Why didn't a horse raise the national flag after the Winter Olympics?

At the end of the Winter Olympics, no horse raised the national flag because the temperature in the venue was low, which was for the health of athletes. After the game, only souvenirs will be given to the winners, and flag-raising ceremonies and awards will be held at designated places. Therefore, there was no ceremony of raising the national flag, playing the national anthem and awarding gold, silver and bronze medals after the game.

The tradition of awarding prizes in the Winter Olympics

On February 5th, in the short track speed skating mixed team relay final of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the China team, composed of Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu, Wu Dajing and Ren, won the championship in 2 minutes, 37.348 seconds, winning the first gold medal for the China delegation.

After the game, everyone habitually waited to see the award ceremony of the players, expecting to see the ceremony of raising the national flag and playing the national anthem. But strangely, the three teams of gold, silver and bronze standing on the podium only received the mascot ice shield from the awarding guests, and there was no ceremony to hang medals, raise the national flag and play the national anthem.

The awarding forms of the Winter Olympic Games and the Summer Olympic Games are different. After the Winter Olympics, a memorial ceremony is usually held in the stadium first, and then a grand award ceremony is held in the special award plaza to award medals, raise the national flag and play the national anthem.

This tradition has continued since 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. Because of the cold weather in the Winter Olympics, after the competition, only souvenirs will be distributed to the winners in the competition venues, and medals will be awarded to the winners in specific award areas later, and a flag-raising ceremony will be held.