Bruno Cuaz, edited by Solène Delinger 6:49 p.m., February 04, 2022
The Beijing Winter Olympics are officially launched!
The opening ceremony was held this Friday, February 4 in the Chinese capital.
The show, which showcased Chinese history and culture, took place at the "Bird's Nest", Beijing's national stadium.
Story of a grand show.
The Beijing Winter Olympics are officially launched!
The Olympic flame was lit in Beijing, in the famous "Bird's Nest", after a spectacular spectacle.
3,000 people attended the show.
The French delegation, which rose to 46th place, was led by standard bearers Kevin Rolland and Tessa Worley.
The French delegation stood out
There were the essentials: children singing the oath, the Olympic flag and rather successful light paintings, orchestrated by Zhang Yimou, the director of
Wives and Concubines
, as in 2008. It was cold too, even if, with a small -4, everyone did well.
The French delegation of about thirty athletes out of 88 stood out by advancing in a V-shape on an idea of skier Kévin Rolland, the flag bearer who also played at throwing said flag at the radiant Tessa Worley , which didn't even knock him down.
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Xi Jinping undemonstrative
The skier is determined to "look victory in the face", the slogan of this winter campaign "It was great. A very nice atmosphere with the team and a very nice show. And that's it, we're doing well realize that the Games are well and truly launched”, she enthuses on Europe 1. On the Chinese side, we have returned to basics under the gaze of a little demonstrative Xi Jinping.
The word was with the people with tables without ostentation.
There was no cauldron, but a modest flame inserted into a snowflake and the inevitable concluding fireworks...