PHOTOS: Winter Olympics, part 1

The 2022 Olympic Games drew the world’s elite athletes to compete in China.

The COVID-19 pandemic created new challenges for the games, including social distancing fans and quarantining athletes who test positive for the virus in hotels.

See more photos from the games here.

Mikaela Shiffrin, of United States makes a turn during the women's super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
United States' Lee Stecklein (2) celebrates a goal with teammates during a women's quarterfinal hockey game against the Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
United States' Shaun White competes during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden reacts after breaking his own world record in the men's speedskating 10,000-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Nathan Chen of the United States displays his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the men's free skate figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
United States' Shaun White poses in the halfpipe course after the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Erin Jackson of the United States skates during a speedskating practice session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Donovan Carrillo, of Mexico, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Australia's Scotty James trains on the halfpipe curse at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Silver medalists Karen Chen and Nathan Chen pose for a photo after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
FILE- Slovakia's Petra Vlhova speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Zauchensee, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato, File)
A spectator waves a Chinese flag during a preliminary round women's hockey game between China and Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
15-year-old Kamila Valieva of the ROC became the fourth woman to land a triple axel in Winter Olympics history. Watch the video here.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, of Norway throws up a cloud of snow as he makes a turn during men's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. The final men's downhill training was cancelled due to high winds. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka competes during the women's slopestyle qualifying at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Christof Innerhofer, of Italy makes a turn during men's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
China's athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian and Zhao Jiawen light the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Children play as they wait in a neighbouring carpark to catch a glimpse of the fireworks for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Brittany Bowe and John Shuster, of the United States, leads their team in during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Andrew Heo, left, of the United States and Liu Shaoang of Hungary race in the mixed team relay semifinal during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka trains before the women's slopestyle snowboarding qualifying at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, of China, compete during the pairs short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
FILE - Ryan Cochran-Siegle, of the United States makes a jump during a men's downhill training run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Fifty years after his mom, Barbara Ann, won the gold in slalom, Cochran-Siegle is contending for a medal in the men's downhill that will open the Alpine skiing program of the Beijing Games on Sunday. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
United States' Christopher Plys, throws a rock, during the mixed doubles match against Canada, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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