Beijing, February 20 (Reporter Yue Chuan) After the flame of the Olympic Games was slowly extinguished in Beijing, the closing ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games ended, and the 17-day Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially came to an end.
The Beijing Winter Olympics is a gathering of people from all over the world to spend an unforgettable Chinese New Year in Beijing. If the opening ceremony is the beginning of this gathering of amazing worlds, then the closing ceremony is the starting point for everyone to "go to the future together" after saying goodbye.
Continuing the theme of the opening ceremony "The world is one, the world is one", the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics opened at 20:00 on the evening of the 20th.
The picture shows the scene of the closing ceremony.
The closing ceremony begins with a large snowflake torch shining in the air, just like the moment when the opening ceremony is frozen at the end. Children hold brilliant snowflake lanterns and light up the "Winter" emblem on the venue, implying the tradition of "flower lanterns" before and after the 15th Lantern Festival of the First Month.
In the dazzling colors, twelve huge skates carrying children flying and gliding. The skates adopt the shape of the "Zodiac". As a long-standing symbol of folk culture, the "Zodiac" conveys the good wishes of the Chinese New Year to the world.
When the giant "Chinese knot" pattern appeared in the center of the venue, accompanied by the cheerful melody of the classic "Ode to Joy", the athletes and representatives of the delegations entered in turn, and the "Bird's Nest" suddenly became an ocean of joy. Gao Tingyu, the flag bearer of the closing ceremony of the Chinese sports delegation, carried another flag bearer, Xu Mengtao, who waved the national flag high and dazzled in the crowd.
In accordance with tradition, the award ceremony for the women's 30 km collective departure (free technology) event and the cross-country ski men's 50 km group departure (free technology) event was held at the closing ceremony. Under the watchful eyes of the world, Norway's Theresie Joheyug and Russian Olympic Committee team Alexander Bolisshunov received their own gold medals.
Tribute to the volunteers at the closing ceremony, which was first performed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has since become a tradition at the closing ceremony. Every volunteer is a snowflake that warms up this winter.
The short film "Warm Snowflakes" leaves the smiling faces and moments they serve the world's guests. "Light me up, warm you", every Winter Olympic volunteer uses his own dedication to warm and illuminate others.
The parting moment is coming.
In ancient China, when relatives and friends were separated, the sender always had to fold a wicker to give away. Liu, because of the same "stay", has the meaning of farewell and hope for return. Folding willow sends affection, from the ancient poetry of two thousand years ago, it has been sung to the present.
Willow is the sorrow of parting, but also the seed of the continuation of life. They float into human hands and turn into sparkling willow branches. Ordinary people from all walks of life, embracing silver willow branches, converged towards the center of the venue. Continuing for thousands of years, "cherishing farewell and cherishing the distance", "folding willows to send affection", and inheriting them in the "Bird's Nest".
When the beam of light turns from white to green, the venue is dyed green, just like the world has entered the vibrant spring from the pain of the epidemic and the bitter cold midwinter.
The "Ma LanHua Children's Voice Choir" from the mountainous area of Fuping County, Hebei Province, touched the world at the opening ceremony. When the children sang the Olympic song again at the closing ceremony, the Olympic flag was slowly lowered.
IOC President Bach, Beijing Mayor Chen Jining, and Italian mayors took the stage at the same time to complete the handover ceremony.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be co-hosted by the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina dʼAmpezzo. Two cities, symbolizing the city and the mountains, respectively.
Milan, a vibrant and ever-changing city, is known around the world for its design and fashion capital. Cortina dʼAmpezzo, surrounded by majestic mountains, is known as the pearl of the Dolomites.
Two young men dance, symbolizing Milan and Cortina dʼAmpezzo, respectively. The harmonious dance reflects the importance of mutual respect and dialogue between human beings and nature, and also sends a new invitation to the world: see you in Italy in four years!
After the speech of Cai Qi, Chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, IOC President Bach took the stage to announce that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games are closed!
Fourteen years ago, the five rings of the Beijing Olympic Games were displayed and enshrined as Olympic classics. Today, 14 years later, when the children sang the theme song "Me and You" again, the Olympic rings rose in exactly the same way, intersecting with the big snowflake torch.
The Beijing Summer Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics "meet" at this moment. As the world's first "city of two Olympics", Beijing has written a new milestone in the Olympic movement.
The children's pure and immature singing voice gradually transitioned from "Me and You" to the theme song of the Beijing Winter Olympics, "Snowflakes". In the warm song, the Olympic torch slowly extinguished. The flags of the delegations were then lit up, implying that the Olympic spirit lit up the world.
"One In the World" and "One World One Family" appeared over the Bird's Nest.
Five rings of fireworks rise. It once again awakens the good memories of 2008 and will become a good memory of the Beijing Winter Olympics. (End)