“Thank you! China!” In his speech at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on the evening of February 20, IOC President Bach thanked and congratulated China for successfully hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics in Chinese for four times. With the curtain of the Beijing Winter Olympics coming to an end, “thank you” from all over the world has become the highest praise for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

This thank you is an affirmation of a safe winter Olympics. Bach said at a press conference held on the 18th that the closed-loop management of the Beijing Winter Olympics was very successful. It can be said that the closed-loop is the safest place in the world, or at least one of the safest places in the world. This is a very remarkable achievement. Danish speed skater Victor Sorup praised the Beijing Winter Olympic Games epidemic prevention measures on overseas social platforms. He said in the video that there was almost no COVID-19 in the Winter Olympic village of Beijing under the closed loop management. “These will make us feel safe and we can interact with others safely.”

On February 20, the closing ceremony of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. (source: visual China)

This thank you is a compliment to a wonderful winter Olympic Games. On February 20, the International Olympic Committee tweeted “thank you China”, which quickly aroused the resonance of Twitter users: “thank Beijing for hosting such an excellent Winter Olympic Games”, “thank Beijing for hosting the winter event, which is a great feast and a warm reception”… Athletes from all countries who entered the closing ceremony with the music of Ode to joy cheered heartily, To make the venue a sea of joy, the host had to say “please sit down and watch the ceremony” several times in many languages. Countless passionate and selfless struggles and countless tearful moments have made athletes from all over the world reluctant to say goodbye. German ice dancer Katarina Miller posted photos of the Winter Olympic Village on the overseas social media “photo wall” and said in the accompanying text: “thank you Beijing 2022! I can’t describe my current mood. Thank you very much for everything you have given me.”

This thank you is a move to a warm heart Winter Olympic Games. Japanese curler Yoshida zhinami wrote on the “photo wall” that “thank you very much to the volunteers of the Winter Olympic village who worked hard to shovel snow in the cold early in the morning.” The warm interaction between athletes and volunteers from various countries has also deeply moved many overseas netizens. Many Twitter users left messages: “the video of volunteers saying goodbye at the closing ceremony made me cry. Thank Beijing for its good memories” “we will never forget the Winter Olympics, thank athletes and Chinese volunteers”

The Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end in the “thank you China”, but the warmth and hope condensed in this short period of more than 10 days will precipitate into the collective memory of the world.