Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for a boycott over China’s treatment of Uighurs, the Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday night in Beijing.
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Evgeni Krasnopolski and Noa Szollos carry the Israeli flag at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP/Matt Slocum)