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Beijing 2022 announces new competition schedule

2020-11-19 19:21 Last Updated At:19:21

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

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The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

Canada won the gold medal of curling mixed doubles at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018.

Canada won the gold medal of curling mixed doubles at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018.

The lastest version of the schedule was released following approval by the International Olympic Committee, and is still subject to change.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games are scheduled to take place from February 4 to 20, 2022. The Games program will include seven sports, 15 disciplines and 109 medal events.

Compared with PyeongChang 2018, seven new events have been added to the Beijing 2022 program, namely women's monobob, short track speed skating mixed team relay, ski jumping mixed team, freestyle skiing aerials mixed team, freeski men's big air, freeski women's big air and snowboard cross mixed team.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.

According to the schedule, curling mixed doubles round robin will be the very first event of the Games, beginning on February 2, two days before opening ceremony. High-profile events of ice hockey, curling, figure skating and ice dance will be staged on the opening ceremony day, while the closing ceremony day features finals of men's ice hockey, women's curling, four-man bobsleigh, cross-country skiing women's 30km mass start as well as the figure skating gala exhibition.

The events of short track speed skating will have six competition days. Five out of 12 competition sessions are arranged at night for figure skating.

Canada won the gold medal of curling mixed doubles at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018.

Canada won the gold medal of curling mixed doubles at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018.

With the Big Air Shougang the only snowboarding venue located in the Beijing Zone, with others in the Zhangjiakou Zone, the organizers noted that athletes with simultaneous entries in both Big Air and slopestyle will compete in both zones. 

Michael Edwards, famously known as “Eddie the Eagle,” has transitioned from Olympic ski jumper to small-time actor as he expands his repertoire. Edwards, who became Britain’s first Olympic ski jumper in 1988, has since embraced various roles, from recording songs to speaking engagements. Now 62, he continues to entertain audiences, proving that his spirit and determination have kept him soaring.

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Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, left, playing Professor Crackpot, receives applaud as he performs with fellow actors in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, left, playing Professor Crackpot, receives applaud as he performs with fellow actors in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, wears a replica of his 1988 helmet with the original glasses during an interview at the Ski and Snowboard Center, in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, wears a replica of his 1988 helmet with the original glasses during an interview at the Ski and Snowboard Center, in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, speaks during an interview at the Ski and Snowboard Center in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, speaks during an interview at the Ski and Snowboard Center in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, center right, plays Professor Crackpot as he performs with fellow actors in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre, in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, center right, plays Professor Crackpot as he performs with fellow actors in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre, in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, plays Professor Crackpot in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre, in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, plays Professor Crackpot in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre, in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, poses for a photo at the Ski and Snowboard Center, in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, poses for a photo at the Ski and Snowboard Center, in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

FILE - British ski jumper Michael Edwards known as Eddie The Eagle flies towards 58th, and last place, in the 70 meter ski jump at the Winter Olympics, in Calgary, February 14, 1988. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)

FILE - British ski jumper Michael Edwards known as Eddie The Eagle flies towards 58th, and last place, in the 70 meter ski jump at the Winter Olympics, in Calgary, February 14, 1988. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, arranges his photos from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, during an interview at the Ski and Snowboard Center, in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, arranges his photos from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, during an interview at the Ski and Snowboard Center, in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle plays Professor Crackpot in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle plays Professor Crackpot in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eaglen plays Professor Crackpot in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre, in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eaglen plays Professor Crackpot in the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" at Watersmeet Theatre, in Rickmansworth, England, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, wears a replica of his 1988 helmet with the original glasses, during an interview at the Ski and Snowboard Center, in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British former ski jumper Michael Edwards, known as Eddie the Eagle, wears a replica of his 1988 helmet with the original glasses, during an interview at the Ski and Snowboard Center, in Gloucester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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