BEIJING — Chinese organizers put on an eye-catching, if subdued, opening ceremony on Friday to officially begin the 2022 Winter Olympics.
It was the second time Beijing hosted an Olympic opening ceremony. On Friday, it made history as the first country to host both a Summer and a Winter Games.
As in 2008, China held the opening ceremony in Beijing’s open-air National Stadium, also called the Bird’s Nest. On Friday night, temperatures hovered around 25 degrees Fahrenheit in the stadium.
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