The 2022 Winter Olympics were the most gender balanced in history for athletes, but media numbers reflect a different picture, especially among photographers.
Team USA wheelchair curler Batoyun “Oyuna” Uranchimeg clearly remembers the day six years ago when a friend invited her to lunch … and unexpectedly changed her life forever.
Eileen Gu became the first freestyle skier to win three medals at a single Games, while the U.S. showed up to win eight medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson won her second women's 500m race at the Speed Skating World Cup Finals in Heerenveen, Netherlands, and her teammate Brittany Bowe finished in second place.
France's Tessa Worley put together an error-free run in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, to capture her 16th giant slalom victory; Olympic champ Sara Hector took third, while USA's Mikaela Shiffrin missed the podium in fourth.
During the Closing Ceremony, American cross-country skiers Jessie Diggins was awarded with the silver medal she won earlier in the day for the women's 30km race.
It was a long road to get to the 2022 Winter Olympics, and for some athletes, it was the end of the line in their competitive careers. Look back at the moments, both melancholy and inspiring, that defined these Games.