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What medals are there in the 2022 Winter Olympics?

The medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics is 8.7cm in diameter, with the Olympic rings engraved in the center of the front and the English full name of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics engraved around it. The hollow ring symbolizes the traditional string of jade, with shallow decorative patterns engraved on it, all of which come from the traditional patterns in China. ?

The emblem of Beijing Winter Olympics is engraved in the center of the back of the medal, and the Chinese full name of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is engraved around it, "Beijing 2022 24th Winter Olympics".

The medal hanging belt adopts the traditional mulberry silk weaving technology, and the emblem of Beijing Winter Olympics, the core graphics and the words "Beijing2022" are printed on the snow background. The suspenders are red, which conforms to the cultural characteristics of Chinese New Year and expresses holiday wishes to athletes.

The implication of medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics

The front ring of the medal in the 2022 Winter Olympics is sunken. Hang Hai, a professor at the School of Design of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the head of the medal design team, said that this method of hollowing out was very common in ancient China. This is a Chinese-style detail with auspicious clouds and snowflake patterns on the front. Xiangyun is related to Xiangyun in 2008, and snow patterns can reflect some characteristics of the Winter Olympics.

On the back, there are 24 stars representing the 24th Olympic Games. On the one hand, it can reflect the relationship between China's humanities and astronomy, on the other hand, it can also reflect the passion of mobilizing the Winter Olympics and the bright image of the stars.