Do you remember some of the biggest stories of the 2022 Beijing Olympics? Take our quiz to find out.THOMAS PETER/Reuters
As the world descends on Northern Italy for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, the last Winter Games in Beijing are top of mind for many athletes – and viewers.
There were heartwarming moments, thrilling victories and terrifying crashes in 2022 that kept many Canadians glued to their screens. But how well do you actually remember the nail-biting highlights from Beijing? Take our quiz to jog your memory ahead of Milan Cortina 2026.
b. Isabelle Weidemann. The speedskater was a triple-medalist in Beijing, and is only the second Canadian Olympian ever to win a full set (a gold, silver and bronze) in the same Games. Fellow speed skater Dubois also finished with a full set of medals in Beijing. Weidemann will be competing in her third Olympics in Milan Cortina.
Big Air and halfpipe. Gu created waves when the U.S.-born athlete chose to represent China for the Beijing Games. The then-18-year-old came from behind to win the big air final, becoming only the second woman ever to successfully land a double cork 1620 in competition. She snatched another gold in halfpipe, where she outscored Canadian Cassie Sharpe by five points before Gu’s final run. The Chinese skier rounded out her medal count with a silver medal in slopestyle, and looks to continue her golden run in Milan Cortina.
b. Curling. The men’s four-person team won silver and the women’s four-person team won gold in their respective disciplines. The women’s team, led by Eve Muirhead, beat Japan 10-3 to win the first Olympic gold in British women’s curling since 2002, with Canada’s Jennifer Jones failing to make the playoffs. The British men’s team, led by Bruce Mouat, fell to Sweden 5-4 in an extra-end. Canada’s Brad Gushue rounded out the podium with the bronze. Muirhead was Great Britain’s opening ceremony flag-bearer, and Mouat was the country’s closing ceremony flag-bearer.
a. Four. Canada also earned eight silver and 14 bronze medals, for a total of 26 medals across the Games. It was Canada’s lowest haul of Winter Olympic gold medals since the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
c. Norway. The Scandinavian country earned 16 gold medals in Beijing, beating the previous record of 14 set by Canada in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Norway won the majority of their gold medals in cross-country skiing or other skiing sports, including ski jumping and biathlon. The country also topped the podium with the most medals won in Beijing, at 37.
d. Kaillie Humphries. The dual citizen switched to represent the U.S. in 2019, after alleging ill-treatment from her coach and the Canadian bobsled federation. The then-36-year-old went on to win gold in the inaugural monobob competition, becoming the first athlete to win Olympic gold for both Canada and the United States. Humphries will continue to represent the U.S. in Milan Cortina.
d. Mixed Team. Ski jumpers Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Alexandria Loutitt, Matthew Soukup, and Abigail Strate took home the bronze medal in the inaugural mixed team event. Canada’s previous best result was Horst Bulau’s seventh-place finish in the men’s individual large hill at the Calgary 1988 games. Both Boyd-Clowes and Strate will be returning for the 2026 Games.
b. Charles Hamelin. The five-time Olympic speedskater won his sixth medal and fourth overall gold in Beijing, competing in the 5000m relay event. Klassen still holds the record for the most medals won in a singular Winter Olympics by a Canadian, with five.
d. Kamila Valieva. The then-15-year-old had initially helped the Russian Olympic Committee seize gold in the team event, before finishing fourth in women’s singles. She was disqualified after the Games after failing a drug test which used a December, 2021, sample, and banned from international competition until December, 2025. The U.S. retroactively received gold medals for the team event.
a. Eric Staal. The professional hockey player was a free agent and didn’t participate in an NHL game in the 2021-22 season, thereby allowing him to play in the Olympics. The men’s hockey team lost the quarterfinals to Sweden, missing Canada’s first podium in hockey since the Turin 2006 Games.
c. 18 points. Nurse beat the record of 16 points, previously held by fellow Canadian Hayley Wickenheiser. Nurse also holds the record for the most assists in a single Olympic tournament, with 13.
b. Two double podiums. Skiers Cassie Sharpe and Rachael Karker earned silver and bronze, respectively, for their performances in women’s halfpipe, while snowboarders Max Parrot and Mark McMorris earned gold and bronze, respectively, in men’s slopestyle. McMorris became the first athlete ever to earn bronze in the same event three Olympics in a row.