1. No medals were awarded in previous Winter Olympics. Many China athletes found that after winning the Winter Olympics in Beijing, none of them won the corresponding medal, but they won the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics. However, the reason why the Beijing Winter Olympics did not choose to issue medals, but chose to issue mascots was mainly because no medals were issued in previous Winter Olympics in history. Therefore, the Beijing Winter Olympics did not award medals to the winning athletes, but presented the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics with an ice shield. Beijing Winter Olympics This is a custom and practice that continues the benefits of coming to the Winter Olympics, and it is not willing to break this rule that has been acquiesced by everyone.
Second, the weather was too cold during the Winter Olympics and there was no award ceremony. The biggest difference between the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics is that during the Winter Olympics, the weather is generally very cold, so there is no award ceremony for athletes after they officially win the championship. After the athletes' competition results come out, they will choose to award the corresponding prizes directly at the competition venue. Of course, the prize of the champion, the prize of the runner-up and the prize of the third runner-up are completely different. This more humane way of competition is actually full of human feelings. After all, under such cold conditions, it is not worthwhile for athletes to catch a cold in order to attend an award ceremony.
In short, the Beijing Winter Olympics will not award medals to athletes, but Olympic mascots, mainly because there is no practice of awarding medals to athletes in previous Winter Olympics, and the cold weather during the Winter Olympics is not suitable for holding some award ceremonies. In fact, issuing Olympic mascots is more meaningful than medals. After all, medals will appear in many world competitions and Olympic Games.