The organizers announced on Wednesday that the decision to replace the former creative team of seven people is completely in line with the current situation: to transform the traditionally lavish and spectacular performances into simpler and restrained performances.
"The ceremonies will still be fantastic celebrations, which both participants and spectators around the world can enjoy, but they will probably be simpler and more restrained, to reflect a generally more stripped-down Olympics and to still have to take into account covid-19 measures ", the organizers say in a statement.