The Beijing Winter Olympics officially closed this Sunday (February 20). After nearly three weeks (February 4-20), host China won 9 gold medals and 15 medals, ranking 3rd, with Norway in first place. The British team won a gold and a silver medal.
Beijing has also become the first city in modern Olympic history to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
What are your concerns about the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics? It could be Gu Ailing, who was born and raised in the United States but represents China in the competition, or 15-year-old Russian figure skater Vallieva, who was caught in the anti-drug storm.
But in addition, what other eye-catching focus has been overlooked, this article introduces the five most overlooked points of view of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The first black woman to win an individual gold medal
American speed skater Erin Jackson set a record by winning the gold medal in the women's 500m event on Feb. 13.
At the last 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Jackson ranked 24th in the event, and the results were not ideal.
But at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Jackson crossed the finish line ahead of the curve, becoming the first black woman in the history of the Winter Olympics to win a gold medal in individual events.
After the game, Jackson said, "I hope to have an effect and see more minorities come out to participate in winter sports in the future."
The Winter Olympics have been unable to escape the problem of underrepresentation of minorities, and a study by the 2018 news site Buzzfeed showed that black athletes accounted for less than 2% of the nearly 3,000 athletes in Pyeongchang.
Age is just number
How old are the Olympians you think they are? Teenagers under 20, or young people in their early 20s? You might want to think again.
German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, 50, is already competing in the Winter Olympics for the eighth time, and although she finished last in the 3,000-meter event, it did not affect her achievements.
American snowboarders Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner are 76 years old combined, and the two won gold medals in the first mixed team event in snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Baumgartner, 40, is also the oldest medalist in the Winter Olympic snowboarding event.
For the first time, the Gulf states participate in the Winter Olympics
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is the first time a Gulf country has had a competitor: Fayik Abdi from Saudi Arabia competed in alpine skiing.
Faik Abdi finished 44th, with several other players behind him who failed to finish.