China at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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. Liu Jiayu won a silver medal in 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 was performed at the closing ceremony. Those 2022 Winter Olympics will make Beijing the first city to host both a Winter and Summer Olympics, after they hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. China won 9 medals in total.

China at the
2018 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCHN
NOCChinese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.cn (in Chinese)
in PyeongChang, South Korea
February 9–25, 2018
Competitors80 in 12 sports
Flag bearer Zhou Yang (opening)[1]
Wu Dajing (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
1
Silver
6
Bronze
2
Total
9
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Republic of China (1972–1976)

Medalists

Records
SportEventDateRoundAthleteTimeRecordRef
Short track speed skating Men's 500 metres 20 February Heat 1 Wu Dajing 40.264 OR [3]
22 February Quarterfinal 2 39.800 OR, WR [4]
Final A 39.584 OR, WR [5]
Women's 3000 metre relay 10 February Semifinal 2 Fan Kexin
Han Yutong
Qu Chunyu
Zhou Yang		 4:05.315 OR [6]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 022
Bobsleigh 505
Cross-country skiing 224
Curling 167
Figure skating 6511
Freestyle skiing 6915
Short track speed skating 5510
Skeleton 101
Ski jumping 011
Snowboarding 279
Speed skating 5813
Total344680

Alpine skiing
Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China qualified one male and one female alpine skier.

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zhang Yangming Men's giant slalom 1:25.73 79 1:22.95 69 2:48.68 69
Kong Fanying Women's giant slalom 1:26.30 61 1:23.58 56 2:49.88 55
Women's slalom DNF

Biathlon
Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China qualified two female biathletes.

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Tang Jialin Women's sprint 24:30.3 3 (1+2) 70
Women's individual 48:12.0 2 (1+1+0+0) 66
Zhang Yan Women's sprint 23:14.0 1 (1+0) 38
Women's pursuit 35:16.7 3 (3+0+0+0) 45
Women's individual 47:29.6 4 (1+2+0+1) 59

Bobsleigh
Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, China has qualified 3 sleds.[7][8]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Li Chunjian*
Wang Sidong		 Two-man 50.13 26 50.21 27 50.15 27 Eliminated 2:30.49 26
Jin Jian*
Shi Hao		 50.47 29 50.17 26 50.33 28 Eliminated 2:30.97 29
Shao Yijun*
Shi Hao
Li Chunjian
Wang Sidong		 Four-man 49.79 26 50.01 27 49.94 23 Eliminated 2:29.74 26

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

  • Wang Chao was the teams alternate and did not compete.

Cross-country skiing
Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China qualified two male and two female cross-country skiers.

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Sun Qinghai Men's 15 km freestyle N/A 41:55.7 +8:11.8 98
Wang Qiang Men's 15 km freestyle N/A DSQ
Men's 30 km skiathlon 47:03.8 64 LAP
Men's 50 km classical N/A 2:34:43.0 +26:20.9 59
Chi Chunxue Women's 10 km freestyle N/A 28:49.7 +3:49.2 55
Women's 15 km skiathlon 24:16.1 57 21:47.2 56 46:39.0 +5:54.1 55
Women's 30 km classical N/A 1:42:03.2 +19:45.6 44
Li Xin Women's 10 km freestyle N/A 27:44.5 +2:44.0 36
Women's 15 km skiathlon 23:51.7 52 21:31.3 51 46:01.9 +5:17.0 51
Women's 30 km classical N/A 1:38:04.9 +15:47.3 37
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sun Qinghai Men's sprint DSQ Did not advance
Wang Qiang 3:31.56 66 Did not advance
Sun Qinghai
Wang Qiang		 Men's team sprint N/A 18:11.95 14 Did not advance
Chi Chunxue Women's sprint 3:42.70 57 Did not advance
Li Xin 3:33.61 49 Did not advance
Chi Chunxue
Li Xin		 Women's team sprint N/A 17:35.94 9 Did not advance

Curling
Main articles: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Summary
Team Event Group Stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Wang Bingyu
Zhou Yan
Liu Jinli
Ma Jingyi
Jiang Xindi		 Women's tournament SUI
W 7–2		 OAR
L 6–7		 GBR
L 7–8		 JPN
W 7–6		 DEN
W 10–7		 KOR
L 5–12		 USA
L 4–10		 CAN
W 7–5		 SWE
L 4–8		 5 Did not advance
Wang Rui
Ba Dexin		 Mixed doubles SUI
L 5–7		 KOR
W 8–7		 CAN
L 4–10		 OAR
L 5–6		 USA
W 6–4		 FIN
W 10–5		 NOR
W 9–3		 N/A 4 TB NOR
L 7–9		 Did not advance 4

Women's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

China qualified a women's team by qualifying via the qualification event in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[9] Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Country
 Skip W L PF PA Ends
won		 Ends
lost		 Blank
ends		 Stolen
ends		 Shot %
 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 817544413451579%
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 7264484234141383%
 Great Britain Eve Muirhead 636156393812679%
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 5459553836101375%
 China Wang Bingyu 455765353812578%
 Canada Rachel Homan 4568594036101281%
 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 456055343712778%
 United States Nina Roth 45566538397678%
 Olympic Athletes from Russia Victoria Moiseeva 27457634408676%
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 185072324110673%
Round-robin

China has a bye in draws 4, 8 and 12.

Mixed doubles tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament

Based on results from 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, China has qualified their mixed doubles as the highest ranked nations.

Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreaker
Country
 Athletes W L PF PA Ends
won		 Ends
lost		 Blank
ends		 Stolen
ends		 Shot %
 Canada Kaitlyn Lawes / John Morris 61522628200980%
 Switzerland Jenny Perret / Martin Rios 524540292601071%
 Olympic Athletes from Russia Anastasia Bryzgalova / Alexander Krushelnitskiy 43364426271767%
 Norway Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten 43394326251874%
 China Wang Rui / Ba Dexin 43474227271672%
 South Korea Jang Hye-ji / Lee Ki-jeong 25404023291767%
 United States Rebecca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton 25374326250974%
 Finland Oona Kauste / Tomi Rantamäki 16355323290667%

Figure skating
Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jin Boyang Men's singles 103.32 4 Q 194.45 5 297.77 4
Yan Han 80.63 19 Q 132.38 23 213.01 23
Li Xiangning Ladies' singles 52.46 24 Q 101.97 20 154.43 22
Mixed
Athlete Event SP / SD FS / FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Pairs 62.61 17 Did not advance
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 82.39 1 Q 153.08 3 235.47
Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao 75.58 5 Q 128.52 11 204.10 7
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu Ice dancing 57.81 22 Did not advance

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
Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Kong Xiangrui Men's halfpipe 47.40 50.80 50.80 23 Did not advance
Mao Bingqiang 53.00 54.60 54.60 20 Did not advance
Chai Hong Women's halfpipe 58.00 63.60 63.60 19 Did not advance
Wu Meng 53.40 61.00 61.00 20 Did not advance
Zhang Kexin 80.60 81.00 81.00 8 Q 73.00 55.40 71.00 73.00 9
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
Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, China has qualified a full squad of 5 men and 5 women each.[11]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Han Tianyu 500 m 40.744 2 Q 1:14.891 3 Did not advance
1000 m PEN Did not advance
1500 m 2:38.865 5 ADV N/A 2:11.827 4 FB 2:26.281 8
Ren Ziwei 500 m 40.294 1 Q 40.032 OR 1 Q 40.418 3 FB 40.694 6
1000 m PEN Did not advance
Wu Dajing 500 m 40.264 OR 1 Q 39.800 WR 1 Q 40.087 1 FA 39.584 WR
1000 m 1:23.463 2 Q PEN Did not advance
1500 m 2:15.823 3 Q N/A PEN Did not advance
Xu Hongzhi 1500 m 2:35.641 5 ADV N/A 2:19.310 6 Did not advance
Chen Dequan
Han Tianyu
Ren Ziwei
Wu Dajing
Xu Hongzhi		 5000 m relay N/A 6:36.605 OR 1 FA 6:32.035
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fan Kexin 500 m 43.350 1 Q 43.485 2 Q PEN Did not advance
Han Yutong 500 m 43.719 2 Q 43.627 3 Did not advance
1000 m PEN Did not advance
1500 m 2:31.158 1 Q N/A 2:22.826 3 FB 2:36.548 9
Li Jinyu 1000 m 1:32.335 1 Q 1:30.175 3 Did not advance
1500 m 2:25.034 3 Q N/A 2:33.005 4 AA 2:25.703
Qu Chunyu 500 m 42.971 2 Q 42.954 1 Q PEN Did not advance
1000 m 1:31.279 2 Q 1:31.284 2 Q PEN Did not advance
Zhou Yang 1500 m 2:29.587 2 Q N/A 2:23.485 3 FB 2:35.241 8
Fan Kexin
Han Yutong
Li Jinyu
Qu Chunyu
Zhou Yang		 3000 m relay N/A 4:05.315 OR 1 FA PEN

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
Main articles: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China has 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
Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Shi Wancheng Men's halfpipe 10.00 11.75 11.75 29 Did not advance
Zhang Yiwei 32.50 74.00 74.00 15 Did not advance
Cai Xuetong Women's halfpipe 65.75 69.00 69.00 6 Q 20.50 41.25 76.50 76.50 5
Li Shuang 24.50 9.25 24.50 22 Did not advance
Liu Jiayu 87.75 41.00 87.75 2 Q 85.50 89.75 49.00 89.75
Qiu Leng 50.75 53.75 53.75 16 Did not advance

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
Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification.[13]

Men
Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Gao Tingyu 500 m 34.65
Xiakaini Aerchenghazi 1500 m 1:50.16 32
Xie Jiaxuan 500 m 35.545 31
Yang Tao 500 m 35.41 27
1000 m 1:10.10 26
Women
Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Hao Jiachen 1500 m 1:59.58 20
3000 m 4:15.56 21
Liu Jing 3000 m 4:20.95 24
Tian Ruining 500 m 38.86 20
1000 m 1:16.69 21
1500 m 2:00.29 23
Yu Jing 500 m 37.81 9
1000 m 1:16.36 17
Zhang Hong 500 m 38.39 15
1000 m 1:15.67 11
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Wang Hongli Men's mass start 0 8:00.97 12 Did not advance
Guo Dan Women's mass start 43 8:54.20 2 Q 0 8:33.90 10
Li Dan 24 8:32.49 3 Q 6 8:50.48 5
Team pursuit
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Time		 Rank Opposition
Time		 Rank Opposition
Time		 Rank
Han Mei
Hao Jiachen
Li Dan
Guo Dan (reserve)
Liu Jing (reserve)		 Women's team pursuit  Japan (JPN)
L 3:00.01		 5 FC Did not advance  Germany (GER)
W 3:00.04		 5

See also

References
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  2. 中国代表团冬奥闭幕式旗手确定：武大靖获殊荣. sina.com (in Chinese). 24 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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