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
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2021.01.25 16:05 GMT+8
Stunning transformation of Beijing Olympic stadiums
Updated 2021.01.28 14:23 GMT+8
CGTN
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
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 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
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The National Speed Skating Oval (Ice Ribbon) – Speed skating
The National Indoor Stadium – Men's hockey
The Capital Indoor Stadium – Figure skating and short track speed skating
The Wukesong Sports Center – Women's ice hockey
The Shougang Ski Jumping Park – World's first permanent ski jumping hill
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
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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 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
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