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Highlights
- Norway topped the list by winning maximum medals in Winter Olympics 2022.
- Nathan Chen delivered a season-high, world record score of 113.97 in men’s figure skating.
- Eileen Gu became the first athlete to reach the podium in three different freestyle skiing events.
- After a medal gap of 16 years, the 36-year-old Lindsey Jacobellis won everybody’s hearts with her performance at Beijing Olympics and won the gold.
The winter sports gala that began on February 4 ended on February 20. This year the Winter Olympics took place in Beijing, China. In the midst of the Olympics, several athletes and coaches had complained about the food, training equipment and harsh quarantine rules due to China’s strict zero-Covid policy. After all the ups and downs, this year’s Winter Olympics have finally come to an end.
So, let’s have a look at the key happenings during the Beijing Olympics 2022.
Countries that won most medals in Beijing Olympics 2022
Norway topped the list by winning maximum medals in Winter Olympics 2022. Norway won a total of 37 medals, including 16 gold medals; followed by Germany, which got 27; the US got 25; Sweden and Austria got 18 each; China received 15 medals and so on.
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Nathan Chen’s performance in men’s figure skating
After a not-so-great performance in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, Nathan finally could redeem his lost image in the world of skating. Nathan had a lot of pressure on his shoulders, and despite that, he could deliver a season-high, world record score of 113.97. Other skaters also delivered astonishing performances, but when Chen got on the ice, he blew away everybody’s mind with his performance and showed everyone why he is the best.
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Eileen Gu, the new “snow-princess” of Winter Olympics
Gu won gold in the Freeski halfpipe. She also became the first athlete to reach the podium in three different freestyle skiing events. Additionally, Gu also won a gold in big air. Gu’s mother is Chinese, and her father is American, and Gu chose to represent China this year at Beijing Olympics. Gu believes that sports is an excellent way of bringing the two cultures together.
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Lindsey Jacobellis discarded the belief that older athletes are any lesser
It is a common belief that athletes perform their best when they are in their 20s. However, Lindsey Jacobellis has discarded the belief and proven that older athletes are no less than the ones in their 20s. After a medal gap of 16 years, the 36-year-old won everybody’s hearts with her performance at Beijing Olympics and won the gold.
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Other players like Skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who faced failure with grace; Erin Jackson, who took gold after almost missing the Games; and Shaun White, who laid down a final run to retire, also captured the limelight during the Beijing Olympics 2022.
