Opening ceremony of XXIV Olympic Winter Games starts in Beijing (VIDEO)

The opening ceremony is considered to be the main event of any Olympic Games.

This is a colorful show that allows the hosts of the competition to demonstrate their culture, history and capabilities to the whole world.

The grand opening of the 2022 Olympics consists of different parts - an artistic program, a parade of participants in the games, the raising of the Olympic banner, lighting a fire...

The right to host the opening ceremony of the Games was granted to Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who was nominated for an Oscar three times. Imou was previously in charge of the ceremony at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the show is remembered by many.

This time, only 3,000 actors will be involved in the opening, the audience is waiting for original special effects.

Russian President Vladimir Putin timed his visit to Beijing to coincide with the opening of the Olympics.

During the Olympics in Beijing, 109 sets of awards in seven sports will be played.

Russian athletes due to the doping scandal and the ensuing WADA sanctions will perform as an ROC team. The right to carry the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee at the opening ceremony was given to skater Olga Fatkulina and hockey player Vadim Shipachev.