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As February 4 marks the one-year countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, stadiums have undergone stunning transformations for the upcoming winter sports event.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are comprised of 25 competition and non-competition venues in three competition zones: Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.
In Beijing, the majority of stadiums are legacies from the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games, with the National Speed Skating Oval as the one newly built stadium for ice sports.
Yanqing, in suburban Beijing, will stage 20 events across four disciplines, namely alpine skiing, bobsleigh, skeleton and luge at two newly-built venues.
Venues in the Zhangjiakou competition zone, located in the city's Chongli District, will host 50 events out of six disciplines.
The National Stadium (Bird's Nest) – opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing 2022
The Olympic Rings rise into the National Stadium at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 8, 2008. /CFP
A fireworks show take place at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games inside the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 8, 2008. /CFP
A distant view of the Bird's Nest in Beijing, China, May 23, 2020. /CFP
The National Aquatics Center (from Water Cube to Ice Cube) – Curling
An aerial view of the Water Cube (L) and the Bird's Nest at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 24, 2008. /CFP
An outside view of the Water Cube in Beijing, China, August 7, 2018. /CFP
Swimmers at the Water Cube in Beijing, China, November 18, 2019. /CFP
In another part of the stadium, a curling sheet has been installed, November 18, 2019. /CFP
Visitors enter the Ice Cube, November 28, 2020. /CFP
Curling sheets inside the Ice Cube in Beijing, China, December 21, 2020. /CFP
Students from a middle school in Beijing attend a curling session inside the Ice Cube in Beijing, China, December 21, 2020. /CFP
The National Speed Skating Oval (Ice Ribbon) – Speed skating
An aerial view of the National Speed Skating Oval, also known as the Ice Ribbon in Beijing, China, January 2, 2021. /CFP
"Beijing 2022" is displayed during a light performance at the China National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, January 4, 2021. /CFP
A staff member drives an ice resurfacer inside the China National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, January 22, 2021. /CFP
The National Indoor Stadium – Men's hockey
An outside view of the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, August 20, 2020. /CFP
The wheelchair spectating area is located higher than the regular seating area for a better viewer experience inside the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, August 26, 2008. /CFP
The Capital Indoor Stadium – Figure skating and short track speed skating
The Capital Indoor Stadium was one of the main venues during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, March, 2008. /CFP
The Capital Indoor Stadium hosts the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Beijing, China, October 31, 2004. /CFP
Chinese skaters compete during the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, October 31, 2004. /CFP
The Wukesong Sports Center – Women's ice hockey
The wall of Wukesong Sports Center has been rebuilt as the center has been transformed into a winter stadium in Beijing, China, January 25, 2021. /CFP
A staff member operates an ice-maker on the rink at Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing, China, January 25, 2021. /CFP
Inspectors check the goalposts at Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing, China, January 25, 2021. /CFP
The rink for women's ice hockey at Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing, China, January 25, 2021. /CFP
The Shougang Ski Jumping Park – World's first permanent ski jumping hill
A light show displays at the Shougang Ski Jumping Platform, the location of the big air event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, December 12, 2019. /CFP
A snow truck runs at full power to enhance the snow on the track of the Shougang Ski Jumping Platform in Beijing, China, December 8, 2019. /CFP
The National Alpine Ski Center – Alpine skiing
The altitude of the National Alpine Ski Center is 2,198 meters, and the maximum drop of the men's downhill track is 890 meters in Yanqing District, Beijing, China, January 18, 2021. /CFP
The National Sliding Center – Bobsleigh, skeleton and luge tracks
An aerial view of the National Sliding Center, which will host the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge competitions during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Yanqing District, Beijing, China, January 3, 2021. /CFP
National Biathlon Center – Nordic combined and biathlon
The National Biathlon Center is under construction in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, September 16, 2020. /CFP
The National Ski Jumping Center (Ice Jade Ring) – Ski jumping
The National Ski Jumping Center displays the Olympic Rings during a light performance test in Chongil District in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, December 13, 2020. /CFP
The National Ski Jumping Center, also known as the "Ice Jade Ring," is covered with snow, connecting the core area of the group of Olympic venues in Chongli District in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, December 19, 2020. /CFP
A drone-taken photo shows the Ice Jade Ring in Chongli District in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, December 19, 2020. /CFP
The National Cross-Country Center – Cross-country skiing
A screenshot shows an aerial view of the National Cross-Country Skiing Center, which hosted the Hebei provincial cross-country skiing competition as its first event after completion in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, December 19, 2020. /CMG
Genting Snow Park – Freestyle skiing and snowboarding
Snowboarders at Genting Snow Park in Chongli District in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, November 22, 2020. /CFP