Why are there no medals in the short track speed skating mixed relay of the 2022 Winter Olympics?

There will be medals in the short track speed skating mixed relay of the 2022 Winter Olympics, but the award ceremony will be held on the second day of the short track speed skating mixed relay.

Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu, Wu Dajing and Ren won the short track speed skating mixed team relay final in Beijing Winter Olympics, winning the first gold medal for the China delegation in 2 minutes 37.348 seconds. However, after the competition, the three teams of gold, silver and bronze standing on the podium only received the mascot "Ice Shield" from the awarding guests, and there was no ceremony to award medals, raise the national flag or play the national anthem. In fact, a bigger award ceremony was held in the award plaza the next day.

There are different award forms between the Winter Olympic Games and the Summer Olympic Games. The award plaza is an important feature that distinguishes the Winter Olympics from the Summer Olympics. After the Summer Olympic Games, the prizes will be awarded directly at the stadium. Due to the cold weather in the Winter Olympics, after the competition, a memorial ceremony will usually be held in the stadium first, and then a grand award ceremony will be held in the special award plaza.

This tradition has continued since 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. At each subsequent Winter Olympics, the awarding ceremony will be arranged in the awarding square. In the award plaza, besides the award ceremony, there will be celebrations and performances.

At the awarding ceremony, bundles of "Olympic flowers that never fade" will be presented to the winners together with medals. In addition, compared with previous Winter Olympics, the award ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics has added a new bright spot. When an athlete is about to step off the stage after winning a medal, he can interact with his family in real time through the screen on the side of the stage and share the joy of winning a medal. The duration of each person is about 20-30 seconds. This link appeared in the Tokyo Olympic Games and was first used in the Winter Olympics.

Three award plazas of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

There are three award plazas in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou for the Beijing Winter Olympics. The stage of the Beijing Award Plaza is called "Beautiful", which is located between the National Stadium and the National Swimming Pool in Beijing, and is full of the beautiful meaning of "welcoming visitors from all directions and celebrating the Year of China"; The stage of Yanqing Paralympic Games Award Plaza is called "Tree of Life", which is located in the International Pavilion of Yanqing World Park in Beijing. The towering trees in the snow and ice are the main scenes, showing the mobilization spirit of the Winter Paralympic Games. The stage of Zhangjiakou Award Plaza is called "Passion of Dreams", which is located in the central square of Bingxue Town, Chongli Prince City, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. The design combines skiing posture and snow mountain modeling to show the purity of ice and snow and the dynamic nature of skiing.

During the Beijing Winter Olympics, Beijing Prize Plaza and Zhangjiakou Prize Plaza were opened. The former will last 14 days and will hold 32 awards ceremonies. The latter will run for 14 days, and 49 awards ceremonies will be held.