Murmansk actively participates in supporting the Olympic movement. So students of the 3rd "B" class of the municipal budgetary educational institution of the city of Murmansk, gymnasium No. 1, recorded a video in support of Russian athletes participating in the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, and wished the athletes victories in the competition.
In addition, Murmansk residents held a flash mob in the center of the capital of the Arctic in support of the Russian Olympic team, and the song and dance ensemble of the Northern Fleet recorded a video in Primorskaya Square in Severomorsk in support of the Russian team at the Beijing Olympics.
It is worth noting that on the eve of the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing
On January 20, 2022, the city of Murmansk took part in the Friendly Cooperation Forum between Heilongjiang Province and sister cities under the motto "Together with sister cities, we will celebrate the Winter Olympic Games", organized by the Office of Foreign Affairs of the People"s Government of Heilongjiang Province, together with the Department of Culture and Tourism of Heilongjiang Province and Heilongjiang Provincial Physical Education Administration.
Recall that the city of Harbin (Heilongjiang Province, People"s Republic of China) has been a sister city of Murmansk since September 9, 2016.