Sporting event delegation
China competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang , South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. China competed in 12 sports, participating in bobsleigh, skeleton, and ski jumping for the first time. China won 9 medals in total.
Liu Jiayu won a silver medal in the Women's halfpipe , the first-ever medal in snowboarding for China. Gao Tingyu won a bronze medal in the Men's 500m speed skating event and became the first male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating . Wu Dajing won a gold medal in the Men's 500 m short track speed skating event and became the first male short track speed skater from China to win a gold medal in Olympic short track speed skating . He also broke the world record.
With Beijing being the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics , a Chinese segment directed by Zhang Yimou was performed at the closing ceremony. Those 2022 Winter Olympics made Beijing the first city to host both Winter and Summer Olympics, after they hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics .
Medalists
Records
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors that participated in the Games per sport/discipline.
Alpine skiing
China qualified one male and one female alpine skier.
Biathlon
China qualified two female biathletes.
Bobsleigh
Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup , China had qualified 3 sleds.[ 7] [ 8]
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Wang Chao was the teams alternate and did not compete.
Cross-country skiing
China qualified two male and two female cross-country skiers.
Distance
Sprint
Curling
Summary
Women's tournament
China qualified a women's team by qualifying via the qualification event in Plzeň , Czech Republic.[ 9]
Round-robin
China had a bye in draws 4, 8, and 12.
Draw 1
Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
Draw 2
Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
Draw 3
Thursday, 15 February, 20:05
Draw 5
Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
Draw 6
Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
Draw 7
Sunday, 18 February, 14:05
Draw 9
Monday, 19 February, 20:05
Draw 10
Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05
Draw 11
Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05
Mixed doubles tournament
Based on results from the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship , China had qualified their mixed doubles as the highest ranked nations.
Draw 1
Thursday, February 8, 9:05
Draw 2
Thursday, February 8, 20:04
Draw 3
Friday, February 9, 8:35
Draw 4
Friday, February 9, 13:35
Draw 5
Saturday, February 10, 9:05
Draw 6
Saturday, February 10, 20:04
Draw 7
Sunday, February 11, 9:05
Tiebreaker
Sunday, February 11, 20:05
China qualified 11 figure skaters (6 men and 5 women), based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki , Finland.[ 10]
Individual
Mixed
Team event
Athlete
Event
Short program/Short dance
Free skate/Free dance
Men's
Ladies'
Pairs
Ice dance
Total
Men's
Ladies'
Pairs
Ice dance
Total
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Rank
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Rank
Yan Han (M) Li Xiangning (L) Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao (P) Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu (I)
Team event
77.10 4
58.62 4
69.17 6
56.98 4
18
6
Did not advance
Freestyle skiing
China qualified six male and nine female freestyle skiers.
Aerials
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Jump 1
Jump 2
Jump 1
Jump 2
Jump 3
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Jia Zongyang
Men's aerials
126.55
3 QF
Bye
118.55
9 Q
128.76
1 Q
128.05
Liu Zhongqing
107.08
16
123.08
4 Q
119.47
8 Q
94.57
9
Did not advance
Qi Guangpu
126.70
2 QF
Bye
127.44
1 Q
122.17
7
Did not advance
Wang Xindi
121.24
10
96.38
8
Did not advance
Kong Fanyu
Women's aerials
89.77
7
95.12
2 Q
89.77
4 Q
97.29
1 Q
70.14
Xu Mengtao
99.37
3 QF
Bye
91.00
2 Q
59.25
9
Did not advance
Yan Ting
80.95
13
82.94
9
Did not advance
Zhang Xin
90.24
6 QF
Bye
87.25
6 Q
94.11
2 Q
95.52
Halfpipe
Moguls
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Run 1
Run 2
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Time
Points
Total
Rank
Time
Points
Total
Rank
Time
Points
Total
Rank
Time
Points
Total
Rank
Time
Points
Total
Rank
Guan Ziyan
Women's moguls
36.30
41.02
48.11
28
35.50
43.80
51.80
18
Did not advance
Wang Jin
34.87
42.59
51.29
27
35.01
34.51
51.29
19
Did not advance
Short track speed skating
According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, China had qualified a full squad of 5 men and 5 women each.[ 11]
Men
Women
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round; OR – Olympic record; WR – World record
Skeleton
China qualified one male skeleton athlete, Wenqiang Geng. This marked the country's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.[ 12]
Athlete
Event
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
Total
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Geng Wenqiang
Men's
51.51
15
50.87
7
51.18
15
51.09
12
3:24.65
13
Ski jumping
China had qualified one female ski jumper.
Athlete
Event
First round
Final
Total
Distance
Points
Rank
Distance
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Chang Xinyue
Women's normal hill
83.0
69.6
26 Q
84.5
85.3
18
154.9
20
Snowboarding
Freestyle
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
Parallel
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Rank
Gong Naiying
Women's giant slalom
1:36.36
26
Did not advance
Xu Xiaoxiao
DSQ
Did not advance
Zang Ruxin
1:35.26
22
Did not advance
Qualification Legend: W – Winner; L – Loser
Speed skating
China earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification.[ 13]
Men
Women
Mass start
Team pursuit
See also
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