Belarus at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2022

The 24^th Winter Olympic Games were held in Beijing on 4-20 February 2022. The Games featured 109 medal events in seven sports (15 disciplines). Belarus, a nation that excels in many winter sports, was also among the participating countries (91).

The Chinese capital became the first city in history to host both the Summer (2008) and Winter (2022) Olympic Games. The official motto was "Together for a Shared Future". It was very symbolic, because the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing were designed to become the most environmentally friendly and safe in the context of the pandemic. Eco-standards for buildings, reduced carbon dioxide emissions, using electricity from alternative sources, the safest possible ice production and much more… The Chinese organizers tried to hold the ‘greenest’ event in Olympic history. The mascot of the Games was panda Bin Dung Dung.

According to the IOC’s decision announced in 2018, seven new medal disciplines were added to the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, which was the largest expansion of the Olympic program after the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. Thanks to this, the number of sets of awards in Beijing was brought to 109, a record high in the history of the Winter Games. The Winter Olympics included: women's monobob, Big Air freestyle skiing for men and women, plus mixed team events in short track speed skating, ski jumping, ski aerials and snowboardcross.

The competitions were held at 25 venues located in three clusters - Beijing, Zhangjiakou and Yanqing.

Team Belarus at Beijing 2022

Belarus was represented by 29 athletes in six sports:

Biathlon: Dzinara Alimbekava, Hanna Sola, Iryna Leshchanka, Elena Kruchinkina, Alina Pilchuk, Anton Smolski, Maksim Varabei, Mikita Labastau, Dzmitry Lazouski, Raman Yaliotnau
Alpine skiing: Maria Shkanova
Speed skating: Ignat Golovatsiuk, Maryna Zuyeva, Ekaterina Sloeva, Hanna Nifantava, Yauheniya Varabyova
Cross-country skiing: Anastasia Kirillova, Hanna Karaliova, Alexander Voronov, Yahor Shpuntau
Figure skating: Viktoriia Safonova, Konstantin Milyukov
Freestyle skiing: Hanna Huskova, Hanna Dziaruha, Anastasiya Andryianava, Stanislau Hladchanka, Maksim Hustik, Pavel Dzik, Makar Mitrafanau.

Belarus’ medals at Beijing 2022

Beijing 2022 was not the most successful Olympic Games for Team Belarus. Belarus ranked 24^th in the final medal table with two medals: biathlete Anton Smolski won silver in the Men’s Individual race, and freestyle skier Hanna Huskova won silver in the Women's Aerials.