During the Parade of Nations within the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony on March 4, athletes and officials from each participating country marched in the Beijing National Stadium, preceded by their flag and placard bearer bearing the respective country's name. Each flag bearer was chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee or by the team of athletes themselves.

Parade order

Countries marched in order of the Chinese language.[1] The collation method used was based on the names as written in Simplified Chinese characters and is similar to that used in Chinese dictionaries. The names were sorted by the number of strokes in the first character of the name, then by the stroke order of the character (in the order 橫竖撇捺折, c.f. Wubi method), then the number of strokes and stroke order of the second character, then next character and so on.[2]

The country that will host the next Winter Paralympics, Italy, marched before the host nation China entered, instead of entering between New Zealand and Mexico, according to the Chinese collation order.[3]

Countries and flag bearers

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the sequence that each nation appeared in the Parade of Nations. The names are given in their official designations by the IPC, and the Chinese names follow their official designations by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Order Nation Chinese name Pinyin Flag bearer Sport/Function Ref.
1 Belgium (BEL)比利时Bǐlìshí Rémi MaziAlpine skiing [4][5]
2 Japan (JPN)日本Rìběn Taiki KawayokeCross-country skiing [4][6]
3 Denmark (DEN)丹麦Dānmài Games Volunteer [7]
4 Ukraine (UKR)乌克兰Wūkèlán Maksym YarovyiBiathlon [4]
5 Brazil (BRA)巴西Bāxī Aline RochaCross-country skiing [7]
Cristian Ribera
6 Israel (ISR)以色列Yǐsèliè Games Volunteer [7]
7 Canada (CAN)加拿大Jiānádà Ina ForrestWheelchair curling [8][9]
Greg WestlakePara ice hockey
8 Spain (ESP)西班牙Xībānyá Víctor González FernándezSnowboarding [7]
9 Liechtenstein (LIE)列支敦士登Lièzhīdūnshìdēng Sarah HundertAlpine skiing [7]
10 Iran (IRI)伊朗Yīlǎng Elaheh GholifallahCross-country skiing [7]
11 Hungary (HUN)匈牙利Xiōngyálì Richard DumityAlpine skiing [7]
12 Iceland (ISL)冰岛Bīngdǎo Hilmar OrvarssonAlpine skiing [7]
13 Andorra (AND)安道尔Āndàoěr Games Volunteer [7]
14 Finland (FIN)芬兰Fēnlán Inkki InolaCross-country skiing [7]
Maiju LaurilaAlpine skiing
15 Croatia (CRO)克罗地亚Kèluódìyà Bruno BošnjakSnowboarding [7]
16 Greece (GRE)希腊Xīlà Evangelia NikouAlpine skiing [7]
Konstantinos PetrakisSnowboarding
17 Argentina (ARG)阿根廷Āgēntíng Enrique PlanteyAlpine skiing [7]
18 Azerbaijan (AZE)阿塞拜疆Āsāibàijiāng Mehman RamazanzadeCross-country skiing [7]
19 Latvia (LAT)拉脱维亚Lātuōwéiyà Ojars BriedisWheelchair curling [7]
Poļina Rožkova
20 Great Britain (GBR)英国Yīngguó Gregor EwanWheelchair curling [7]
Meggan Dawson-Farrell
21 Romania (ROU)罗马尼亚Luōmǎníyà Mihăiță PaparăSnowboarding [7]
Laura VăleanuAlpine skiing
22 France (FRA)法国Fǎguó Benjamin DavietBiathlon
Cross-country skiing
[7]
23 Poland (POL)波兰Bōlán Andrzej SzczesnyAlpine skiing [7]
24 Puerto Rico (PUR)波多黎各Bōduō Lígè Orlando PerezAlpine skiing [4]
25 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)波黑Bōhēi Jovica GoretaAlpine skiing [7]
Ilma Kazazić
26 Norway (NOR)挪威Nuówēi Sissel LøchenWheelchair curling [7]
Kjartan HaugenCross-country skiing
27 Kazakhstan (KAZ)哈萨克斯坦Hāsàkèsītǎn Yerbol KhamitovBiathlon [7]
28 United States (USA)美国Měiguó Tyler CarterAlpine skiing [10][11]
Danelle Umstead
29 Netherlands (NED)荷兰Hélán Lisa BunschotenSnowboarding [12]
Chris Vos
30 Georgia (GEO)格鲁吉亚Gélǔjíyà Temuri DadianiCross-country skiing [7]
31 Estonia (EST)爱沙尼亚Aìshāníyà Signe FalkenbergWheelchair curling [7]
Mait Mätas
32 Czech Republic (CZE)捷克Jiékè Zdeněk KrupičkaPara ice hockey [7]
33 Slovenia (SLO)斯洛文尼亚Sīluòwénníyà Jernej SlivnikAlpine skiing [7]
34 Slovakia (SVK)斯洛伐克Sīluòfákè Miroslav HarausAlpine skiing [7]
Monika KunkelováWheelchair curling
35 South Korea (KOR)韩国Hánguó Baek Hye-jinWheelchair curling [13]
36 Chile (CHI)智利Zhìlì Nicolás BisquerttAlpine skiing [7]
37 Austria (AUT)奥地利Aòdìlì Barbara AignerAlpine skiing [7]
Markus Salcher
38 Switzerland (SUI)瑞士Ruìshì Hans BurgenerWheelchair curling [7]
Romy TschoppSnowboarding
39 Sweden (SWE)瑞典Ruìdiǎn Viljo Petersson-DahlWheelchair curling [7]
Kristina Ulander
40 Mongolia (MGL)蒙古Měnggǔ Batmönkhiin GanboldCross-country skiing [7]
41 New Zealand (NZL)新西兰Xīn Xīlán Games Volunteer [7]
42 Mexico (MEX)墨西哥Mòxīgē Arly VelásquezAlpine skiing [7]
43 Germany (GER)德国Déguó Martin FleigBiathlon [7]
Anna-Lena ForsterAlpine skiing
44 Australia (AUS)澳大利亚Àodàlìyǎ Melissa PerrineAlpine skiing [7]
Mitchell Gourley
45 Italy (ITA)意大利Yìdàlì Giacomo BertagnolliAlpine skiing [7]
46 China (CHN)中国Zhōngguó Guo YujieBiathlon [14]
Wang ZhidongPara ice hockey

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