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Some interesting tidbits I came across.

Team GB's Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics kit is made from recycled ocean plastic


Winter Olympics 2022: Team outfits and the brands who designed them

Regarding the U.S. team's outfit:
The most interesting feature of the jacket is its Intelligent Insulation technology, which is battery or wired tech that expands or contracts the fabric with temperature change. This allows the wearer to extend the use of the anorak.

(But see below article which indicates the jacket does *not* require batteries and wires.)

Regarding the Chinese outfit:
China also unveiled a uniform with self-heating thermal underwear

What is that?, I wondered. Here is one page that explains it:
SKIINCore, the self-heating underwear that is going to revolutionise winter


Of all the outfits shown in this article, the Kazakh one looks the best to me, a nice light blue/white/black color combination and neat design across the chest. It looks very stylish and pretty to me!
For that matter, the Kazakh flag is pretty too, with a yellow sun and flying bird on a light blue sky, and that same neat design on the edge.

Here's how Team USA's Olympic Opening Ceremony outfits were made

The jackets include a built in smart, honeycomb-like fabric layer that expands or contracts in response to temperature changes — all without the use of a battery or wired technology, they said.

The fashion company said this allows the apparel to have the ability to transition through three-seasons, and from indoor to outdoor environments, which eliminates the need for multiple garments.

Here's what Canada and Mexico wore during the Olympic Opening Ceremony

Mexico's jacket has a (candy) skull image on front which was striking enough that after glimpsing it, I rewound the DVR to see it again.

Canada's outfit includes a puffy-sectioned insulated scarf which looks like it must be very nice and warm. But seeing it worn by the athletes along with their jackets and all else, it looked bulky and awkward to me. But gotta say, they did look warm! And from the group photo shown on this page, it looks like they have a lot of choices on what to wear.