Fireworks burst over the Beijing National Stadium at the end of the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday, February 20.
Dancers perform inside the stadium during the closing ceremony.
The flags of China and the International Olympic Committee are raised at the start of the closing ceremony.
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, waves the Olympic flag during the ceremony. He passed the flag to the mayors of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Those cities will host the Winter Games in 2026.
Spectators attend the closing ceremony.
American Vincent Zhou performs during the figure skating gala on February 20. Zhou was unable to compete in the men's singles event after
testing positive for Covid-19, and he spent much of the Olympics in quarantine.
American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin is seen after the mixed team event on February 20. The Americans finished in fourth,
dashing Shiffrin's hopes of a medal this year. She won a gold in the 2014 Olympics and a gold and a silver in 2018.
Germany's Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer and Alexander Schueller
won gold in the four-man bobsled event on February 20. Friedrich achieved a historic double-double: he's the first driver to win gold in both the two- and four-man events at multiple Olympics.
Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto takes part in the gala exhibition on February 20.
Athletes from both teams hug after the curling final between Japan and Great Britain on February 20. It was Great Britain's
only gold medal of these Olympics.
Chinese figure skaters Han Cong and Sui Wenjing compete in the pairs event on Saturday, February 19. They
finished with a world-record score to capture their first-ever Olympic gold.
Poland's Magdalena Czyszczoń and Belarus' Maryna Zuyeva lead the pack during the speedskating mass start final on February 19.
Dutch speedskater Irene Schouten celebrates with a teammate after winning gold in the mass start final on February 19. It was her third gold medal of this year's Olympics.
Great Britain's Gus Kenworthy
crashes during the freeski halfpipe final on February 19. The skiers were facing strong winds during their runs, and several of them commented on the difficult conditions. This was the final Olympics for Kenworthy, who won a silver in 2014.
The Swiss bobsled team of Simon Friedli, Adrian Fassler, Fabio Badraun and Andreas Haas races down the track on February 19.
Chinese skier Eileen Gu competes in the halfpipe final on February 18.
The 18-year-old superstar won gold in the event and finished with three medals in these Olympic Games. She already had won gold in the big air event and silver in the slopestyle.
Finnish goalie Harri Säteri defends his net during a hockey semifinal against Slovakia on February 18.
Finland won 2-0.
Biathletes compete in a mass start event on February 18.
Canada's Brady Leman, left, and Italy's Simone Deromedis fly through the air during a ski cross race on February 18.
Jamaica's four-man bobsled team, piloted by Shanwayne Stephens, makes a training run on Thursday, February 17. It's the first time Jamaica has had a four-man team compete at the Olympics since 1998.
Kamila Valieva, the Russian figure skater who has been at the center of a doping controversy at the Beijing Winter Olympics,
fell multiple times during her free skate on February 17 and finished fourth in the women's singles competition. The 15-year-old star tested positive for a banned substance in December, before the Olympics, and officials are still investigating whether she or her entourage broke anti-doping rules.
She was provisionally cleared to compete, but if she had won she would not have awarded the gold until the conclusion of the investigation.
The Canadian women's hockey team celebrates after
defeating the United States 3-2 in the gold-medal game on February 17. Since women's hockey became an Olympic sport in 1998, only Canada and the United States have won gold. The two countries have played in the gold-medal game in the last four Olympics, with Canada winning three of them.
Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova performs her free skate on February 17.
She won the gold while teammate Alexandra Trusova won the silver. Japan's Kaori Sakamoto took the bronze.
Valieva is consoled after her disastrous free skate.
Finland's Jon Sallinen
crashes into a cameraman during halfpipe qualification on February 17. Both Sallinen and the cameraman — as well as the video footage — were fine. However, as a result of the crash, Sallinen ended up in last place.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after
falling in the slalom portion of the combined event on February 17. It was the third event of these Olympics that Shiffrin was unable to finish. She also fell in the giant slalom and missed a gate in the standalone slalom event.
Russian freestyle skier Ilia Burov
hugs Ukraine's Oleksandr Abramenko as they celebrate medaling in the aerials final on Wednesday, February 16. Burov won the bronze and Abramenko won the silver. Back at home,
tensions between their two countries are at their highest in years, with a Russian military buildup spurring fears that there could soon be an attack.
A waitress wearing protective gear serves a table at a hotel restaurant inside the
Olympic bubble on February 16. The Beijing Olympic Committee
identified no new Covid-19 cases among Games-related personnel on Wednesday, it said in a statement. It was the first time no new infections had been detected since the beginning of the Winter Olympics, and it followed a steady decline in cases for the past two weeks.
Silver medalist Nick Goepper, left, and gold medalist Alex Hall — two freestyle skiers from the United States — celebrate after
the slopestyle final on February 16. Hall's gold was the first of his career, while it was Goepper's second straight silver in the event.
From left, Canada's Charles Hamelin and Jordan Pierre-Gilles and South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon and Park Jang-hyuk compete in the final of the 5,000-meter short track relay race on February 16. Canada finished first ahead of South Korea and Italy.
Ukrainian freestyle skier Oleksandr Abramenko practices ahead of the aerials final on February 16. He would go on to win the silver medal.
Germany's Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis make their final run in the two-man bobsled on Tuesday, February 15.
They won gold as Germany swept the podium. Four years ago, Friedrich also won gold in the two-man and four-man events.
Figure skater Kamila Valieva performs her short program in the women's singles competition on February 15. The Russian, at the center of a doping scandal, put herself in
first place and was the favorite heading into the free skate on February 17.
As soon as she finished her short program, Valieva
broke into tears. The crowd was audibly getting behind Valieva, perhaps more so than any other skater, according to CNN staff in the arena.
American speedskater Casey Dawson is followed by teammates Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran during the team pursuit semifinals on February 15. They finished with the bronze along with Joey Mantia.
Japanese speedskaters react as teammate Nana Takagi
crashes during the team pursuit final on February 15. Japan was leading Canada and looked on course to win the gold when Takagi got one of her blades caught in the ice on the final corner, causing her to fall and crash into the barriers. Japan finished with the silver.
Switzerland's Corinne Suter skis in the downhill event on February 15.
She won the gold.
Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming performs a trick on his way to
winning gold in the big air event on February 15. Su won a silver in the slopestyle earlier in these Games.
Members of the Czech Republic team pose for a photo as teammates Dominik Dvorak and Jakub Nosek slide past in a bobsled on Monday, February 14.
Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa plays with her hair during a curling match against China on February 14. She had a message to herself written on her hand: "I'm a good curler. I have confidence. Let's have fun!"
China's Kong Fanyu falls during the aerials final on February 14.
American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates perform a routine on February 14.
French snowboarder Lucile Lefevre decided to
dress up as a tiger to have some fun in big air qualification. She wasn't going to be able to complete tricks because of a knee injury she suffered earlier in these Olympics. But she was determined to make he "very last competition" a bit more colorful. It's the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac.
Dutch speedskaters Xandra Velzeboer, Suzanne Schulting, Selma Poutsma and Yara Van Kerkhof react after winning gold in the 3,000-meter short track relay on February 13. They also set an Olympic record in the race.
Snow falls as Canada's Cynthia Appiah competes in the monobob on February 13.
American speedskater Erin Jackson celebrates after
winning the 500 meters on February 13. She's the first Black woman to win an individual medal in speedskating at the Olympics, according to Team USA. She's also the first US woman to win a speedskating gold at the Olympics since Bonnie Blair did so in 1994.
Kazakhstan's Akmarzhan Kalmurzayeva makes a practice run ahead of aerials qualification on February 13.
Snow-covered cars are seen from a hotel inside the "closed loop" that separates the Games from the rest of Beijing. It was the first time Beijing had seen snow since the start of the Games.
Canadian goaltender Eddie Pasquale can't get to a shot by the United States' Ben Meyers during the first period of their hockey game on February 12. The Americans won 4-2.
The United States' Lindsey Jacobellis grabs her board as she edges Italy's Michela Moioli
to win the mixed team snowboard cross event on February 12. It was reminiscent of the 2006 Olympics, when Jacobellis went for a showoff move on the last jump and then fell, finishing second in the women's event. It was her second gold in Beijing.
French biathlete Simon Desthieux warms up before the 10-kilometer sprint on February 12.
French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis compete on February 12. The pair
set a new world record in the rhythm dance and would go on to win the gold medal.
Switzerland's women's hockey team prepares to take the ice before its quarterfinal game on February 12. The Swiss defeated the Russian Olympic Committee team 4-2.
Germany's Axel Jungk makes his last run in the skeleton event on February 11. He finished with the silver.
Japanese speedskater Miho Takagi leads her team in the team pursuit quarterfinals on February 12. Japan set a new Olympic record and qualified fastest for the semifinals.
Swiss ski jumper Dominik Peter competes in the large hill event on February 11.
Fans celebrate after China's Yan Wengang won bronze in the men's skeleton event on February 11.
Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano flies above the halfpipe
on his way to winning the gold medal on February 11. On each of his three runs, Hirano landed a triple cork — a three-flip trick that had never even been attempted before in an Olympic final.
Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami celebrates with her gold medal after
winning the super-G on February 11. It was the third Olympic medal of her career but her first gold.
Canadian freestyle skier Evan McEachran trains on February 11. The slopestyle course featured a tribute to the Great Wall of China.
In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed, German ski jumper Karl Geiger competes in the large hill event on February 11. He ended up winning the bronze.
South Korea's Kim Yoo-ran trains for the women's monobob on February 11.
The Netherlands' Suzanne Schulting crosses the finish line just ahead of South Korea's Choi Min-jeong
to win the 1,000-meter short track final on February 11. Schulting also won the event at the 2018 Olympics.
After falling on his third and final run in the halfpipe final, snowboarder
Shaun White took off his helmet and waved goodbye to the crowd. He said going into Beijing that this would be his fifth and final Olympics.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva attends a training session on February 11. Valieva, the 15-year-old superstar who helped the Russian Olympic Committee finish first in the team figure skating event, became the center of controversy after it came to light that
she failed a drug test in December.
A worker in a hazmat suit walks through a hotel restaurant in Beijing on February 10. The restaurant is part of what authorities have called a
"closed loop" system — a bubble completely cut off from the rest of the city.
The United States' Nathan Chen
won the gold medal in singles figure skating on February 10. It was the first Olympic gold for Chen, who finished fifth in South Korea four years ago.
Canada's Lewis Irving competes in the mixed team aerials event on February 10. Canada won the bronze.
Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni yells to her sweepers during a curling match against Great Britain on February 10.
From left, the United States' Nick Baumgartner, Japan's Yoshiki Takahara, the United States' Hagen Kearney and Canada's Kevin Hill compete in a snowboard cross race on February 10.
American snowboarding star Chloe Kim reacts after
her first of three runs in the halfpipe finals on February 10. She nailed every trick and posted a huge score of 94. It turned out to be the winning run. Kim also won halfpipe gold in 2018.
Dutch speedskater Irene Schouten competes in the 5,000 meters on February 10. Schouten won the event in stunning fashion,
breaking a 20-year-old Olympic record set by Germany's Claudia Pechstein at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002.
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, the Olympic champion in 2014 and 2018,
falls during his free skate on February 10. He attempted a quadruple axel, a highly difficult move that has never been completed in competition. He finished in fourth place.
Belarus' Anna Derugo performs a trick as she practices for the mixed team aerials event on February 10.
Officials try to separate hockey players from Switzerland (white helmets) and the Russian Olympic Committee during a goalmouth scrum on February 9. It was the first game of the men's hockey tournament.
Germany's Vinzenz Geiger celebrates after winning gold in a Nordic combined event on February 9. He was 11th after the ski jumping portion of the competition, and he started the cross-country race nearly a minute and a half behind the leader. But he rallied to make up the ground and cross the finish line first.
Austria's Franz-Josef Rehrl prepares for a ski jump as he competes in a Nordic combined event on February 9.
Germany's Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt celebrate after winning gold in doubles luge on February 9.
The pair made history by becoming the first doubles luge team to win three consecutive golds.
From left, the United States' Stacy Gaskill, the United States' Lindsey Jacobellis, France's Chloe Trespeuch and Italy's Michela Moioli compete in a snowboard cross semifinal on February 9.
Jacobellis would go on to win the event, her first gold medal in her fifth Olympic Games.
American Andrew Blaser races down the track during skeleton training on February 9.
Knowing he had already clinched the gold in the big air competition, Norwegian freestyle skier Birk Ruud
holds his country's flag in his hand as he completes his final jump on February 9.
Workers in protective gear disinfect seats after the big air competition on February 9.
American snowboarder Chloe Kim soars through the air during halfpipe qualification on February 9. She finished with
the best score of the day. Kim was just 17 years old when she won the halfpipe four years ago in South Korea.
American figure skater Nathan Chen reacts after his short program on February 8. He
set a new world record with a score of 113.97.
Great Britain's Laura Deas runs down the track at the start of a skeleton training run on February 8.
A forerunner jumps during an aerials training session on February 8.
From left, Russian snowboarders Natalia Soboleva and Polina Smolentsova race each other in the parallel giant slalom on February 8.
US skier Jessie Diggins celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the cross-country freestyle sprint on February 8.
Italy's Arianna Fontana kisses her gold medal after winning the 500-meter short track race on February 8. She has won more Olympic medals than any short track skater in history.
China's Eileen Gu makes her final run in the big air competition on February 8. Her score on that run lifted her past France's Tess Ledeux
to win the gold medal.
Canada's Jamie Lee Rattray, left, reacts after scoring a goal against the United States during a women's hockey game on February 8.
Canada won 4-2.
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu skates on February 8. Hanyu, the defending Olympic champion who also won gold in 2014, was in eighth place after a disappointing short program.
From left, Hungary's Shaolin Sándor Liu gets tangled up with China's Ren Ziwei after crossing the finish line in the 1,000-meter short track final on February 7. Liu crossed the finish line first, but
Ren was awarded the gold medal after Liu was given a yellow card and two penalties for illegally changing lanes and causing contact with Ren.
Norway's Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold competes in the 15-kilometer biathlon on February 7.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva competes in the team event on February 7. The 15-year-old became the first female skater to ever
land a quadruple jump at the Olympics, and she helped her team win the gold. But she is now
at the center of a drug testing controversy, and the medals will not be awarded until an investigation concludes.
Volunteers wave flags during a medal ceremony on February 7.
Canadian hockey player Brianne Jenner, left, faces off against the Russian Olympic Committee's Oxana Bratishcheva during a preliminary round game on February 7. The game was delayed for an hour after the ROC's Covid-19 test results had not arrived on time. When the teams finally played,
they wore masks under their cages.
Canada's Emily Dickson competes in the 15-kilometer biathlon on February 7.
American figure skating pair Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier perform during the team event on February 7.
Russian speedskater Elena Sokhryakova skates past medical personnel as she warms up for the 1,500 meters on February 7.
Switzerland's Beat Feuz kicks one of his skis in the air after finishing his downhill run on February 7.
He won the gold, Switzerland's first in these Olympics. Feuz won a silver and a bronze at the 2018 Winter Games.
Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi soars through the air during the normal hill competition on February 6. He became the first ski jumper from his country to
win the normal hill event since Yukio Kasaya in 1972.
New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, bottom, is tackled by the United States' Julia Marino and Australia's Tess Coady after her final slopestyle run on February 6. Sadowski-Synnott
made history by winning her country's first-ever gold in the Winter Olympics. Marino won the silver and Coady won the bronze.
China's Zhu Yi falls during her short program while competing in the team figure skating event on February 6. After finishing last, the US-born skater faced a
firestorm of criticism on Chinese social media.
British freestyle skier Leonie Gerken Schofield competes in the women's moguls on February 6.
Japanese speedskater Seitaro Ichinohe skates in a mostly empty arena during the men's 5,000 meters on February 6.
Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama competes in the team event on February 6.
Chinese curlers Fan Suyuan, left, and Ling Zhi strategize while competing in a mixed-doubles match against Great Britain on February 6.
People rest in sleep cabins set up for journalists in the media center.
Norway's Therese Johaug celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women's skiathlon on February 5. It was the first medal event of these Olympics.
Freestyle skier Dmitriy Reikherd of Kazakhstan performs a trick during the men's moguls competition on February 5.
China's Wu Dajing, left, narrowly beats out Italy's Pietro Sighel to win the short track mixed relay on February 5. It was the host nation's first gold medal of these Games.
Dutch speedskater Irene Schouten celebrates after winning the women's 3,000 meters on February 5. Schouten set a new Olympic record in the event, breaking a 20-year-old record set at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
France's Anais Chevalier-Bouchet, left, skis during the biathlon mixed relay on February 5. France finished second behind Norway.
A worker, wearing a protective suit, cleans her hands after administering a Covid-19 test inside the Olympics bubble on February 5. This was the second Olympics to be held during the coronavirus pandemic. As with
last year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo, a raft of Covid-19 countermeasures were put into place
. Tickets for the Games were not sold to the general public; they were distributed by authorities instead.
Chinese athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian, left, and Zhao Jiawen wave as they place the Olympic flame into a giant snowflake during the
opening ceremony on February 4. The choice of Dinigeer and Zhao
appeared symbolic and deliberate. Dinigeer is a Uyghur, an ethnic minority in China's far west region of Xinjiang where China has been accused of massive human-rights violations. Zhao is of Han decent, the dominant ethnicity in China.
Performers create a flower display with LED lights during the opening ceremony.
Children perform during the opening ceremony.
Performers take part in the opening ceremony.
China's team enters the stadium during the opening ceremony's parade of nations.
Performers entertain the audience at the opening ceremony.
Members of Team USA pose for a photo during the parade of nations.
Fireworks explode over the Beijing National Stadium at the opening ceremony. Beijing is the first city in history to host both a Summer and a Winter Olympics.
Athletes inside a bus wave to residents on the street as they head to the stadium for the opening ceremony.
France's Sacha Theocharis takes part in a moguls practice session on February 4.
Some competition actually began in the days before the opening ceremony. Here, American Nathan Chen competes in the team figure-skating event on February 4. He put the United States in the lead with his short program.
Canada's Rebecca Johnston, center, scores a goal against Switzerland during a preliminary hockey game on February 3. The Canadians won 12-1.
A robot delivers a woman's lunch in the media dining area on February 2. In a bid to keep the Games Covid-free — and to prevent the virus from spreading into the wider population — Chinese authorities constructed a
"closed loop system" that separated the Games from the host city.
A luger trains in Beijing on February 2.
Speedskaters with the Italian Olympic team practice on February 2.
A worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant at a screening checkpoint for arriving athletes on February 1.