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Photos From the Opening Weekend of the 2022 Winter Olympics

Images from the opening ceremony and the first few days of competition

By Alan Taylor
A figure skater is photographed mid-turn, leaning back and grasping the blade of the skate on her right foot.
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About 2,900 athletes from 90 National Olympic Committees are taking part in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, held this year in Beijing, China. Amid strict COVID-19 protocols and limited or absent audiences, competitors have already won medals in several skiing, skating, and sliding events. Gathered below are images from the opening ceremony and the first few days of competition in snowboarding, speed skating, luge, ice hockey, figure skating, and much more.

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.