Jinping, the President of the People's Republic of China, opened the Beijing Winter Olympics by speaking in Mandarin: "I declare, the 24th Winter Olympic Games of Beijing, open." Records As of 2022, there have been 49 different individuals who opened either the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. Four of them have done so more than once. German führer Adolf Hitler was the first person to open more than one Olympic Games; he opened the 1936 Winter and Summer Olympics, both of which were hosted in Germany. He remains the only one to open more than one Games in the same year. Italian president Giovanni Gronchi opened the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo and the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He was the first democratically elected head of state to open more than one Olympic Games. Japanese emperor Hirohito opened the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He was the first non-European to open more than one Olympic Games. Queen Elizabeth II opened the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. She is the first woman to open more than one Olympic Games, first woman to open any Summer Olympics, and the only one to do so in different host countries. Aside from declaring open the Games by herself, she was represented during the declaration four times: in the 1956 and 2000 Summer Olympics – both were held in Australia – as well as the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics – both were held in Canada. In 1952, Princess Ragnhild of Norway became the first woman to open any Olympic Games. Chinese president and Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping became the first person to open both the Youth Olympics and regular Olympics, having opened the 2014 Summer Youth and 2022 Winter Games. Dignitaries who have opened the Summer Olympics Notes: Dignitaries who have opened the Winter Olympics Dignitaries who have opened the Youth Olympic Games Notes: See also List of Olympic Games host cities List of people who have kept the Olympic flag President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games President of the International Olympic Committee References people Olympic Games Olympics opening ceremonies Olympic