Light displays, dancing and athletes celebrating their medals during the Olympic Closing Ceremony on February 20, 2022. The ceremony was again directed by Zhang Yimou, the famed filmmaker who directed the Opening Ceremony, as well as the performances at the Beijing 2008 Summer Games. Strict COVID-19 guidelines were followed throughout the Winter Olympics.

China's Wenjing Sui and Cong Han set a new world record in pairs figure skating at the Beijing Winter Games on February 18, 2022. Here are some highlights from the short program portion of the competition.

Here's a look at some of the world records set during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Sweden defeats Great Britain for the gold medal and Canada defeats the United States to win the bronze medal in men's curling, among the highlights of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics men's curling.

Ryan Regez of Switzerland wins gold in men's freestyle skiing cross finals. USA's Alexander Hall and Nicholas Goepper win gold and silver in the freestyle skiing slopestyle finals. Johannes Strolz of Austria wins the gold in alpine combined. Birk Ruud of Norway wins the gold in freeski big air. Austria's Matthias Mayer wins gold in men's super-G, among the men's skiing highlights at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Here's a look at the women's skiing events at the 2022 Winter Games in China, including freestyle big air, giant slalom and moguls freestyle. Eileen Gu of China sets a record by winning three medals -- two gold and one silver, Corinne Suter of Switzerland takes gold in alpine skiing women's downhill race, Mengtao Xu of China takes gold in freestyle aerials, Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland takes gold in super-G. Slovakia's Petra Vlhova takes gold in slalom.

The Olympic medals are piling up, with Norway, Russian athletes and Team USA in the lead so far at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Here's a look at some of the winners.

Miho Takagi of Japan wins gold during the women's 1000 meter speed skating. Erin Jackson wins gold for the USA in the women's 500-meter. Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands defends her gold medal in the women's 1000m short track, among the highlights of the sport at the Beijing Winter Games.

Canada defeats Team USA with a final score of 3-2 in the women's ice hockey gold medal match on February 17, 2022 at the Beijing Olympic Games. The Americans take silver.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, placed fourth in the women's single free program on February 17, 2022 at the Beijing Winter Olympics. She was shadowed by a positive drug test for a banned substance that came to light after the Games began. Her teammates Aleksandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova won silver and gold, respectively, with Kaori Sakamoto of Japan taking bronze.

Here are some highlights of Team USA's athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, with some milestone achievements. Alexander Hall, Lindsey Jacobellis, Nathan Chen, Chloe Kim and Erin Jackson are among the gold medalists so far. Meanwhile, Shaun White says goodbye to snowboarding.

China's Tingyu Gao sets a new Olympic record with a time of 34.32. Sweden's Nils van der Poel sets a new world record at 12:30.74. Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands sets a new Olympic record in the men's 1500m. And skater Ziwei Ren gives China its first-ever gold medal in the men's 1000m, among the highlights of men's speed skating at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Team USA is eliminated from the Beijing Winter Olympics tournament in an overtime shootout against Slovakia with a final score of 3-2. The match saw quick scoring and three-on-three overtime play before the shootout, which came down to the goaltenders Patrik Rybar and Strauss Mann on February 16, 2022.

Emotions run high as athletes at the pinnacle of their careers compete in the Olympics. Here's a look at some emotional highs and lows during the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.

The women's single figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics is shadowed in scandal, with 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva testing positive for a banned substance. She qualified for the short program on February 15, 2022 and is the favorite to win gold. Japan's Wakaba Higuchi and Americans Alysa Liu, Mariah Bell and Karen Chen also finished in the top 25, qualifying for the free skate competition.

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France win the gold medal and set an ice dancing world record at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 14, 2022. Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia win the silver, and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of Team USA take bronze.

Here are some highlights from the women's biathlon events at the Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China.

Here are some highlights from the men's biathlon events at the Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China.

Teams take to the ice to perform dance routines on the ice, here are some highlights.

After a career that earned him three Olympic gold medals, snowboarder Shaun White will retire after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. White has performed in every Winter Games since 2006, winning gold in all but the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, where he finished fourth. He also finished fourth on his final run this week. Here's a look back at his career.