▁with d rew ▁their ▁applications ▁during ▁the ▁b idd ing ▁process , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁high ▁costs ▁or ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁local ▁support ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁games , ▁leaving ▁Al mat y ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan ▁and ▁Be ij ing ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁candidate ▁cities ▁by ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁Olympics ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁in ▁China ▁( and ▁outside ) ▁because ▁Be ij ing ▁itself , ▁and ▁especially ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁out door ▁ven ues , ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁reliable ▁snow fall ▁in ▁winter ▁for ▁snow ▁sports . ▁Conc ern s ▁have ▁been ▁raised ▁that ▁snow ▁may ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁ven ues ▁at ▁great ▁cost ▁and ▁with ▁uncertain ▁environmental ▁consequences . ▁ ▁Prom ot ional ▁song ▁Some ▁comment ators ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁prom ot ional ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁" The ▁Snow ▁and ▁Ice ▁Dance ," ▁s ung ▁by ▁Sun ▁Nan ▁and ▁Tan ▁J ing , ▁had ▁susp icious ▁similar ities ▁with ▁" Let ▁It ▁Go ," ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Disney ▁film , ▁Fro zen . ▁A ▁Chinese ▁media ▁out let ▁c ited ▁technical ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁songs : ▁Both ▁songs ▁employ ▁a ▁piano ▁as ▁the ▁major ▁instrument , ▁have ▁similar ▁pre l ude ▁ch ords ▁and ▁an ▁eight - be at ▁introduction , ▁and ▁they ▁run ▁at ▁almost ▁exactly ▁the