The Biggest Takeaways from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

It seems that wherever the Olympics go, controversy follows.

There were bright moments at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, for sure. Snowboarder Chloe Kim succeeded in defending her halfpipe gold medal in a thrilling performance. Figure skater Nathan Chen achieved redemption after faltering in 2018, winning gold in the men's singles competition. Pairs skater Timothy LeDuc made history when they became the first publicly out nonbinary Winter Olympian.

And then, of course, there's Bing Dwen Dwen, the delightfully dopey Olympic mascot that lit up social media.

But aside from what we saw from individual athletes, larger controversies broke as well, ones that will hopefully lead to much-needed…