Why aren’t medals given out at the Winter Olympics?

Because the weather at the Winter Olympics is relatively cold, medals will not be awarded until the end of the competition. The award ceremony of the Winter Olympics is different from that of the Summer Olympics. Due to the cold weather during the Winter Olympics, out of consideration for the players and other factors, after the competition, only the prizes will be awarded to the winning players at the competition venue, and then they will be awarded at the competition venue. Medals will be awarded to the winning players in a specific awards square. It is understood that this tradition has been continued since the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.

The never-fading Olympic flowers

At the award ceremony, bunches of never-fading Olympic flowers will be awarded to the winners together with the medals. In addition, compared with previous Winter Olympics, a new highlight was added to the awards ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. When athletes receive their medals and are about to walk off the stage, they can interact with their families in real time through the screen on the side of the stage. Share the joy of winning a medal, each person lasts about 20-30 seconds. This link has appeared in the Tokyo Olympics and is the first time it has been used in the Winter Olympics.