The Winter Olympics has seen some stunning locations over the years, from the snowy alps to the cherry blossom-lined mountains of Sapporo.
But one of the settings for this year's Beijing games has left viewers underwhelmed, and slightly confused.
With most of the skiing and snowboarding events taking place more than 100 miles from the host city, Big Air Shougang is the only snow sports venue actually located in Beijing.
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And what a location it is.
Amid controversy over the widespread use of fake snow at the 2022 Olympics, the games organisers appear to have elected to go down an alternative route for its Big Air venue, forgoing the traditional snowy mountainside arena setting for something that more closely resembles the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
As millions around the world tuned in to watch Chinese-American sensation and face of the games Eileen Gu compete in the women's Big Air ski event, many were surprised when the Olympic broadcast revealed that the backdrop of the arena appeared to be a disused factory.
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According to Reuters, the venue is built on top of a former steel mill which was shut down prior to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games over concerns about air pollution.
The snowy course is a pretty stark contrast to the mass of concrete towers and complete lack of snow that serves as the location for the Big Air events, so much so that when images of the location were posted to Twitter, most people immediately assumed it was photoshopped.
'Is that really where it's being held? Holy f***' one Reddit commenter wrote. 'Looks like a dystopia,' someone else added, with another joking that the location brought a whole new meaning to the phrase 'Nuclear Winter.'
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'Was watching that event yesterday and I thought it was one of the most depressing vistas I've ever seen on live TV. It looks like the set for the next Dredd movie or something,' a fourth person wrote.
To be fair, some people tried to find the positives in the bizarre setting, with one person posting charitably, 'It aesthetically sucks, but it's cold and has very little cloud/ bad weather at this time of year I suppose, which makes it a reliable spot for the events and TV coverage.'
The odd location didn't stop the athletes from crushing it either, with one critic tweeting, 'Have to admit, these athletes are absolutely sending it on this hill. Fun as hell to watch'
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Topics: Sport, Olympics, China