Beijing is the first city ever to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games. The 2008 Summer Olympics were also held in Beijing. In total, 13 ...2022BeijingWinterOlympicsFastFactsCNNEditorialResearchUpdated2257GMT(0657HKT)May26,2021SkiingenthusiastsstandinfrontofasignforBeijing'sbidforthe2022WinterOlympicslogoataskiresortonJanuary17,2015inZhangjiakou,HebeiProvince,China.(CNN)Here'salookatthe2022WinterOlympicsscheduledtobeheldinBeijing.ThegamesarescheduledtotakeplaceFebruary4-20,2022.TheParalympicsarescheduledtotakeplaceMarch4-13,2022.FactsBeijingisthecapitalofChina,anditspopulationisover20million.Itisoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.BeijingisthefirstcityevertohostboththesummerandwinterOlympicGames.The2008SummerOlympicswerealsoheldinBeijing.Intotal,13venues,splitbetweenthezonesofBeijing,ZhangjiakouandYanqing,willbeusedduringthe17daysoftheGames.Onenewvenue,theNationalSpeedSkatingOval,wasbuiltinBeijing,andexistingvenuesarebeingrenovatedfortheGames.ReadMoreAtotalof109eventswillbeheld,in15disciplinesacrosssevensports:biathlon,bobsleigh,curling,icehockey,luge,skatingandskiing.TheentireGameswillfeatureartificialsnowfortheoutdoorevents,sinceitdoesn'tsnowmuchthere.TheOlympictorch,called"Flying,"hasacurledribbondesign,andissimilartothedesignofthe2008torch.TheBeijingGameswillincludenewmixedmen'sandwomen'steameventsinfreestyleskiing,short-trackspeedskating,snowboardingandskijumping.TheGameshavebeenheavilycriticizedamidallegationsofChina'shumanrightsabuses,notablytowardstheminorityUyghurpopulation.TimelineJuly31,2015-TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeannouncesthatBeijinghasbeenchosentohostthe2022WinterOlympics,beatingoutAlmaty,Kazakhstan.December30,2019-TheJing-Zhanghigh-speedrailwaygoesintoservice.Thedriverlessbullettrain,whichcango350kilometersperhour(217mph),connectsBeijing,YanqingandZhangjiakou,allthreeofwhichwillhosteventsduringtheupcomingWinterOlympics.March4,2020-TwelveUSsenatorsledbyRepublicanRickScottsubmitabipartisanresolutionrequestingthattheInternationalOlympicCommi