Beijing 2022: Your guide to the Closing Ceremony

The Beijing 2022 Winter Games conclude on Sunday 20 February with a Closing Ceremony that follows the 17 days of competition.

The showpiece event will officially bring the Olympics to an end, and see the hosts hand the flag over to Milano Cortina 2026, where the next Winter Games will be held.

Beijing 2022 was the second Olympic Games to be staged in the space of six months following the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, held in July 2021 after the 12-month postponement due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Read on for more of what to expect at the Closing Ceremony.

The Closing Ceremony will be held at the Beijing National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, in the Chinese capital.

The stadium hosted the spectacular Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony on Friday 4 February, plus the ceremonies and athletics events at the Beijing 2008 Summer Games.

The Closing Ceremony for Beijing 2022 will take place on Sunday 20th February 2022, at 8pm China Standard Time in Beijing.

That's 13:00 in central Europe, where the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, and Paris 2024 Olympics will be held.

It's 04:00am in Los Angeles, host of the 2028 Games.

Norway topped the medal count with 16 gold, eight silver, and 13 bronze for a total of 37 medals.

Germany were second with 12 gold, 10 silver, and five bronze for a total of 27 medals.

Hosts China were third with nine gold, four silver, and two bronze for a total of 15 medals.

Norwegian biathlete Johannes Thingnes Boe was the most successful athlete at Beijing 2022 with three four gold and one bronze medal.

His teammate and fellow biathlete Marte Olsbu Roeiseland was the most successful female athlete at the Games with three gold and two bronze medals.

Finland won the final gold of the Games, the men's ice hockey,