Blue sky acts as the stage for athletes at Beijing 2022

At this month's Beijing Winter Olympics, the air is clear enough for athletes to see from downtown the mountains surrounding the city, the Associated Press (AP) has reported.

Let's enjoy athletes' stunning performance with the blue sky as background.

Gu Ailing of China competes during the women's freeski big air qualification at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Birk Ruud of Norway competes during the freestyle skiing men's freeski big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

Slovenia's Ursa Bogataj takes part in the Ski Jumping Women's Normal Hill official training at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Murase Kokomo of Japan competes during the women's snowboard slopestyle qualification at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

Zoi Sadowski Synnott of New Zealand competes during the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

Germany's Katharina Althaus takes part in the Ski Jumping Women's Normal Hill official training at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Carola Niemelae of Finland competes during the women's snowboard slopestyle qualification at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

Annika Morgan of Germany competes during the women's snowboard slopestyle qualification at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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