BEIJING 2022 LEARNS FROM PYEONGCHANG

Teams from China worked at 2018 Winter Games to gain firsthand experience

Benefiting from hands-on involvement in its neighbor's best practices running a winter Olympiad, Beijing has taken over the stage as it prepares to present its own version of the Winter Olympics.

The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics drew to a full stop following 18 days of action with a festive closing ceremony on Sunday. But the expertise in planning and operations sent to Beijing - which will stage the gala event in 2022 with co-host city Zhangjiakou, Hebei province - from the Republic of Korea is just beginning.