BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics concluded on Sunday, ending more than two weeks of spectacle played out across frozen tracks and Alpine slopes. Athletes chased dreams with grit and grace, etching fresh chapters into Olympic history.
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
↑People pose for photos in front of the cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
↑Su Yiming, flag bearer of the delegation of China, parades during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
↑An actor performs during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Verona, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
↑ Actors perform during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
↑International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry addresses the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the handover of the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the Olympic flag and the Italian national flag during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the Olympic Rings during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the Verona Olympic Arena during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Verona, Italy. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
↑Actors perform during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
↑This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows the cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
↑Flagbearers parade during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
↑The Olympic flame for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is extinguished at the Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)■