The actual events have been underway for days and athletes – and China – are staying focused, despite widespread criticism over the host nation's human rights record.
— The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony officially kicked off the Games on Friday, but not without controversy. China has received widespread criticism overBut for the hundreds of athletes who've been sealed inside Beijing'sfor days already, the focus was on winning, and it has been for days: The actual sporting events began days ago, before the opening ceremony.
As the opening ceremony parade of nations got underway on Friday inside the Bird's Nest, there was an unusual twist for Team USA. Teammates chose curling legend John Shuster and bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor as flagbearers, but Brittany Bowe did the actual walking for Meyers Taylor as she was stuck in a Chinese isolation hotel after testing positive for COVID-19.
Meyers Taylor recently spoke out after critics said she and other athletes should boycott the Games over China's human rights record. In an op-ed for, she acknowledged the concerns but wrote:"To go to Beijing and compete — as an American, a woman, a person of color and as a special needs parent — says more than any boycott could."
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