Beijing 2022: Opening Ceremony Best Images

by Leandro Lutz • 04.02.2022
With the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, Beijing 2022 was officially opened. Check out the best images from the Opening Ceremony.

With the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, Beijing 2022 was officially opened. Check out the best images from the Opening Ceremony.

This Friday marked the official opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The ceremony was simple but impactful, with an impressive light effects show.

The Olympic flame once again lit up Beijing, making the city the first to host summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.

Performance during the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony. Photo: Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån
Overview from the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony. 
Photo: Daniel Goetzhaber/Bildbyrån
The Olympic flag is hoisted alongside the Chinese flag during the Opening Ceremony. Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyrån
Team China enters the athlete’s parade during the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on February 4, 2022 in Beijing. Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyrån
The Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony in Beijing. Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyrån
Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee President, with the Olympic rings, torch, and flags representing all the participant countries. Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyrån
Fireworks during the Opening Ceremony. Photo: Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

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