第二十四届冬季奥林匹克运动会
Dì Èrshísì Jiè Dōngjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì
Another Olympics so soon? It seems like the last one ended just yesterday! And in a way, it has. The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan concluded in August of last year after being postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Winter Games are scheduled to go on as planned - which puts us on track for a second Olympics within six months of each other. In less than one month - on February 4th - we will find ourselves in Beijing!
.::Facts and Figures::.
- Dates: February 4-20, 2022
- Beijing will become the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Olympics; it will also become the 6th city to host more than one Olympics
- Beijing 2022 is aiming to engage 300 million people with winter sport; in the 2020-2021 season, the number of people engaged with ice and snow sports across China reached 230 million.
- 5 of the 7 venues in the Beijing competition zone will be legacy venues from the 2008 Summer Olympics: the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium will host the Opening and Closing ceremonies and the Water Cube has been transformed into the Ice Cube, from swimming events in 2008 to curling competitions in 2022.
- Beijing 2022 aims to stage Games that have positive environmental, economic, and social impacts: They've committed to staging carbon-neutral Games, implementing measures to reduce carbon emissions. Beijing 2022 is making full use of existing venues and prioritizing sustainability when building and operating new venues.
- Beijing 2022 will be the first Olympic Games to have all venues powered by renewable energy, with solar and wind as primary energy sources.
.::Participating NOCs::.
Albania | Croatia | Iceland | Malaysia | Puerto Rico |
American Samoa | Cyprus | India | Malta | Russian Olympic Committee athletes |
Andorra | Czech Republic | Iran | Mexico | Romania |
Argentina | Denmark | Ireland | Moldova | San Marino |
Armenia | East Timor | Israel | Monaco | Saudi Arabia |
Australia | Ecuador | Italy | Mongolia | Serbia |
Austria | Eritrea | Jamaica | Montenegro | Slovakia |
Azerbaijan | Estonia | Japan | Morocco | Slovenia |
Belarus | Finland | Kazakhstan | Netherlands | South Korea |
Belgium | France | Kenya | New Zealand | Spain |
Bolivia | Georgia | Kosovo | Nigeria | Sweden |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Germany | Kyrgyzstan | North Macedonia | Switzerland |
Brazil | Ghana | Latvia | Norway | Chinese Taipei |
Bulgaria | Great Britain | Lebanon | Pakistan | Thailand |
Canada | Greece | Liechtenstein | Peru | Turkey |
Chile | Haiti | Lithuania | Philippines | Ukraine |
China | Hong Kong | Luxembourg | Poland | United States |
Colombia | Hungary | Madagascar | Portugal | Uzbekistan |
.::News::.
~news will be posted here as seen necessary~
.::Thread::.
There you have it, a thread for the 2022 Winter Games. This is a thread for you to discuss the Olympics and share in your excitement. Please be courteous to each other and keep the thread on topic. Understanding some people are not particularly fond of China, this is not a thread for you to share your general grievances against China.