According to the organizing committee, 334 people arrived in China on January 25, of which 54 people are athletes and officials.

13 arrivals passed a positive test for coronavirus.

The Beijing Olympics will be held from 4 to 20 February 2022.

On January 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Russian Olympians ahead of their departure to China.

Earlier, the silver medalist of the 2002 Olympics and the famous choreographer Ilya Averbukh reacted to the replacement of Mikhail Kolyada with Yevgeny Semenenko as part of the Russian team for the Beijing Olympics.