This is a guide to the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics. This has everything you need to know, including where it is, where you can watch, when it is, what sports there are and what countries and athletes are competing.
SECTION 1: GENERAL INFO
Where: Beijing, China. The Beijing National Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies.
Venues: Yanqing, a mountain district and Zhangjiakou, a skiing and snowboarding destination.
How many countries: Currently 91
What countries: Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China (Host), Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Eritrea, Finland, France, Georgia, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, ROC, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan are planning to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Japan, and the United States are boycotting the games. These countries are not sending country representatives to China but their athletes will still be competing in the events, according to as.
Where to watch: NBCUniversal's channels like NBC, CNBC, and USA Network. It will also be streamed on Peacock and the NBC Sports App.
Picture: Beijing, China.
Picture: Alpine skiing in the Winter Olympics.
SECTION 4: ATHLETES
New sports this year according to New York Times, Bobsled: Women’s monobob, Freestyle skiing: Mixed team aerials, Freestyle skiing: Men’s big air, Freestyle skiing: Women’s big air, Short-track speedskating: Mixed team relay, Ski jumping: Mixed team event, Snowboarding: Mixed team snowboard cross
All time records: Norway - 368 medals; 132 gold, 125 silver, 111 bronze. United States - 305 medals; 105 gold, 110 silver, 90 bronze. Germany - 240 medals; 92 gold, 88 silver, 60 bronze.
Info on specific athletes below.
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