Athletes compete during the cross-country skiing women's 30km mass start free of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 20, 2022.
They have come from different continents, with different skin colors, but on the ice and snow in China, they laughed together, took photos together, and hugged each other to congratulate or comfort. The Beijing Olympic Winter Games, which ends on Sunday, has given athletes across the globe an opportunity to understand each other and make friends, just as the angelic voices at the opening ceremony sang: "thousands of you and me, gather into a family.
Shanwayne Stephens, Ashley Watson, Rolando Reid, and Matthew Wekpe of Jamaica compete during the bobsleigh 4-man heat at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2022.
As the cross-country skiing competition at Beijing 2022 concluded on Sunday, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) showed they are the biggest challenge to traditional power Norway. ROC bagged the most medals in cross-country skiing with four gold, four silver and three bronze at the National Cross-Country Skiing Center where Norway, which dominated the PyeongChang 2018 with 14 medals, finished with five gold, one silver and two bronze.
