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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Preparations for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are under way near Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (back) in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the games opening on Feb. 6.

Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news stories of 2022

(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 1. Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Paralympics inspire world Between Feb. 4 and 20 and March 4 and 13, China successfully hosted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, respectively. Overcoming various difficulties and challenges, China presented a simple, safe and splendid event to the world. Beijing became the world's first "dual-Olympic city" and Chinese athletes achieved the country's best-ever Winter Games results. On April 8, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaking at the ceremony honoring those who made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, hailed the spirit of bearing the big picture in mind, being confident and open, rising to challenges, pursuing

TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 4, 2022 shows the river of images during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games from February 4 to 20 and the Paralympic Winter Games from March 4 to 13. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening and closing ceremonies and declared both events open. China notched nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals to rank third, with the number of gold and total medals marking record highs in its Olympic Winter Games history. Sitting atop the medal standings with 61 medals, of which 18 were golds, the host nation also set new records in its Paralympic Winter Games history. The legacy of Beijing 2022 went far beyond the arena. When Beijing won the Olympic bid in 2015, China aimed to engage 300 million people in winter sports. And by October 2021, over 346 million Chinese people had participated in winter

TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 4, 2022 shows the Olympic delegation of the People's Republic of China parade into the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games from February 4 to 20 and the Paralympic Winter Games from March 4 to 13. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening and closing ceremonies and declared both events open. China notched nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals to rank third, with the number of gold and total medals marking record highs in its Olympic Winter Games history. Sitting atop the medal standings with 61 medals, of which 18 were golds, the host nation also set new records in its Paralympic Winter Games history. The legacy of Beijing 2022 went far beyond the arena. When Beijing won the Olympic bid in 2015, China aimed to engage 300 million people in winter sports. And by October 2021, over 346 mill

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CAMERAMAN IN SKATING BOOTS (CN)

(220209) -- BEIJING, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Brennan Mugala (R) communicates with the assistant venue photo manager Chen Ying at National Indoor Stadium during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. The 40-year-old Brennan Mugala from Canada is an infield cameraman of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) covering ice hockey events at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Unlike all the other cameramen and photographers in the stadium, Mugala needs to work in a pair of skates as he needs to enter the ice rink for infield shooting before and after the game, so as to bring up-close images of the athletes to the TV audience. In his ten years of work, Mugala has served the Olympic Games for three times. This year's Winter Olympics, however, is the busiest among his Olympic working experiences. In the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, he is responsi.....

CANADA-VANCOUVER-CAULDRON-WINTER OLYMPICS-BEIJING 2022

(220205) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Cauldron burns to celebrate the opening of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 4, 2022. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Construction work is carried out at the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Oct. 18, 2017, the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Japanese skaters at Sochi Games closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters Kanako Murakami (L), Mao Asada (C) and Akiko Suzuki march in the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

Japan athletes at Sochi Games closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Short track skater Yui Sakai of Japan holds a sign appreciating Russia alongside figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (lower R) and ice hockey player Hanae Kubo (lower L) during the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

Chagall fantasy world shown at Sochi Games Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Decorations that depict paintings of Russian artist Marc Chagall are displayed under the theme of "Reflections of Russia" during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

Photos from Winter Olympics host city of Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Police officers walk near Olympic banners along a fence outside BC Place Stadium, Canada's first domed arena and the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games, in Vancouver on Feb. 1, 2010.

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