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When is the Beijing Olympics’ Closing Ceremony?

When and where to watch the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony.

The Closing Ceremony at the Beijing Olympics will take place on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 7 a.m. ET.

NBC will broadcast the events live at 7 a.m. ET, and the network will also re-air the Closing Ceremony in primetime at 8 p.m. ET and then again at 11:30 p.m. ET on Sunday. The ceremony will also stream on NBC’s Peacock, along with other services like fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, YouTuve TV, or the NBC Sports App.

The events will take place at the Beijing National Stadium, which is also commonly referred to as the Bird’s Nest. Zhang Yimou, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who also directed the Opening Ceremony, will direct the Closing Ceremony.

While only a handful of fans will attend the closing ceremonies (and none from countries outside of China), there are nearly 3,000 athletes who were participants in the Beijing Olympics.

China will pass the Olympics flag to Italy, which will host the Winter Games in 2026.

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Winter Olympics 2022: How much does it snow in Beijing?

Get ready for a lot of fake snow.

When most people think of Beijing, it’s hard to imagine “Winter Sports Destination” crossing anyone’s mind. And that’s because the Chinese capital rarely has significant snowfall, especially in the dry month of February where average temperatures are around 40 degrees.

So, why would Beijing get awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics? That’s a great question and has a lot to do with Oslo withdrawing from consideration. But let’s get back to the weather.

The average February snowfall for Beijing is less than an inch, so many of the outdoor events will take place a couple hours away from Beijing in Zhangjiakou. And the snow you’ll see on those mountains will be almost entirely artificial snow.

Aesthetically, it makes for an odd scene at a Winter Games: Ski events taking place with a backdrop of barren, dry mountains. But fake snow has its environmental concerns as well, via Quartz:

The climate in Zhangjiakou, 100 miles from Beijing, is cold, but dry. For the last four decades it has averaged a scant 7.9 mm of precipitation each winter. China’s bid for the Winter Olympics had always hinged on an army of snow machines.

China’s bid estimated that they would need 49 million gallons of water to blanket the Olympic slopes in snow. However, a geographer interviewed by Bloomberg, estimated that the country could divert as much as 2 million cubic meters (528 million gallons) of water to snow-making, further straining one of the most water-stressed regions in the country.

Fake snow can often be icier than natural snowfall, as well, so we’ll have to see if the difference noticeably impacts the competition.

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Beijing Olympics: A timeline of the United States and Canada’s women’s hockey rivalry

The rivalry between the American and Canadian women’s hockey teams can’t be beat.

There is no better rivalry in hockey than the one between the American and Canadian women’s teams.

Seriously, every time these two teams play one another — whether it be on the biggest stage in the world at the Olympics or in a friendly exhibition match — the games are always exciting, tense and fueled by pure hatred. The United States’ and Canada’s women’s hockey teams absolutely loathe each other on the ice and have made for some incredibly memorable games over the course of their history with one another.

As the competition in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing continues — where Team USA will look to defend its gold medal over Canada from Pyeongchang — why don’t we take a stroll down memory lane between these two teams?

Here’s a full timeline of all the major moments in the United States-Canada women’s hockey rivalry.

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Athletes with the most Olympic medals of all time from Summer and Winter Games

A look at the all-time individual Olympic medal count.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially began Friday with the Opening Ceremony, which means thousands of athletes from around the world have gathered for a chance to compete among the best at their sport.

The United States has dominated the total medal count with Summer and Winter Games, leading the world with 3,080 total medals before the Beijing Olympics, including a world-best 1,220 gold medals. American swimmer Michael Phelps has the most individual medals with 28, including 23 goal medals, which is also a record.

As the 2022 Winter Games, we’re taking a look at the most decorated individual Olympians of all time, per Olympedia.

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Olympic figure skating short program vs. free skate: What’s the difference?

With four years between Winter Olympics, you may need a reminder of how some sports, like figure skating, work.

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are here! And, after four years, that means you may need or want a reminder about how some winter sports, like figure skating, work. That’s OK because we’re here to help.

Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics begins Friday, Feb. 4 and, with so many different events, it runs through the entirety of the Games in Beijing.

There are five different medal events at the Olympics: men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs, ice dance and the team competition. And within each event, there are at least two portions.

Singles and pairs events each have a short program and a free skate, while the ice dance has a short dance and a free dance. For the team competition, there are eight portions with a short program/dance and a free skate/dance for each discipline.

But as your eyes are glued to the screen watching these athletes accomplish unbelievable moves on the ice, you might be wondering what exactly the difference is between figure skating’s short program and free skate. Let’s break it down.

When do the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics begin with Opening Ceremony?

Here’s what you need to know about when the Beijing Winter Olympics start.

The Beijing Winter Olympics are just around the corner, meaning the world’s finest athletes will be competing for gold in a ton of athletic events that might not be in the mainstream during other times of the year.

The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing Olympics starts on Friday, February 4.

And, if you’re looking ahead, the Closing Ceremony for the Beijing Olympics will take place on Sunday, February 20.

The 2022 Winter Olympics are the 24th installment of the Winter Olympics and the first Winter Games held in China. Beijing was elected as the host city for this year’s Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee in 2015.

Keep your schedule free for those 16 days and stay tuned to For The Win for all your Winter Olympics coverage.

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