 and 1944 due to the war, and resumed in 1948). This time, they defeated Haka in Spain, Salt Lake City in the United States, Ostersund in Sweden and Valda Aosta in Italy to finally regain the right to host the Winter Olympics.
Opening ceremony
The theme of the games is "Coexistence between man and Nature." At the opening ceremony, the world-class conductor master in Japan Seiji Ozawa Singers from five cities around the world sang the song via satellite. Ode to Joy ", to this century's last Winter Olympics dyed a layer of charming color.
It was Japan that declared the games open Emperor Akihito And a former Winter Olympic woman Figure skating Champion Japanese-American player ITO green Lit the Olympic flame. Host's Nordic duathlon Athlete Kenji Hagiwara and figure skating judge Junko Hiramatsu took the oath on behalf of athletes and competition officials, respectively.
Closing ceremony
At the closing ceremony, Nagano Mayor Zuo Tsukamada handed the Olympic flag to Salt Lake City, United States, female mayor Corradini. Salt Lake City in the United States will host the next Winter Olympics in 2002.
emblem
1998 Nagano
The logo of the event is composed of dynamic athlete images mixed with snowflake patterns, symbolizing the competition of ice and snow events. On the whole, it also looks like a snow lotus, indicating that this Winter Olympics attaches special importance to environmental protection issues. The whole pattern is dynamic, expressing the purpose of understanding each other and enhancing solidarity and friendship through sports competition among the players from various countries participating in the Nagano Winter Olympics. Hence the name "Colorful Snowflake".
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1998 Nagano Winter Olympics mascot
The mascots for the Nagano Winter Olympics are made up of four odd-looking owls. The organizing committee named the four mascots Cunxi, Nengcheng, Jiaxi and Buki respectively. These four names can be spelled "Snowlets" in Japanese and become "snowlets" in English. Lets lets lets lets you get involved in the Winter Olympics. "owlets" also means "little owls". The four mascots also said that the Winter Olympics will be held every four years, which can be described as a strange idea.

19th session

(Salt Lake City)
Period: 8 February 2002 to 24 February 2002
Location: United States Salt Lake City
Participating countries/regions: 77
Event: 15
Main stadium: Les Exes Stadium
Olympic bidding process
A total of eight cities in Europe and the United States have expressed interest in hosting the Winter Olympics, with Salt Lake City in the United States, Ostersund in Sweden, Quebec in Canada and Cyon in Switzerland in the final bidding process. As a result, Salt Lake City defeated three other rivals and won the right to host the games. But soon after, a scandal broke that the Salt Lake City bid committee bribed International Olympic Committee officials, causing a stir. The affair led to the resignation or dismissal of several IOC officials before it was finally put to rest.
Opening ceremony
With fighter jets roaring in the sky and police lights flashing on the ground, the 19th Winter Olympic Games kicked off in Salt Lake City, Utah, at 19 p.m. local time (10 a.m. Beijing time on Monday) amid tight security and tension.
A total of 2,399 athletes from 77 countries and regions participated in 78 events, setting a record for the largest number of athletes and events in the Winter Olympics. China also sent a strong delegation this time, striving to achieve the country's zero gold medal breakthrough in the history of the Winter Olympics.
The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was marked by a resurgence of American patriotism inspired by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Before the opening ceremony officially began, representatives of the New York Police Department sang "God Bless America"; As the opening ceremony began, eight American athletes and eight New York police officers and firefighters escorted an American flag that had been rescued from the rubble into the venue. Famous ice skater Amy Peterson, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, led Team USA into the stadium under another flag as the national teams entered the stadium. Patriotism was also highlighted in the U.S. team's attire. They wore red and blue, the colors of the national flag, and waved small national flags as they greeted cheering spectators.
Under the guidance of the bright five-star red flag, the Chinese sports delegation appeared. I saw that the athletes were full of spirit, with neat steps, and frequently waved to the audience amid the music and applause. Led by Yuan Weimin, director of the State General Administration of Sport, the Chinese sports delegation at this Winter Olympics consists of 133 people, including 77 athletes, which is the largest number of people in China to participate in the Winter Olympics. In recent years, Chinese athletes have made rapid progress in ice and snow events, and this Winter Olympics Chinese athletes will compete for gold MEDALS in short track speed skating, synchronized pairs skating and biathlon.
Closing ceremony
At 9 a.m. on February 25, 2002 (18 p.m. on the 24th in Salt Lake City local time), Utah and the United States bid farewell to the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics with a grand closing ceremony, which was a grand celebration of stars, songs and dances, full of mankind's boundless nostalgia for the glory of the past and a beautiful vision for the future.
The closing ceremony was an impassioned performance, featuring a host of stars, including rock band KISS, former figure skating superstar Witt, and supergroup Bon Jovi. After the closing ceremony, the Olympic flame was slowly extinguished after burning for 17 days.
All 2,500 athletes at the Games took part in the festivities, with some parading into the Race-Exes Stadium and others cheering from the stands. After the parade, athletes from 77 countries, regardless of nationality, gathered in the center of the stadium and began to party together.
This was followed by a ceremony in which the mayor of Salt Lake City handed over the Olympic flag to the mayor of Turin, Italy, the site of the 2006 Winter Games.
Salt Lake City, 2002
emblem
The emblem of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics is a snowflake crystal in three bright colors: yellow, orange and blue. These colors come from the Utah outdoors. Through these design elements, the theme of "competition, culture, courage" is conveyed. The theme catered to Utahns' desire to reflect the Olympic spirit with their different land landscapes and cultural heritage.
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The mascots of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics were Powder the Snow rabbit, Copper the Prairie Wolf and Coal the American black bear. The mascot represents the Olympic motto of faster, higher, Stronger.
Mascots for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics

The 20th

(Turin)
Time: 10 February 2006 to 26 February 2006
Location: Italy Turin
Participating countries/regions: 80
Event: 15
Main Stadium: Turin Olympic Stadium
Turin 2006 Olympic bid emblem
Olympic bidding process
On 19 June 1999, at the 109th session of the International Olympic Committee held in Seoul, South Korea, Turin defeated Switzerland's Sion by 53 to 36 votes to host the 20th Winter Olympic Games. Before the meeting, the media had favored Cicillon to win, because the International Olympic Committee is based in Switzerland, but in the end, Turin won by 17 votes.
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin was held on February 10, 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Turin. In order to prepare for the Winter Olympics, the stadium was rebuilt with a new roof, and the seating capacity of the stadium was increased from 25,000 to 35,000 seats. The closing ceremony of the Turin Winter Olympics was also held at the Olympic Stadium in Turin. The Turin Winter Olympic Games will be held simultaneously at venues in seven municipalities: Turin, Bardonegia, Cestriere, Cesana and Pinerolo.
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2006 Turin
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2006 Turin Winter Olympics mascots
"Neve", the mascot of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, is a little girl dressed in red with a round head shaped like a snowball. "Gliz" is a little boy in a blue suit with a square head shaped like an ice cube. They symbolize the two essential elements of the Winter Olympic program - snow and ice. The mascot was officially unveiled on September 28, 2005, and was designed by Portuguese designer Pedro Albuquerque.

The 21st

(Vancouver)
Time: February 12, 2010 to February 28, 2010
Location: Canada Vancouver
Participating countries/regions: 85
Event: 15
Main Stadium: British Columbia Stadium
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Bid emblem
Olympic bidding process
On June 2, 2003, in Prague, Vancouver narrowly defeated Pyeongchang, South Korea (Pyeongchang was 11 votes ahead of Vancouver in the first round, and Salzburg won the second round because all the committee members voted for Vancouver) and Salzburg to host the 21st Winter Olympic Games in 2010.
Opening ceremony
During the opening ceremony, a minute of silence was observed in memory of Georgian luge athlete Nordahl, who died of injuries in a training accident in the morning.
2010 Vancouver
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In 2010, the Vancouver Winter Olympics Committee announced the Ilanaaq logo on April 23, 2005.
The logo, designed by Elena Rivera McGregor, features five rectangles of an abstract human figure with outstretched arms, beneath the words "Vancouver 2010" and the Olympic rings.
The design of the main image is inspired by the giant stone carvings of the Inuit indigenous people in Canada's Northern Territory, which are carved and stacked to form human figures and are often used as road signs and monuments. The humanoid main figure is named Elanak, which means "friend" in the Inuit language.
Elanak's head is green, his arms dark blue, his torso sky blue, and his legs red and gold. The organizers said green, dark blue and sky blue represent the forests, mountains and islands of Vancouver's coastal areas, red is the color of Canada's national symbol, the maple leaf, and gold represents Vancouver's sunset scenery, and all five colors are the same as the Olympic rings. Vancouver Organizing Committee chief executive Officer Furlong said the entire figure embodies "friendship, warmth, strength, vision and team spirit."
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics mascots
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The mascots for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on November 27, 2007, based on the city of Vancouver British Columbia (British Columbia, BC, Canada) the legend of the creation of three cartoon characters.
The Winter Olympics have three mascots, designed by Vancouver's Miomi Design company, Miga is based on an orca whale and a spirit bear, and is based on the folklore of the Tsimshian people of the North Pacific Ocean. In the plot, he likes surfing, so he likes skiing; Quatchi is a Sasquatch, a legendary monster in the mountains of northwest North America. He travels to Vancouver with Miga because of his love of hockey.

The 22nd session

(Sochi)
Time: February 7, 2014 to February 23, 2014
Location: Russia Sochi
Participating countries/regions: 88
Event: 15
Main Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi 2014 bid emblem
Olympic bidding process
On the afternoon of July 4, 2007 local time, the 119th plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held in Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, determined the location of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, and Russia's Sochi won the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, defeating the rival Pyeongchang of South Korea, the difference between the two cities was 4 votes.
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony unfolds in the dream of a girl named Lyubov. 33 Russian letters, each letter represents a Russian pride, they are Russian historical and cultural celebrities, scientists, such as Empress Catherine II, the world's first astronaut Gagarin, the great composer Tchaikovsky, the inventor of the periodic table Mendeleev, the sun of Russian literature Pushkin, the father of Russian aerospace Tsiokovsky, It can also be Russia's natural attractions, such as Lake Baikal, or groundbreaking scientific inventions, such as the unmanned Luna 1 probe, which together make up the pride of the Russian nation.
Lyubov appeared at the opening ceremony in a white dress. Flying a kite under the stars, she slowly takes to the sky herself, and under her guidance, the audience is transported to the vast territory of Russia. White clouds, horses, mountains, lakes, frozen soil, the vast Russian land like a fairy tale in front of the eyes of the audience. At this time, the music of the Russian opera "King Igor" sounded, and the music with the color of Russian folk songs was grand and lyrical, and it highlighted the richness and diversity of the Russian land.
At this moment, five crystal clear white snowflakes fell from the sky, gradually blooming in rotation, and eventually evolved into the logo of the Olympic rings. The sons and daughters of more than 100 ethnic groups in Russia witnessed this historic moment under the white Olympic rings.
The indispensable guests of the Sochi Winter Olympics, the white bear, the snow leopard and the rabbit, then rode the skateboard into the stadium, they happily greeted the audience and warmly welcomed the guests from all over the world with the attitude of the hero. After that, three sets of Russian wagons flew through the air in a snowstorm, like a dream. They bring the sun and warmth to people, so people laugh, sing and dance to celebrate the arrival of the "Winter Festival". Very Russian characteristics of the onion head of the church roof, samovars, accompanied by the public team to the center of the stage, the scene has become a fairy tale world.
As the roof of the "onion" church slowly emptied, the time was turned back to the late 17th and early 18th centuries St. Petersburg . Peter the Great He led his young army to open up rivers and mountains and led the fleet to Europe to learn Western technology. His reforms opened up the window of Russia to Europe and brought prosperity to Russia.
And then Natasha Rostova from Leo Tolstoy 's War and peace In the background of the war, the country hates the family, and her emotional entanglements with Andre are silently unfolding in the scene of the ballet. And here's Natasha Rostova Bolshoi Theatre Svetlana Zakharova, a ballet dancer of the national treasure, and Vladimir Vasilyev, a ballet dancer of the Soviet Union, also appeared.
In the powerful music by Russian composer Georgi Sviridov for the film Time Forward, the stadium is covered in the red of the Soviet revolution, with giant gears, Steam locomotive One after another, Russia entered a new era. By the Russian national anthem writer Sergei Mikhalkov created the character of the police uncle Skopan began to direct the traffic at the busy street, the Soviet era "Seagull" brand, "Victory" brand cars passed from the street, people are busy and happy for life. At this time, the little girl in the film Lyubov appears again, releasing a red balloon into the sky, and also releasing the hopes and dreams of the heart.
And finally, Tchaikovsky 's Swan Lake The classic clip sounded, and about 30 "white swans" danced in the night sky, with Russia leading the dance St. Petersburg The Mariinsky Theatre The gold medal dancer Gianna Vishniova. Then, under the darkness of the whole room, the figure of the Winter Olympic athletes appeared in the night sky of the universe, as if a star shone in the night sky.
Closing ceremony
In the early morning of February 24, 2014, Beijing time, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games ended in Fisht Olympic Stadium after 16 days of fierce competition, joy is the theme of the entire closing ceremony. In the opening scene, the dancers used humor to compensate for the malfunction of the five rings during the opening ceremony. President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach The Olympic flag was handed over to Korea, the host country of the next Winter Olympics Pyeongchang .
Sochi 2014
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Dmitry Chernyshenko, president of Russia's Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, presents the emblem of Russia's first Winter Olympic Games during a press conference in Moscow December 1, 2009. the emblem, painted in the colors of the Russian flag, features the Olympic rings and the 2014 logo below, along with the slogan Gateway to the Future. Chernyshenko pointed out that the design of the Olympic emblem is not yet complete, and there will be changes and additions.
"We looked for a unique style and image for Sochi," he said. We have designed the emblem, which has a lot of room for development. This is not a fixed solution, in the five years before the Olympic Games, we will give you a surprise. We let our partners figure out what kind of padding to use in the emblem."
The logo was designed jointly by Interbrand and a committee of experts set up by the Olympic Organizing Committee. He says the Sochi 2014 emblem is aimed at young people.
Mascots for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
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The mascots for the Sochi Winter Olympics were chosen in a nationwide vote. Snow leopard , Polar bear and Rabbit The winner came in third place.

The 23rd session

(Pyeongchang)
Time: February 9, 2018 to February 25, 2018
Location: South Korea Pyeongchang
Event: 15
Pyeongchang 2018 bid emblem
Olympic bidding process
On July 6, 2011, the 123rd Plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held in Durban, South Africa announced the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Pyeongchang from South Korea in the first round with more than half of the votes to beat Germany's Munich and France's Annecy two absolute advantage Europe The city later became the site of the Winter Olympics.
Opening ceremony
At 19:00 Beijing time on February 9, 2018, the 2018 Winter Olympic Games officially kicked off in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Under the theme of "peace," the crowd cheered as the South and North Korean delegations marched together, and in the final lighting session, South Korean national treasure Kim Yuna took the torch from the inter-Korean ice hockey team and lit the Olympic flame after a solo ice dance.
In the first part of the show, a cleverly conceived short film served as the introduction to tonight's opening ceremony, with many of Korea's landmarks and attractions flashing on the big screen, and a South Korean boy playing hockey with a hard shot to hit the puck towards the country's famous Imjingak Peace Bell.
At this time, the camera cuts back to the scene, and the peace bell appears in the center of the venue, and the bell rings at this time, reflecting people's cherish for peace and desire for harmony, which is the theme of tonight's opening ceremony "Calling for peace and building harmony". According to the organizing committee, all temples in South Korea will ring their bells at this time to pray for world peace.
In addition to ringing the bell to pray for good luck, the four gods: white tiger, Zhu finch, green dragon, and Basaltic Wu have appeared one after another, in addition, many mythological figures familiar to the Korean people: bear woman, half-human half-bird, phoenix also appeared in the TV picture, all of which symbolizes the harmony between heaven and earth and life.
Back to reality, hundreds of actors dressed in traditional Korean costumes performed while hanging janggu, a dance that combines elements of bagua and tai chi, symbolizing balance and harmony. At the end of the dance, combined with the group dance and lighting effects, the scene appeared a red and blue Taeguchi shape, which is also the national flag of South Korea.
Unlike the sequence of previous Winter Olympics opening ceremonies, the athletes' entrance to the Pyeongchang opening ceremony was arranged in the middle of the artistic performance, which was divided into two parts.
After the first stage of the performance, is the athletes delegation entry ceremony. The organizing committee specially selected 13 K-pop songs, spanning 60 years. In addition to "Hand in Hand", "Gangnam STYLE", which exploded a few years ago, is also among them. When the familiar "Gangnam STYLE" melody sounded, the audience cheered, ushering in the first climax of the ceremony.
In a departure from past practice, the entry of the delegations at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will not be alphabetized in English, but in Korean. As a result, the Chinese delegation did not appear in the front position as usual, but was ranked 65th. At nearly 8pm on February 9, 2018, Beijing time, Zhou Yang led the Chinese delegation out with the five-star red flag.
This is the third time Zhou Yang participated in the Winter Olympics, the previous two Winter Olympics, the short-track speed skater has won three gold MEDALS, she is also a big Yang Yang Later, China's second female Olympic flag-bearer.
At the end of the ceremony, the South and North Korean delegations marched together. The flag-bearers for both sides, Won Yoon-jong, a South Korean bobsledder, and Hwang Chung-geum, a North Korean ice hockey player, were applauded when they marched in with the joint delegation. It is worth mentioning that this time South Korea and North Korea will also form a women's ice hockey team to participate in the game.
The second part of the performance begins with the traditional Korean folk song "Arirang", which passes through the history of modern Korea and the imagination of the future. In the 77-year-old South Korean elderly Jin Nanqi singing, 5 children by boat into the stadium, their boat under the background of wind and rain and then sunny, meaning South Korea after suffering finally ushered in the economic boom.
Next, the children use the magic ice pen to draw their dreams in turn, and then the door of light to the future appears above their heads. When the door of Light opens to them, the children's dreams come true one by one. The fourth Industrial revolution is unfolding before people's eyes, and artificial intelligence and the Internet of everything will completely change people's lives.
Then there are 120 doors of light, symbolizing technology at the service of people: modern technology brings us closer to our lives, but it also blocks communication between people. The 58 performers danced around the door, using the dance to tell the audience that only the communication between people is the real connection, opening the door to communicate with people and communicate with the world.
The gates of Light connect to each other, a smiley face is printed on the stadium floor, and different memes appear. Fifty-eight performers approached the center of the stage, lighting up the central halo with devices in their hands. Then the actors released their light beams into the sky above the stadium, and the sky and earth were Connected at this time, so that the whole world was closely connected, once again echoing the slogan of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics "Passion Connected."
Closing ceremony
On the evening of February 25, 2018 local time, the closing ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympic Games was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
At the closing ceremony, the North and South Korean delegations once again marched together under the Korean flag. Ioc President Thomas Bach thanked the hosts and volunteers for their efforts in bringing the Winter Olympics to a successful conclusion.
As the host city of the next Winter Olympics, Beijing Mayor Chen Jining took over the Olympic flag, and Beijing showed the world the perfect combination of ancient Chinese culture and modern technology through an eight-minute live performance. Meet in Beijing"
At the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the "Beijing Eight Minutes" performance directed by Zhang Yimou used artificial intelligence technology to interact with more than 60 million ordinary Chinese people through the Internet, showing the theme of "Welcome to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics."
Pyeongchang 2018
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In January 2018, the official emblem of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was officially released. The emblem of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was completed by visualizing the consonant of the Korean word "Pyeongchang". The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics logo contains the meaning of the Pyeongchang snow and ice, Winter Olympic athletes and people from all over the world come together to celebrate the celebration. The color of the emblem adopts the traditional colors of Korea - five square colors (blue, red, yellow, white and black).
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Subject article: Soohorang
Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics mascots
The mascots of the Winter Olympics are Soohorang, a white tiger, which symbolizes the geographical shape of the Korean Peninsula and is considered a sacred guardian animal. At the same time, the color of the white tiger also symbolizes ice and snow sports. "Soohorang" is a combination of several Korean names. "Sooho" means "guardian" in Korean, meaning the protection of athletes, spectators and all participants of the Olympic Games. Rang is the middle word of the Korean word ho-rang-i (tiger) and the last word of the traditional folk song Jeongseon Arirang in Gangwon Province, where the host city is located.
Medal tally

The 24th

Emblem of Beijing 2022 bid
(Beijing)
Time: February 4, 2022 to February 20, 2022
Location: China Peking , Zhangjiakou [4-5]
Competition area: Beijing Competition area, Yanqing competition area, Zhangjiakou competition area
Event: 15
Main Stadium: National stadium (also known as" Bird's nest ")
Olympic bidding process
On 6 June 2013, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the launch of the bidding process for the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in 2022. The whole bidding process consists of two stages. The first stage is the registration stage. The national or regional Olympic Committee of a city wishing to bid can register with the IOC until November 14, 2013. The application documents should be submitted by March 14, 2014. The IOC Executive Board will select a number of candidates from the list. For the second stage, the final bid documents must be submitted in January 2015. The IOC expert group will then inspect the candidate cities and issue an assessment report. The candidate cities then make presentations to the International Olympic Committee. On July 31, 2015, the IOC Plenary session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will select the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
On November 3, 2013, the Chinese Olympic Committee officially sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee, nominating Beijing as the bidding city for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
In January 2014, with the approval of The State Council, the 2022 Winter Olympic Games Bidding Committee was established.
On March 14, 2014, the IOC announced: Beijing, China - Zhangjiakou; Krakow, Poland; Oslo, Norway; Lviv, Ukraine; and Almaty, Kazakhstan. Five cities are officially bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
On May 26, 2014, the mayor of the Polish city of Krakow announced that his city would withdraw from the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, after nearly 70 percent of voters voted against the bid in a referendum on Sunday.
On 30 June 2014, Lviv withdrew from the bid due to political instability.
On July 7, 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in Lausanne, Switzerland, the completion of the primary election for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, and selected three candidate cities according to the rules: Beijing, China, Oslo, Norway, and Almaty, Kazakhstan.
On October 2, 2014, the city of Oslo abandoned its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics after the Norwegian government voted not to provide financial support. The only remaining candidates are Beijing and Almaty.
In January 2015, the Beijing Winter Olympic Bid Committee and the Almaty Winter Olympic Bid Committee successively submitted their bids for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to the IOC.
At 4 PM on March 28, 2015, the IOC Evaluation Commission held a press conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Beichen. Alexander Zhukov, IOC member and Chairman of the Evaluation Commission, and Christoph Dolby, Executive Chairman of the Olympic Games attended the press conference.
Zhukov said that during the five-day inspection work, the evaluation team asked more than 150 questions and had a warm discussion with the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee. All evaluation members appreciated the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee's full absorption of the spirit of the International Olympic 2020 regulations and were pleased to see the 2008 Olympic legacy play an important role in the planning of the bid.
In early June 2015, the IOC Evaluation Commission, after a field visit, published the evaluation report of the candidate cities.
On June 9, 2015, Beijing and Almaty made a technical presentation to the IOC members at the Olympic Museum.
On July 30, 2015, the 128th IOC Plenary Session opened at the Kuala Lumpur Convention and Exhibition Centre. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak delivered a speech and opened the plenary session. Vice Premier Liu Yandong, head of the Beijing Winter Olympics bid delegation, led a delegation to attend the opening ceremony. Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) heard presentations from Brasov (Romania) and Lausanne (Switzerland), followed by Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Beijing (China), candidates for the third Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2020, in the morning and voted by secret ballot in the afternoon. Beijing won 44 out of 85 votes, while Alamutu won 40 and abstained one, with Beijing beating its rival Almaty by four votes. Almaty's bid is similar to Beijing's bid for the 1993 Olympics and Pyeongchang's bid for the 2007 Winter Olympics.
At 17:57 on July 31, 2015, the 128th plenary session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was held in Kuala Lumpur to vote for the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. After the vote of 85 IOC members, Beijing defeated rival Almaty 44-40 to win the right to host the 24th Winter Olympic Games in 2022. Then-mayor of Beijing Wang Anshun, President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, Director of the General Administration of Sport Liu Peng, Mayor of Zhangjiakou Hou Liang and IOC President Bach signed the "Host City Contract". [5]
2015年7月31日晚,中国国家主席习近平致信申办冬奥会代表团,祝贺他们申奥成功,并勉励在全国各族人民大力支持下,把2022年冬奥会办成一届精彩、非凡、卓越的奥运盛会。
Opening ceremony
At 20 o 'clock, the opening ceremony countdown performance began in the time rotation of the traditional Chinese calendar, and the 24 solar terms flashed on the big screen in turn, and the audience shouted in unison as the numbers changed. [17]
Closing ceremony
At the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the memorial moment is presented with "folding willow to send love", so that the memory is warmer: I used to go, Yangliuyiyi. At the moment of remembrance, accompanied by the melodious music "Farewell", the actors held the luminous willow branches, lightly and slowly entering the venue, where the breeze was blowing, the willow branches swaying. In the screen, catkins fluttering fluttering, flying all over the sky, like parting melancholy, but also the seeds of life. As people gathered in the center of the field, a 16-meter-wide white monument lit up, reaching into the sky. "The monument of life made with light and love is solemn and great." Everyone looked up at the beam as if they were talking to a life gone by." [18]
Beijing 2022
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The emblem of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games takes the Chinese character "Winter" as the inspiration source, uses the artistic form of Chinese calligraphy, integrates the profound Oriental cultural heritage with the international modern style, presents the new image and new dream of China in the new era, and conveys the goal of China in the new era to host the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, realize the dream of the Winter Olympic Games, and realize the goal of "300 million people participating in ice and snow sports". Fulfill the dream of sports power, promote the development of ice and snow sports in the world, and make new contributions to the international Olympic Movement.
The upper part of the logo shows the shape of the skater, and the lower part shows the heroic posture of the skater. The flowing lines in the middle are full of rhythm, representing the rolling mountains of the host site, the racing field, the snow and ice slides and the fluttering ribbons, adding a festive visual feeling to the emblem, and also symbolizing that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held during the Chinese New Year.
The emblem is mainly blue in color, meaning dreams and the future, as well as the bright purity of ice and snow. The red and yellow colors are derived from the national flag of China and represent the passion, youth and vitality of sports.
The form of the "BEIJING 2022" font draws on the characteristics of Chinese calligraphy and paper-cutting, enhances the cultural connotation and expression of the font, and also reflects the sense of integration and unity with the logo.
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Subject article: Bing Dwen Dwen
Bing Dwen Dwen
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics "Bing Dwen Dwen" is designed and created based on a panda. Ice, a symbol of purity and strength, is the characteristic of the Winter Olympics. Dwen Dwen, which means healthy, lively and cute, fits the overall image of the panda, symbolizing the strong body, tough will and inspiring Olympic spirit of the Winter Olympic athletes. [1]
Related report
On September 17, 2021, 140 days before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the theme slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games was officially released - "Together into the future". [3]
On February 10, 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG) held a daily press conference on the theme of "broadcasting technology". Ioannis Exakos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS), said the Beijing Winter Olympics has become the most watched Winter Olympics on the fourth day of the event. [10]
On October 20, 2022 local time, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a study report commissioned by it, saying that the global broadcast audience of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics exceeded 2 billion. [14]

The 25th

(Milan, Cortina d 'Ampezzo)
Date: February 6, 2026 - February 22, 2026 [6]
Location: Italy Milan , Cortina d 'Ampezzo
Main Stadium: The SAN Siro Stadium , Verona Arena [7]
On June 24, 2019, Italy's Milan/Cortina d 'Ampezzo defeated Sweden's Stockholm/Ole to win The 2026 Winter Olympics The right to host the event. [2]
In 2022, the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland, approved the program and athlete quotas for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. New ski mountaineering events, the athlete quota increased to 2900. Bobsleigh events the original two-man bobsleigh events are clearly divided into men's and women's two-man bobsleigh events. In the sport of snowmobile, a steel frame mixed team event is added, with one male athlete and one female athlete competing in a team. Freestyle skiing added one event each for men's and women's moguls. On the basis of the original women's standard platform, the ski jumping event has added the women's grand platform event, which is the same as the men's individual event. It has been confirmed that the mixed team event has been canceled, and the men's and women's all-around are still pending, and it will be finalized whether they are included in the 2026 Winter Olympics by April next year. [13]

26th session

On December 6, 2022, the International Olympic Committee announced that due to climate change and its impact on winter sports, they would break with tradition and not announce the 2030 Winter Olympics seven years before the games Handle land [16] .

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On November 21, 2022, at the launch ceremony of "Chinese Inventory 2022", the organizers recommended "Winter Olympics" and other domestic games Word. [15]