1of27Eliska Brezinova of the Czech Republic fingernails are seen after the women’s short program during figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing.Natasha Pisarenko/APShow moreShow less2of27Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa runs her fingers through her hair and a message written on her hand “I’m a good curler. I’m confident. Let’s have fun!” during a women’s curling match against China at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing.Brynn Anderson/APShow moreShow less3of274of27Canada’s Elizabeth Hosking reacts during the women’s halfpipe final at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Thursday Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.Lee Jin-man/APShow moreShow less5of27Rebecca Hamilton of the United States holds a curling broom with an Olympic rings tattoo during a women’s curling match against the Russian Olympic Committee at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing.Brynn Anderson/APShow moreShow less6of27sevenof27Track officials pour water onto the track during the short track speed skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing.Natasha Pisarenko/APShow moreShow less8of27South Korea’s Kim Kyeong-ae has Olympic Games mascot Bing Dwen Dwen on her fingernails during a women’s curling match against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, February 11, 2022, in Beijing.Brynn Anderson/APShow moreShow less9of27tenof27A casing is ejected during biathlon target shooting at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.Kirsty Wigglesworth/APShow moreShow less11of27China’s Qiu Leng raises her hand with words of encouragement during the women’s halfpipe final at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.Lee Jin-man/APShow moreShow less12of2713of27An Olympic ice machine holds a roller head covered in water droplets used to make the surface of curling ice during a women’s round robin curling match at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 10 2022, in Beijing.Brynn Anderson/APShow moreShow less14of27Makena Hodgson of Canada holds the grip before the third round of the women’s luge singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing’s Yanqing District.Mark Schiefelbein/APShow moreShow less15of2716of27Brendan Corey of Australia prepares for his quarter-final in the men’s 1,000 meters during the short track speed skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing.Bernat Armangue/APShow moreShow less17of27Denmark’s Mathilde Halse wears the Olympic rings necklace during a women’s curling match against Japan at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Saturday, February 12, 2022, in Beijing.Brynn Anderson/APShow moreShow less18of2719of27Canada’s Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha perform their routine in the ice dance competition during figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing.Natasha Pisarenko/APShow moreShow less20of27Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of the Russian Olympic Committee perform their routine in the ice dance competition during figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing.Bernat Armangue/APShow moreShow less21of2722of27Kaillie Humphries of the United States starts the Women’s Monobob Round 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing’s Yanqing District.Pavel Golovkin/APShow moreShow less23of27Zuzana Paulova of the Czech Republic wears curling stone earrings during the mixed doubles curling match against the United States at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing.Brynn Anderson/APShow moreShow less24of2725of27Gold medalist Birk Ruud of Norway celebrates during the medal ceremony for the men’s freestyle skiing big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday February 9, 2022.Gerald Herbert/APShow moreShow less26of27A volunteer fashions a rubber duck on top of her helmet during the women’s halfpipe final at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.Francisco Seco/APShow moreShow less27of27
From an earring that looks like a curling stone to a country’s flag painted on fingernails, Olympic flair is displayed by athletes and others in a variety of ways at the Beijing Games. .
It’s not always easy to spot, but props are popping up on venues around the Games. Look closely to see necklaces with Olympic rings, messages written on the hands with markers and even tattoos. A South Korean curler had the mascot Bing Dwen Dwen – possibly the star of the Games – painted on a fingernail. A Canadian skateboarder wore a mouth guard with a maple leaf.
The flair displayed isn’t always tied to the Olympics, and it’s not always by the athletes. During the women’s halfpipe final, a volunteer was spotted sporting a rubber ducky on top of her helmet.
