The Best Photos from the 2022 Beijing Olympics – TownandCountrymag.com

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Less than a year after the postponed Tokyo Olympics, the Beijing Olympics began on February 3 with a small audience. The U.S. is participating in a diplomatic boycott of the Games, which means no government officials will be in attendance, but sent 224 athletesthe largest delegation from any participating country. The Winter Olympics are typically a smaller affair than their summer counterpart, with 2,874 athletes participating representing 91 different countries. (As opposed to 11,656 athletes last summer from 206 nations.)

Here are some photo highlights from the 19 days of competition in Beijing.

Day 10: Monobob

Gold medalist Kaillie Humphries of Team United States (L) and Silver medalist Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States (R) celebrate during the women's monobob bobsleigh finals.

Day 10: Women's Freestyle Skiing

Dominique Ohaco of Team Chile performs a trick during the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualification.

Day 10: Ice Dancing

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of Team France skate during the ice dance free dance event.

Day 10: Ski Jumping

Dominik Peter of Team Switzerland competes during the men's team ski jumping.

Day 10: Ski Jumping

Stefan Kraft, Daniel Huber and Jan Hoerl and Maneul Fettner of Team Austria celebrate winning the gold medal at the men's ski jumping final.

Day 9: Speed Skating

Erin Jackson of Team United States reacts after winning the gold medal during the Women's 500m.

Day 9: Women's Freestyle Skiing Aerials

Akmarzhan Kalmurzayeva of Team Kazakhstan performs a trick on a practice run ahead of the Women's Freestyle Skiing Aerials Qualification.

Day 9: Speed Skating

Team Canada skate during the men's team pursuit quarterfinals at National Speed Skating Oval.

Day 9: Curling

Agnes Knochenhauer, Anna Hasselborg and Sofia Mabergs of Team Sweden compete against Team United States during the Women's Curling Round Robin Session.

Day 9: Cross Country Skiing

Friedrich Moch of Team Germany competes during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4x10km Relay.

Day 9: Snowboard Big Air training

Katie Ormerod of Team Great Britain performs a trick during a Snowboard Big Air training session.

Day 8: Speed Skating

Cornelius Kersten of Team Great Britain and Ivan Arzhanikov of Team Kazakhstan skate during the Men's 500m at National Speed Skating Oval.

Day 8: Ice Dancing

Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto of Team Japan skate during the ice dance rhythm dance event.

Day 8: Snowboard Mixed Team Cross

Gold medalists Lindsey Jacobellis (L) and Nick Baumgartner (R) of Team United States celebrate during the mixed team snowboard cross finals flower ceremony at Genting Snow Park.

Day 8: Snowboard Mixed Team Cross

Lindsey Jacobellis of Team United States (R) and Michela Moioli of Team Italy (L) cross the finish line during the snowboard mixed team cross final.

Day 7: Women's Super G

Mikaela Shiffrin competes during the Women's Super G in Yanqing China.

Day 7: Ski Jumping

Halvor Egner Granerud of Team Norway competes during the men's large hill individual trial round for qualification at the National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou, China.

Day 7: Men's Snowboard Halfpipe

Shaun White's Olympic career comes to an end at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Day 7: Men's Snowboard Halfpipe

Shaun White embraces his coach JJ Thomas after finishing fourth during the men's snowboard halfpipe final.

Day 7: Women's Ice Hockey

Team Canada huddles prior to the start of the game against Team Sweden during the women's ice hockey quarterfinal match.

Day 7: Men's Skeleton

Zheng Yin of Team China slides during a men's skeleton heat.

Day 7: Short Track Speed Skating

Suzanne Schulting of Team Netherlands competes during the Women's 1000m Final A.

Day 6: Women's Snowboard Halfpipe

Gold medalist Chloe Kim of Team United States wipes away a tear during the women's snowboard halfpipe final flower ceremony.

Day 6: Women's Snowboard Halfpipe

Chloe Kim after winning gold.

Day 6: Men's Skeleton

Tomass Dukurs of Team Latvia slides during the Men's Skeleton heats.

Day 6: Figure Skating

Nathan Chen skates during the men's single free skate competition.

Day 6: Figure Skating medal ceremony

Nathan Chen of Team United States with his gold medal during medal ceremony for the men's singles figure skating competition.

Day 6: Men's Snowboard Cross

Athletes compete during the men's snowboard cross quarterfinals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China.

Day 6: Figure Skating

Yuma Kagiyama of Team Japan skates during the men's single free skate competition.

Day 5: Women's Snowboard Halfpipe

Mitsuki Ono of Team Japan performs a trick during the Women's snowboard halfpipe qualification.

Day 5: Women's Skeleton training

Valentina Margaglio of Team Italy slides during Women's Skeleton training at National Sliding Centre.

Day 5: Short Track Speed Skating

Shaoang Liu of Team Hungary, Steven Dubois of Team Canada, Semen Elistratov of Team ROC, Adil Galiakhmetov of Team Kazakhstan and Daeheon Hwang of Team South Korea compete during the Men's 1500m Final A.

Day 5: Women's Slalom

Gold medalist Petra Vlhova of Team Slovakia celebrates on the podium.

Day 5: Men's Ice Hockey

Goalkeeper Simon Hrubec #11 of Team Czech Republic defends the goal against Team Denmark in the first period during the Men's Preliminary Round Group B match.

Day 4: Speed Skating

Sergei Trofimov (L) of Team ROC and Emery Lehman (R) of Team United States skate during the Men's 1500m.

Day 4: Men's Skeleton training

China's Yin Zheng takes part in the men's skeleton training at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre.