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The Beijing Winter Olympics, which played a fierce battle for 17 days, ended yesterday (20th).

The players, who had been burning hot in the winter, promised to meet again in Milan, Italy four years later.



This is Beijing Bae Jeong-hoon.



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The closing ceremony began with the children's group dance with snowflake-shaped lanterns in the background against the large LED screen that filled the stadium floor.



Due to concerns about the spread of Corona 19, about 20,000 people, 30% of the capacity, entered and watched the closing ceremony.



Unlike the opening ceremony, where each country entered one by one, 91 countries that competed for 109 gold medals came together in a festive atmosphere.



Speed ​​skating 500m silver medalist Cha Min-gyu, who served as the jockey, entered the arena first waving the Taegeukgi, and the Korean team, who finished 14th overall, waved their hands and responded to the cheers of the crowd.



The Olympic flag fluttering in the Beijing sky was delivered to the mayors of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Following the colorful and colorful video introducing Italy, the logo of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Games was clearly engraved on the large screen.



[Thomas Bach/IOC Chairman: Announcing the closing of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games.]



With the declaration of closing, the small torch that burned in the middle of the snowflake torch for 17 days finally disappeared into darkness, and the atmosphere of the closing ceremony was changed as colorful fireworks lit the sky of the main stadium. It has reached its climax.



Despite the many twists and turns in the midst of the Corona 19 situation, the global winter festival, which created a hot winter with the enthusiasm of the players, came to an end with the promise of four years later.