During the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China the flag bearers of 91 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into Beijing National Stadium on February 20. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, and behind them marched all the athletes. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony.

Parade order

Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by the Olympic tradition. As the originator of the Olympics, the Greek flag bearer entered first.[1] The country that will host the next Winter Olympics, Italy, marched before the host nation China entered, instead of entering between New Zealand and Serbia, according to the Chinese collation order.[2]

Countries marched in order of the Chinese language.[3] The collation method used was based on the names as written in Simplified Chinese characters and is similar to that used in Chinese dictionaries. The names were sorted by the number of strokes in the first character of the name, then by the stroke order of the character (in the order 橫竖撇捺折, c.f. Wubi method), then the number of strokes and stroke order of the second character, then next character and so on.[4] For example, this placed San Marino (圣马力诺) in 28th position, just ahead of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) because the initial character for "San Marino" (圣) is written in 5 strokes, while that for "Kyrgyzstan" (吉) is written in 6 strokes.

List

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the sequence that each nation appeared in the Ceremony.[5] The names are given in their official designations by the IOC, and the Chinese names follow their official designations by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Order Nation Chinese name Pinyin Flag bearer Sport Ref.
1 Greece (GRE)希腊Xīlà Ioannis Antoniou Alpine skiing [6]
2 Turkey (TUR)土耳其Tǔěrqí Volunteer — [6]
3 Malta (MLT)马耳他Mǎěrtā Volunteer — [6]
4 Madagascar (MAD)马达加斯加Mǎdájiāsījiā Mathieu Neumuller Alpine skiing [6]
5 Malaysia (MAS)马来西亚Mǎláixīyà Jeffrey Webb Alpine skiing [6]
6 Ecuador (ECU)厄瓜多尔Èguāduōěr Volunteer — [6]
7 Eritrea (ERI)厄立特里亚Èlìtélǐyà Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda Alpine skiing [6]
8 Jamaica (JAM)牙买加Yámǎijiā Rolando Reid Bobsleigh [6]
9 Belgium (BEL)比利时Bǐlìshí Hanne Desmet Short track speed skating [6]
10 Japan (JPN)日本Rìběn Arisa Go Speed skating [6]
11 Chinese Taipei (TPE)中华台北Zhōnghuá Táiběi Wen-Yi Lee Alpine skiing [6]
12 Hong Kong (HKG)中国香港Zhōngguó Xiānggǎng Volunteer — [6]
13 Denmark (DEN)丹麦Dānmài Stefan Due Schmidt Speed skating [6]
14 Ukraine (UKR)乌克兰Wūkèlán Olena Bilosiuk Biathlon [6]
15 Uzbekistan (UZB)乌兹别克斯坦Wūzībiékèsītǎn Volunteer — [6]
16 Brazil (BRA)巴西Bāxī Manex Silva Cross-country skiing [6]
17 Pakistan (PAK)巴基斯坦Bājīsītǎn Muhammad Karim Alpine skiing [6]
18 Israel (ISR)以色列Yǐsèliè Volunteer — [6]
19 East Timor (TLS)东帝汶Dōngdìwèn Yohan Goutt Gonçalves Alpine skiing [6]
20 North Macedonia (MKD)北马其顿Běimǎqídùn Volunteer — [6]
21 Luxembourg (LUX)卢森堡Lúsēnbǎo Matthieu Osch Alpine skiing [6]
22 Belarus (BLR)白俄罗斯Báiéluósī Ignat Golovatsiuk Speed skating [6]
23 India (IND)印度Yìndù Volunteer — [6]
24 Lithuania (LTU)立陶宛Lìtáowǎn Modestas Vaiciulis Cross-country skiing [6]
25 Nigeria (NGR)尼日利亚Nírìlìyà Samuel Ikpefan Cross-country skiing [6]
26 Ghana (GHA)加纳Jiānà Volunteer — [6]
27 Canada (CAN)加拿大Jiānádà Isabelle Weidemann Speed skating [7]
28 San Marino (SMR)圣马力诺Shèng Mǎlìnuò Matteo Gatti Alpine skiing [6]
29 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)吉尔吉斯斯坦Jíěrjísīsītǎn Volunteer — [6]
30 Armenia (ARM)亚美尼亚Yàměiníyà Volunteer — [6]
31 Spain (ESP)西班牙Xībānyá Adrián Díaz Figure skating [8]
32 Liechtenstein (LIE)列支敦士登Lièzhīdūnshìdēng Volunteer — [6]
33 Iran (IRI)伊朗Yīlǎng Volunteer — [6]
34 Hungary (HUN)匈牙利Xiōngyálì Adam Konya Cross-country skiing [6]
35 Iceland (ISL)冰岛Bīngdǎo Snorri Einarsson Cross-country skiing [6]
36 Andorra (AND)安道尔Āndàoěr Volunteer — [6]
37 Finland (FIN)芬兰Fēnlán Krista Pärmäkoski Cross-country skiing [6]
38 Croatia (CRO)克罗地亚Kèluódìyà Tena Hadzic Cross-country skiing [6]
39 Saudi Arabia (KSA)沙特Shātè Volunteer — [6]
40 Albania (ALB)阿尔巴尼亚Āěrbāníyà Volunteer — [6]
41 Argentina (ARG)阿根廷Āgēntíng Maria Victoria Rodriguez Speed skating [6]
42 Azerbaijan (AZE)阿塞拜疆Āsāibàijiāng Volunteer — [6]
43 Latvia (LAT)拉脱维亚Lātuōwéiyà Matīss Miknis Bobsleigh [6]
44 Great Britain (GBR)英国Yīngguó Bruce Mouat Curling [6]
45 Romania (ROU)罗马尼亚Luōmǎníyà Andreea Grecu Bobsleigh [6]
46 ROC罗克 [lower-alpha 1]Luōkè Alexander Bolshunov Cross-country skiing [9]
47 France (FRA)法国Fǎguó Quentin Fillon Maillet Biathlon [6]
48 Poland (POL)波兰Bōlán Piotr Michalski Speed skating [6]
49 Puerto Rico (PUR)波多黎各Bōduō Lígè Kellie Delka Skeleton [6]
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)波黑Bōhēi Strahinja Erić Cross-country skiing [6]
51 Bolivia (BOL)玻利维亚Bōlìwéiyà Volunteer — [6]
52 Norway (NOR)挪威Nuówēi Marte Olsbu Røiseland Biathlon [10]
53 Kazakhstan (KAZ)哈萨克斯坦Hāsàkèsītǎn Abzal Azhgaliyev Short track speed skating [6]
54 Kosovo (KOS)科索沃Kēsuǒwò Volunteer — [6]
55 Bulgaria (BUL)保加利亚Bǎojiālìyà Volunteer — [6]
56 United States (USA)美国Měiguó Elana Meyers Taylor Bobsleigh [11]
57 American Samoa (ASA)美属萨摩亚Měishǔ Sàmóyà Nathan Crumpton Skeleton [6]
58 Virgin Islands (ISV)美属维尔京群岛Měishǔ Wéiěrjīng Qúndǎo Volunteer — [6]
59 Thailand (THA)泰国Tàiguó Volunteer — [6]
60 Netherlands (NED)荷兰Hélán Irene Schouten Speed skating [6]
61 Georgia (GEO)格鲁吉亚Gélǔjíyà Luka Berulava Figure skating [6]
62 Colombia (COL)哥伦比亚Gēlúnbǐyà Laura Gómez Speed skating [6]
63 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)特立尼达和多巴哥Tèlìnídá hé Duōbāgē Volunteer — [6]
64 Peru (PER)秘鲁Bìlǔ Volunteer — [6]
65 Ireland (IRL)爱尔兰Aìěrlán Thomas Maloney Westgård Cross-country skiing [6]
66 Estonia (EST)爱沙尼亚Aìshāníyà Kelly Sildaru Freestyle skiing [6]
67 Haiti (HAI)海地Hǎidì Richardson Viano Alpine skiing [6]
68 Czech Republic (CZE)捷克Jiékè Martina Sáblíková Speed skating [6]
69 Philippines (PHI)菲律宾Fēilǜbīn Asa Miller Alpine skiing [6]
70 Slovenia (SLO)斯洛文尼亚Sīluòwénníyà Anita Klemenič Cross-country skiing [6]
71 Slovakia (SVK)斯洛伐克Sīluòfákè Peter Cehlárik Ice hockey [6]
72 Portugal (POR)葡萄牙Pútáoyá Volunteer — [6]
73 South Korea (KOR)韩国Hánguó Cha Min-kyu Speed skating [6]
74 Montenegro (MNE)黑山Hēishān Volunteer — [6]
75 Chile (CHI)智利Zhìlì Volunteer — [6]
76 Austria (AUT)奥地利Aòdìlì Katharina Liensberger Alpine skiing [6]
Johannes Strolz
77 Switzerland (SUI)瑞士Ruìshì Ryan Regez Freestyle skiing [6]
78 Sweden (SWE)瑞典Ruìdiǎn Elvira Öberg Biathlon [6]
79 Mongolia (MGL)蒙古Měnggǔ Batmönkhiin Achbadrakh Cross-country skiing [6]
80 New Zealand (NZL)新西兰Xīn Xīlán Nico Porteous Freestyle skiing [12]
81 Serbia (SRB)塞尔维亚Sàiěrwéiyà Volunteer — [6]
82 Cyprus (CYP)塞浦路斯Sàipǔlùsī Volunteer — [6]
83 Mexico (MEX)墨西哥Mòxīgē Rodolfo Dickson Alpine skiing [6]
84 Lebanon (LBN)黎巴嫩Líbānèn Volunteer — [6]
85 Germany (GER)德国Déguó Thorsten Margis Bobsleigh [13]
86 Moldova (MDA)摩尔多瓦Móěrduōwǎ Alina Stremous Biathlon [6]
87 Monaco (MON)摩纳哥Mónàgē Volunteer — [6]
88 Morocco (MAR)摩洛哥Móluògē Volunteer — [6]
89 Australia (AUS)澳大利亚Àodàlìyǎ Sami Kennedy-Sim Freestyle skiing [14]
90 Italy (ITA)意大利Yìdàlì Francesca Lollobrigida Speed skating [15]
91 China (CHN)中国Zhōngguó Xu Mengtao Freestyle skiing [16]
Gao Tingyu Speed skating

Notes

  1. ↑ ROC was sorted under a Chinese transcription of its English abbreviation, 罗克 (Luōkè).

References

  1. ↑ Gaines, Cork; Davis, Scott (9 February 2018). "Why Greece always leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony and how the rest of the order is determined". Business Insider. New York City, New York, U.S. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Future Olympic hosts to gain prominence in athletes' parades". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Steger, Isabella (4 February 2022). "Here's the Order of Countries at the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony". Time. New York City, New York, US. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Mather, Victor; Buckley, Chris (4 February 2022). "The Chinese language determines the order of the Parade of Nations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "When does each country march during Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony?". cbs8.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Nichols, Paula (19 February 2022). "Weidemann to be Team Canada's Closing Ceremony flag bearer at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Adrián Díaz, abanderado de España en la ceremonia de clausura" [Adrián Díaz, flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bolshunov selected ROC flag bearer at Beijing Olympics' closing ceremony". TASS. Moscow, Russia. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Marte Olsbu Røiseland to be Norway's flag bearer during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics". Norway Today. Oslo, Norway. 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reuters. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Winter Olympics: Nico Porteous named NZ's flagbearer for closing ceremony after gold in halfpipe". Stuff. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Barker, Philip (19 February 2022). "Margis named Germany's Closing Ceremony flagbearer as DOSB salutes Olympic success". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. ↑ Smale, Simon (20 February 2022). "Sami Kennedy-Sim named Australia's flag-bearer for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony". ABC News (Australia). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Olympics: Lollobrigida to be flag bearer at closing ceremony". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. Rome, Italy. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Gao Tingyu, Xu Mengtao to be flag bearers of Chinese delegation at closing ceremony". Xinhua. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.