China_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics

China at the 2022 Winter Olympics

China at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


The People's Republic of China (PRC) was the host nation at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing which took place from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2] As a host, China sent its largest ever contingent delegation of 387 personnel to the games, of which 176 were athletes.[3][4]

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Zhao Dan and Gao Tingyu were the country's flag bearers during the opening ceremony.[5] Meanwhile, Xu Mengtao and Gao Tingyu were the closing ceremony flagbearers.[6][7]

Achievements and records

  • Yongqing Lamu (Yangchen Lhamo) and Ciren Zhandui (Tsering Damdul) became the first Tibetan athletes to be qualified for the Winter Olympics, in the snowboarding and cross-country skiing event respectively.[8]
  • Dinigeer Yilamujiang became one of the first Uyghur athletes to compete in the Winter Olympics for China, and the first Uyghur-ethnic Chinese to light the Olympics flame.
  • It is China's most successful appearance at the Winter Olympics with nine golds and a total of 15 medals, and ranking third on the medal tally by gold medals, and eleventh place by total medals. China also broke the record for the most gold medals won by Asian countries at a single Winter Olympics (9), which was previously set by South Korea in 2010 and 2006 (6).[9]

Medalists

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Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

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Alpine skiing

By using their status as host, China has qualified two male and two female alpine skiers.[10]

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Mixed
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Biathlon

Men
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Women
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Mixed
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Bobsleigh

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* – Denotes the driver of the sled

Cross-country skiing

By using their status as host, China qualified four male cross-country skiers. They also qualified four female skiers, and added a fifth through reallocation.[11]

Distance
Men
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Women
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Sprint
Men & Women
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Curling

Summary
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Men's tournament

China has qualified their men's team (five athletes) as the host nation.[12]

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Source: [citation needed]
Round robin

China had a bye in draws 4, 8, and 12.[15]

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Draw 1

Wednesday, 9 February, 20:05

Draw 2

Thursday, 10 February, 14:05

Draw 3

Friday, 11 February, 9:05

Draw 5

Saturday, 12 February, 14:05

Draw 6

Sunday, 13 February, 9:05

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Draw 7

Sunday, 13 February, 20:05

Draw 9

Tuesday, 15 February, 9:05

Draw 10

Tuesday, 15 February, 20:05

Draw 11

Wednesday, 16 February, 14:05

Women's tournament

China has qualified their women's team (five athletes) as the host nation.[12]

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Round robin

China had a bye in draws 4, 8, and 12.[15]

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Draw 1

Thursday, 10 February, 9:05

Draw 2

Thursday, 10 February, 20:05

Draw 3

Friday, 11 February, 14:05

Draw 5

Saturday, 12 February, 20:05

Draw 6

Sunday, 13 February, 14:05

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Draw 7

Monday, 14 February, 9:05

Draw 9

Tuesday, 15 February, 14:05

Draw 10

Wednesday, 16 February, 9:05

Draw 11

Wednesday, 16 February, 20:05

Mixed doubles tournament

China has qualified their mixed doubles team (two athletes) as the host nation.[12]

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Round robin

China had a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, and 12.[15]

Draw 1

Wednesday, 2 February, 20:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 China (Fan / Ling) (has hammer) 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 6
Draw 2

Thursday, 3 February, 9:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 5
 China (Fan / Ling) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Draw 4

Thursday, 3 February, 20:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Fan / Ling) 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 7
Draw 6

Friday, 4 February, 13:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Fan / Ling) (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 6
 Canada (Homan / Morris) 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 8
Draw 8

Saturday, 5 February, 14:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Fan / Ling) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
 United States (Persinger / Plys) (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 7
Draw 9

Saturday, 5 February, 20:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten) 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 X 9
 China (Fan / Ling) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 X 6
Draw 10

Sunday, 6 February, 9:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Dodds / Mouat) 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 6
 China (Fan / Ling) (has hammer) 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5
Draw 11

Sunday, 6 February, 14:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Constantini / Mosaner) 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8
 China (Fan / Ling) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4
Draw 13

Monday, 7 February, 9:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Czech Republic (Paulová / Paul) 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 8
 China (Fan / Ling) (has hammer) 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6

Figure skating

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, China secured one quota in the men's and ladies singles, two quotas in pairs, and one quota in the ice dance competition.[19]

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Freestyle skiing

Aerials
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Moguls
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Ski cross
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Half pipe, Slopestyle and Big Air
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Ice hockey

China has qualified 25 male and 23 female competitors to the ice hockey tournaments as part of their two teams.[20]

Due to the lack of ice hockey talent in China, players were recruited from abroad. The men's hockey team had eleven Canadians, nine Chinese, three Americans, and a Russian. Due to their extremely poor performance, their attendance at the games was in question even though they traditionally automatically qualified as the host.[21]

Summary

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Men's tournament

China men's national ice hockey team qualified as the host.[22]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 28 January 2022.[23]

Due to the lack of ice hockey talent in China players had to be recruited from abroad. The men's hockey team has eleven Canadians, six Chinese, seven Americans, and a Russian.[24][25] Neither the Chinese Olympic Committee, International Ice Hockey Federation nor the IOC commented on how it was possible for foreign players to compete for China, as the Olympic Charter requires competitors to be citizens of the country they represent. The IOC Executive Board has the authority to make certain exceptions of a "general or individual nature", though it is unclear whether this was the case. When asked whether he had naturalized as a Chinese citizen, athlete Jake Chelios refused to comment, though he confirmed that he still had his American passport.[26]

Head coach: Italy Ivano Zanatta

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Group play
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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
21:10
v
United States 8–0
(1–0, 3–0, 4–0)
 ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 947
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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
16:40
v
Germany 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)
 ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 804
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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
21:10
v
China 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
 CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 904
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Playoffs
15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
21:10
v
Canada 7–2
(2–1, 3–1, 2–0)
 ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 994
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Women's tournament

China women's national ice hockey team qualified as the host.[22]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 28 January 2022.[27][28]

Head coach : United States Brian Idalski

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Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)
12:10
v
Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 ChinaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 499
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4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
12:10
v
Denmark 1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)
 ChinaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 580
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6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)
16:40
v
China 2–1 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 JapanWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 506
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7 February 2022 (2022-02-07)
21:10
v
China 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
 SwedenWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 588
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Luge

Singles
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Doubles
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Team relay
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Nordic combined

As host country, China qualified 1 Nordic combined athlete, and this is the country's debut in the competitions

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Short track speed skating

China qualified all three relays and the maximum of five athletes in each gender.[29]

Men
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Women
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Mixed
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Qualification legend: FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

Skeleton

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Ski jumping

Men
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Women
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Mixed
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Snowboarding

Freestyle
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Parallel
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Snowboard cross
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Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Speed skating

China qualified 6 men and 8 women in the speed skating event.[30]

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Mass start
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Team pursuit
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References

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  13. Céline Stucki (22 December 2021). "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games playing schedules released". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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  23. Potts, Andy (28 January 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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