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Gallery: 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
From Curling to the Luge to Ski Jumping the 24th Winter Olympiad promises to have it all. Including an actual Jamaican Bobsleigh team.
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A fireworks display depicting the 5 Olympic rings is seen above the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympiad.Credit:Getty Images
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A general view inside the stadium of the Olympic Cauldron as a firework display is seen above.Credit:Getty Images
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Performers sing the Olympic anthem during the Opening Ceremony.Credit:Getty Images
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Performers create a flower display with LED lights.Credit:Getty Images
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Performers and dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony.Credit:Getty Images
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A projection display depicting ice hockey players is seen during the Opening Ceremony.Credit:Getty Images
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Torch bearers Dinigeer Yilamujiang and Jiawen Zhao of Team China hold the Olympic flame.Credit:Getty Images
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The fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony.Credit:Getty Images
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Flag bearers Olga Fatkulina and Vadim Shipachyov of Team ROC carry their flag into the stadium.Credit:Getty Images
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The lifecycle of the dandelion was represented by dancers carrying improbably tall and flexible glowing green stalks.Credit:Elsa
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Performers hold up snowflakes with the names of participating countries during the spectacular opening ceremony.Credit:Elsa
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The opening ceremony ended with a member of China’s Uighur minority - whose treatment is the focus of international human rights criticism - helping to light the Olympic cauldron.Credit:Matthias Hangst
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Flag bearers Kevin Rolland and Tessa Worley of Team France lead the team under the Olympic rings.Credit:Matthias Hangst
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Aerial skier Laura Peel and figure skater Brendan Kerry were Australia's flag-bearers for the Beijing 2022 opening ceremony - the first time Australia has had dual flag-bearers at a Winter Olympics opening ceremony.Credit:David Ramos
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Visual extravaganza: Dancers wowed the crowd at the opening ceremony. Credit:ASHLEY LANDIS
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The scintillating opening ceremony ended with a member of China’s Uighur minority - whose treatment is the focus of international human rights criticism - helping to light the Olympic cauldron.Credit:ANTHONY WALLACE
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Three thousand performers took to a stage comprising 11,600 sq metres of high-definition LED screens in the famed Bird's Nest stadium, in front of a crowd thinned out by COVID-19 restrictions.Credit:Adam Pretty
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The two-hour extravaganza, complete with a rendition of John Lennon’s Imagine, was laden with symbolism.Credit:Richard Heathcote
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Athletes from Kazakhstan made a statement with their uniforms. Credit:JAE C. HONG
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A wintry wonderland was created for thousands of athletes representing 90 countries and territories who marched around the stadium. Credit:Maddie Meyer