The 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing
will be the 24th winter Olympics and will take place from 4th to 20th February 2022
in Beijing and venues near neighboring towns of Yanqing and Chongli in China.
The events will take place in a combination of brand new structures and existing venues.
With Beijing being the first city to host both Summer and Winter editions of the Olympics,
several venues from the 2008 Summer Olympics will be reused for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The venues have been divided into three zones: Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou.
Beijing Zone The National Stadium.
Also known as "The Bird's Nest" due to its unique design,
this iconic stadium was the main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympics,
hosting the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as well as athletics competition and football final.
While no sporting competitions will take place at the venue during the 2022 Games,
the Bird's Nest will once again be the site of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
National Aquatics Centre. Another venue from the 2008 Games that will be repurposed for
the 2022 Games. The venue hosted the swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming competitions
in 2008. At the Winter Games, it will host the curling competition.
National Indoor Stadium.
Nicknamed "The Fan" due to its design that resembles a traditional Chinese folding fan,
the National Indoor Stadium was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, where it hosted rhythmic
gymnastics, trampoline, and handball. At the 2022 Games, it will host the ice hockey competition
together with Wukesong Sports Centre. Wukesong Sports Centre.
The 18,000 capacity arena hosted basketball at the 2008 games and will serve as the
main venue for ice hockey at the 2022 games alongside the National Indoor Stadium.
National Speed Skating Oval. The National Speed Skating Oval is the only new venue
built on Beijing's Olympic Green, the 2008 Olympic Park, for the Winter Olympics.
The stadium was built on the site of the Olympic Green Hockey Field used at the 2008 Olympics.
The National Speed Skating Oval, nicknamed "The Ice Ribbon" will host the speed
skating competition at the 2022 Games. Capital Indoor Stadium. Built in 1968 and with
a capacity of 17,345, the Capital Indoor hosted the volleyball tournament at the 2008 Games.
In 2022 the arena will stage the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions.
Big Air Shougang. Built on a former steel mill site, the Big Air Shougang is the world's first
permanent venue for Big Air, and will stage the freestyle skiing and snowboard Big Air
competitions at the Games. It will be the only snow sports venue in Beijing.
Yanqing zone National Sliding Centre. The National
Sliding Centre in Yanqing is the first sliding track in China and only the third one in Asia.
The center has a seating capacity of 2,000, as well as a further 8,000 standing capacity.
The National Sliding Centre will stage Bobsleigh, Skeleton and Luge at the Games.
National Alpine Ski Centre. Located in the Xiaohaituo Mountain Area in northwest Yanqing,
the National Alpine Ski Centre is made up of seven courses,
with the largest vertical drop reaching 900 meters. The venue has a seating capacity of 5,000
and a standing capacity of 3,500. It will stage the Alpine Skiing competitions.
Zhangjiakou zone National Biathlon Centre.
Located in Zhangjiakou City in north China's Hebei Province,
the National Biathlon Centre will stage the biathlon competition.
National Ski Jumping Centre. The National Ski Jumping Centre will stage the ski jumping
competition and the ski jumping discipline in the Nordic combined competition at Beijing 2022. The
architectural design of the ski jump resembles a traditional ruyi sceptre, hence the nickname
for the facility is "Snow Ruyi". National Cross-Country Centre. The new
National Cross-Country Centre will host cross-country and Nordic combined events
at the Games. After the Games, the area will be rebuilt into a park area and outdoor ice
centre to host camping, sports and events. Genting Snow Park. The Genting Snow Park is
an existing ski resort and will be the home of freestyle skiing and snowboarding events (apart
from Big Air). The park will have two separate venues - Park A, for freestyle skiing, and Park B,
for snowboarding - each with a capacity of 7,500. The parks will feature six courses in total:
halfpipe, slopestyle, ski/snowboard cross, parallel giant slalom, moguls and aerials.