Photos: Let the games begin! Opening ceremony kicks off Winter Olympics in Beijing
byDuc Manh•
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China’s athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian and Zhao Jiawen put together to mild the Olympic Cauldron through the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photograph/David J. Phillip)
Snowflakes and sportsmanship abound early Friday within the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. China selected two athletes — skiers Dinigeer Yilamujiang and Zhao Jiawen — to bear the torch, mild the cauldron and launch the competitors.
Beijing’s choice of Yilamujiang, who's reportedly of Uyghur heritage, stirred the conversational pot on social media. Related Press reported human rights abuses in opposition to that Muslim inhabitants within the western area solid a shadow over the video games.
Curling and girls’s hockey matches have been underway earlier than the official ceremony, from which you'll watch Workforce USA’s entrance right here. Scroll all the way down to see extra images from the gorgeous exhibition. Skaters carry out through the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on the Beijing Nationwide Stadium on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (Elsa/Getty Pictures) Chinese language President Xi Jinping waves through the opening ceremony. (Jae C. Hong/Related Press) Performers wave mild sticks through the ceremony. (Bernat Armangue/Related Press) The Chinese language nationwide flag is raised through the ceremony. (Natacha Pisarenko/Related Press) Fireworks illuminate the Beijing skyline through the opening ceremony. (Lu Ye/Pool through Getty Pictures) Chinese language athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian and Zhao Jiawen put together to mild the cauldron. (Petr David Josek/Related Press) A dancer performs through the pre-show forward of the opening ceremony. (Matt Slocum/Related Press) Performers Qiao Yanzhen, left, and Liu Jingyun go to the Winter Olympics Tradition Plaza within the western district of Shijingshan in Beijing on Friday. “I’m very excited,” stated Liu, who was a part of a gaggle of performers at a kickoff celebration. “I hope that that our athletes carry out nicely, and collectively present the world our future.” (Sam McNeil/Related Press) A torchbearer transfers flame to a different through the opening ceremony. (Anthony Wallace/Pool through Related Press) Dancers carry out within the pre-show forward of the opening ceremony. (David J. Phillip/Related Press) Brittany Bowe and John Shuster lead Workforce USA through the opening ceremony. (AP Photograph/David J. Phillip)
A projection show is a part of the opening ceremony. (Elsa/Getty Pictures)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony. (Sue Ogrocki/Related Press)
Nathan Crumpton, of American Samoa, carries his flag into the stadium through the opening ceremony. (Jae C. Hong/Related Press)
Spectators watch the pre-show forward of the opening ceremony. (Jae C. Hong/Related Press)
Actors carry out through the opening ceremony. (Ashley Landis/Related Press)
