After 16 days and 109 events, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially ended on Sunday with the （tradition）closing ceremony.
A small, but enthusiastic, group of audience sat in the stands at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium during the bitterly cold night in the host city. Some did the wave and cheerfully waved the Chinese flag while （wait）for the night's festivities to start.
The acting （reduce）, echoing the muted opening ceremony held earlier this month. Organizers emphasized snow ice as the main theme. The center stage of the Birds Nest was made up of 11, 600 square meters of an LED screen which aimed（imitate）"a crystal clear ice surface" throughout the ceremony.
Triumphant athletes, appearing no （little）excited than they did during the opening ceremony, proudly waved （they）nation's flags during the parade of athletes.
During the closing ceremony, organizers held the last medal ceremony for the women's cross country 30km mass start. U. S. skier Jessie Diggins won silver after a tough push to the finish line. Diggins' disclosed after her competition that there was a （possible）of her participating in the next Olympics.
As part of Sunday's ceremony, IOC leader Bach handed over the Olympic flag the mayors（长）of the Italian cities of Milan and Cortino, hosts of the2026Winter Games.
