Silver medalist pairs skaters Brandon Frazier, left, poses for a selife after he arrived at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Olympic medalist pairs skaters Alexa Knierim, left, and Brandon Frazier are loaded down with flowers upon their arrival to John Wayne Airport
in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Silver medalist pairs skater Alexa Knierim signs an autograph after her arrival at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Young skater Emma Wang, 10, holds two bundles of flowers as she waits for the arrival of Olympic skaters, silver medalists Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim, and singles skater Mariah Bell at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Silver medalist pairs skaters Brandon Frazier, right, poses for a photo with children after he arrived at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Olympic medalist pairs skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, center, pose for a photo with young supporters after their arrival to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Silver medalist pairs skater Alexa Knierim, left, is interviewed by the television media upon her return to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Olympic singles skater Mariah Bell, right, signs an autograph after her arrival to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A young girl waits for the arrival of Olympic skaters, Silver medalist pairs skaters Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim, and singles skater Mariah Bell at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Young girls lean over to get a better view of the elevator as they wait for the arrival of Olympic skaters, Silver medalists Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim, and singles skater Mariah Bell at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Olympic singles skater Mariah Bell, left, is greeted by a cheering crowd upon her arrival to John Wayne Airport
in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Silver medalist pairs skater Alexa Knierim gets a kiss from husband Chris upon her return at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Olympic skaters, from left, Alexa Knierim, Mariah Bell, and Brandon Frazier react when they are greeted by a cheering crowd upon arrival to John Wayne Airport
in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Olympic Silver medalist pairs skaters Brandon Frazier center, and Alexa Knierim, left, are greeted by a cheering crowd upon their arrival at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Silver medalist pairs skater Alexa Knierim is loaded down with flowers upon her arrival to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Families from the skating community gather at the bottom of the elevator to greet the return of Olympic pairs skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier and singles skater Mariah Bell as they return home to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cheering fans were limited this Winter Olympics as athletes from around the world gathered to compete during the pandemic.
But as pairs skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier and singles skater Mariah Bell returned to Orange County from Beijing, their supporters made themselves heard at John Wayne Airport.
Family, friends and fans greeted the skaters, who train at The Rinks and Great Park Ice in Irvine, holding signs and balloons. Knierim and Frazier won silver as part of the figure skating team.
