China at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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

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

SportEventDateRoundAthleteTimeRecordRef
Short track speed skatingMen's 500 metres20 FebruaryHeat 1Wu Dajing40.264OR[3]
22 FebruaryQuarterfinal 239.800OR, WR[4]
Final A39.584OR, WR[5]
Women's 3000 metre relay10 FebruarySemifinal 2Fan Kexin
Han Yutong
Qu Chunyu
Zhou Yang
4:05.315OR[6]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors that participated in the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing112
Biathlon022
Bobsleigh505
Cross-country skiing224
Curling167
Figure skating6511
Freestyle skiing6915
Short track speed skating5510
Skeleton101
Ski jumping011
Snowboarding279
Speed skating5813
Total344680

Alpine skiing

China qualified one male and one female alpine skier.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Zhang YangmingMen's giant slalom1:25.73791:22.95692:48.6869
Kong FanyingWomen's giant slalom1:26.30611:23.58562:49.8855
Women's slalomDNF

Biathlon

China qualified two female biathletes.

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Tang JialinWomen's sprint24:30.33 (1+2)70
Women's individual48:12.02 (1+1+0+0)66
Zhang YanWomen's sprint23:14.01 (1+0)38
Women's pursuit35:16.73 (3+0+0+0)45
Women's individual47:29.64 (1+2+0+1)59

Bobsleigh

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

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Li Chunjian*
Wang Sidong
Two-man50.132650.212750.1527Eliminated2:30.4926
Jin Jian*
Shi Hao
50.472950.172650.3328Eliminated2:30.9729
Shao Yijun*
Shi Hao
Li Chunjian
Wang Sidong
Four-man49.792650.012749.9423Eliminated2:29.7426

* – 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
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Sun QinghaiMen's 15 km freestyleN/a41:55.7+8:11.898
Wang QiangMen's 15 km freestyleN/aDSQ
Men's 30 km skiathlon47:03.864LAP
Men's 50 km classicalN/a2:34:43.0+26:20.959
Chi ChunxueWomen's 10 km freestyleN/a28:49.7+3:49.255
Women's 15 km skiathlon24:16.15721:47.25646:39.0+5:54.155
Women's 30 km classicalN/a1:42:03.2+19:45.644
Li XinWomen's 10 km freestyleN/a27:44.5+2:44.036
Women's 15 km skiathlon23:51.75221:31.35146:01.9+5:17.051
Women's 30 km classicalN/a1:38:04.9+15:47.337
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sun QinghaiMen's sprintDSQDid not advance
Wang Qiang3:31.5666Did not advance
Sun Qinghai
Wang Qiang
Men's team sprintN/a18:11.9514Did not advance
Chi ChunxueWomen's sprint3:42.7057Did not advance
Li Xin3:33.6149Did not advance
Chi Chunxue
Li Xin
Women's team sprintN/a17:35.949Did not advance

Curling

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageTiebreakerSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Wang Bingyu
Zhou Yan
Liu Jinli
Ma Jingyi
Jiang Xindi
Women's tournamentSwitzerland SUI
W 7–2
International Olympic Committee OAR
L 6–7
United Kingdom GBR
L 7–8
Japan JPN
W 7–6
Denmark DEN
W 10–7
South Korea KOR
L 5–12
United States USA
L 4–10
Canada CAN
W 7–5
Sweden SWE
L 4–8
5Did not advance
Wang Rui
Ba Dexin
Mixed doublesSwitzerland SUI
L 5–7
South Korea KOR
W 8–7
Canada CAN
L 4–10
International Olympic Committee OAR
L 5–6
United States USA
W 6–4
Finland FIN
W 10–5
Norway NOR
W 9–3
N/a4 TBNorway NOR
L 7–9
Did not advance4

Women's tournament

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

Final round robin standings
TeamSkipPldWLPFPAEWELBESES%Qualification
 South KoreaKim Eun-jung9817544413451579%Playoffs
 SwedenAnna Hasselborg97264484234141383%
 Great BritainEve Muirhead9636156393812679%
 JapanSatsuki Fujisawa95459553836101375%
 ChinaWang Bingyu9455765353812578%
 CanadaRachel Homan94568594036101281%
 SwitzerlandSilvana Tirinzoni9456055343712778%
 United StatesNina Roth945566538397678%
 Olympic Athletes from RussiaVictoria Moiseeva927457634408676%
 DenmarkMadeleine Dupont9185072324110673%
Source: [citation needed]
Round-robin

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

Draw 1

Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05

Sheet D12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni)10000100XX2
 China (Wang) (has hammer)02110003XX7
Draw 2

Thursday, 15 February, 09:05

Sheet C1234567891011Final
 China (Wang)021001020006
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (Moiseeva) (has hammer)100200100217
Draw 3

Thursday, 15 February, 20:05

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 China (Wang)010301010107
 Great Britain (Muirhead) (has hammer)101010202018
Draw 5

Saturday, 17 February, 09:05

Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) (has hammer)210101000106
 China (Wang)002010030017
Draw 6

Saturday, 17 February, 20:05

Sheet B12345678910Final
 China (Wang) (has hammer)400100104X10
 Denmark (Dupont)013020010X7
Draw 7

Sunday, 18 February, 14:05

Sheet D12345678910Final
 China (Wang)01010210XX5
 South Korea (Kim) (has hammer)30304002XX12
Draw 9

Monday, 19 February, 20:05

Sheet C12345678910Final
 China (Wang)01020001XX4
 United States (Roth) (has hammer)30402010XX10
Draw 10

Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Canada (Homan) (has hammer)00120100105
 China (Wang)02003001017
Draw 11

Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) (has hammer)021020030X8
 China (Wang)000102001X4

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.

Final round robin standings
TeamAthletesPldWLPFPAEWELBESES%Qualification
 CanadaKaitlyn Lawes / John Morris761522628200980%Playoffs
 SwitzerlandJenny Perret / Martin Rios7524540292601071%
 Olympic Athletes from RussiaAnastasia Bryzgalova / Alexander Krushelnitskiy743364426271767%
 NorwayKristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten743394326251874%Tiebreaker
 ChinaWang Rui / Ba Dexin743474227271672%
 South KoreaJang Hye-ji / Lee Ki-jeong725404023291767%
 United StatesRebecca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton725374326250974%
 FinlandOona Kauste / Tomi Rantamäki716355323290667%
Source: [citation needed]
Draw 1

Thursday, February 8, 9:05

Sheet D123456789Final
 China (Wang / Ba) (has hammer)1002010105
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios)0110102027
Draw 2

Thursday, February 8, 20:04

Sheet B123456789Final
 South Korea (Jang / Lee)0100402007
 China (Wang / Ba) (has hammer)2031010018
Draw 3

Friday, February 9, 8:35

Sheet C12345678Final
 China (Wang / Ba)0201010X4
 Canada (Lawes / Morris) (has hammer)3040102X10
Draw 4

Friday, February 9, 13:35

Sheet B123456789Final
 China (Wang / Ba)0003001105
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (Bryzgalova / Krushelnitskiy) (has hammer)1110110016
Draw 5

Saturday, February 10, 9:05

Sheet A12345678Final
 China (Wang / Ba) (has hammer)010111026
 United States (R. Hamilton / M. Hamilton)201000104
Draw 6

Saturday, February 10, 20:04

Sheet D12345678Final
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) (has hammer)0301010X5
 China (Wang / Ba)3010402X10
Draw 7

Sunday, February 11, 9:05

Sheet A12345678Final
 Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten)011010XX3
 China (Wang / Ba) (has hammer)100305XX9
Tiebreaker

Sunday, February 11, 20:05

Team12345678Final
 China (Wang / Ba) (has hammer)201020207
 Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten)030104019

Figure skating

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
AthleteEventSPFSTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Jin BoyangMen's singles103.324 Q194.455297.774
Yan Han80.6319 Q132.3823213.0123
Li XiangningLadies' singles52.4624 Q101.9720154.4322
Mixed
AthleteEventSP / SDFS / FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Peng Cheng / Jin YangPairs62.6117Did not advance
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong82.391 Q153.083235.472nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao75.585 Q128.5211204.108
Wang Shiyue / Liu XinyuIce dancing57.8122Did not advance

Team event

AthleteEventShort program/Short danceFree skate/Free dance
Men'sLadies'PairsIce danceTotalMen'sLadies'PairsIce danceTotal
Points

Team points

Points

Team points

Points

Team points

Points

Team points

PointsRankPoints

Team points

Points

Team points

Points

Team points

Points

Team points

PointsRank
Yan Han (M)
Li Xiangning (L)
Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao (P)
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu (I)
Team event77.10
4
58.62
4
69.17
6
56.98
4
186Did not advance

Freestyle skiing

China qualified six male and nine female freestyle skiers.

Aerials
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Jump 1Jump 2Jump 1Jump 2Jump 3
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Jia ZongyangMen's aerials126.553 QFBye118.559 Q128.761 Q128.052nd place, silver medalist(s)
Liu Zhongqing107.0816123.084 Q119.478 Q94.579Did not advance
Qi Guangpu126.702 QFBye127.441 Q122.177Did not advance
Wang Xindi121.241096.388Did not advance
Kong FanyuWomen's aerials89.77795.122 Q89.774 Q97.291 Q70.143rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Xu Mengtao99.373 QFBye91.002 Q59.259Did not advance
Yan Ting80.951382.949Did not advance
Zhang Xin90.246 QFBye87.256 Q94.112 Q95.522nd place, silver medalist(s)
Halfpipe
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Kong XiangruiMen's halfpipe47.4050.8050.8023Did not advance
Mao Bingqiang53.0054.6054.6020Did not advance
Chai HongWomen's halfpipe58.0063.6063.6019Did not advance
Wu Meng53.4061.0061.0020Did not advance
Zhang Kexin80.6081.0081.008 Q73.0055.4071.0073.009
Moguls
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 1Run 2Run 3
TimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRank
Guan ZiyanWomen's moguls36.3041.0248.112835.5043.8051.8018Did not advance
Wang Jin34.8742.5951.292735.0134.5151.2919Did 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
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Han Tianyu500 m40.7442 Q1:14.8913Did not advance
1000 mPENDid not advance
1500 m2:38.8655 ADVN/a2:11.8274 FB2:26.2818
Ren Ziwei500 m40.2941 Q40.032 OR1 Q40.4183 FB40.6946
1000 mPENDid not advance
Wu Dajing500 m40.264 OR1 Q39.800 WR1 Q40.0871 FA39.584 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
1000 m1:23.4632 QPENDid not advance
1500 m2:15.8233 QN/aPENDid not advance
Xu Hongzhi1500 m2:35.6415 ADVN/a2:19.3106Did not advance
Chen Dequan
Han Tianyu
Ren Ziwei
Wu Dajing
Xu Hongzhi
5000 m relayN/a6:36.605 OR1 FA6:32.0352nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fan Kexin500 m43.3501 Q43.4852 QPENDid not advance
Han Yutong500 m43.7192 Q43.6273Did not advance
1000 mPENDid not advance
1500 m2:31.1581 QN/a2:22.8263 FB2:36.5489
Li Jinyu1000 m1:32.3351 Q1:30.1753Did not advance
1500 m2:25.0343 QN/a2:33.0054 AA2:25.7032nd place, silver medalist(s)
Qu Chunyu500 m42.9712 Q42.9541 QPENDid not advance
1000 m1:31.2792 Q1:31.2842 QPENDid not advance
Zhou Yang1500 m2:29.5872 QN/a2:23.4853 FB2:35.2418
Fan Kexin
Han Yutong
Li Jinyu
Qu Chunyu
Zhou Yang
3000 m relayN/a4:05.315 OR1 FAPEN

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]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Geng WenqiangMen's51.511550.87751.181551.09123:24.6513

Ski jumping

China had qualified one female ski jumper.

AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Chang XinyueWomen's normal hill83.069.626 Q84.585.318154.920

Snowboarding

Freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Shi WanchengMen's halfpipe10.0011.7511.7529Did not advance
Zhang Yiwei32.5074.0074.0015Did not advance
Cai XuetongWomen's halfpipe65.7569.0069.006 Q20.5041.2576.5076.505
Li Shuang24.509.2524.5022Did not advance
Liu Jiayu87.7541.0087.752 Q85.5089.7549.0089.752nd place, silver medalist(s)
Qiu Leng50.7553.7553.7516Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Parallel
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Gong NaiyingWomen's giant slalom1:36.3626Did not advance
Xu XiaoxiaoDSQDid not advance
Zang Ruxin1:35.2622Did 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
AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
Gao Tingyu500 m34.653rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Xiakaini Aerchenghazi1500 m1:50.1632
Xie Jiaxuan500 m35.54531
Yang Tao500 m35.4127
1000 m1:10.1026
Women
AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
Hao Jiachen1500 m1:59.5820
3000 m4:15.5621
Liu Jing3000 m4:20.9524
Tian Ruining500 m38.8620
1000 m1:16.6921
1500 m2:00.2923
Yu Jing500 m37.819
1000 m1:16.3617
Zhang Hong500 m38.3915
1000 m1:15.6711
Mass start
AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
PointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
Wang HongliMen's mass start08:00.9712Did not advance
Guo DanWomen's mass start438:54.202 Q08:33.9010
Li Dan248:32.493 Q68:50.485
Team pursuit
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Time
RankOpposition
Time
RankOpposition
Time
Rank
Han Mei
Hao Jiachen
Li Dan
Guo Dan (reserve)
Liu Jing (reserve)
Women's team pursuit Japan
L 3:00.01
5 FCDid not advance Germany
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.
  3. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating (쇼트트랙 스피드 스케이팅 / Patinage de vitesse sur piste courte): Men's 500m Heats (남자 500m 예선 / 500 m hommes Séries éliminatoires) – Results (경기결과 / Résultats)" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500m Quarterfinals – Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500m Finals – Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating (쇼트트랙 스피드 스케이팅 / Patinage de vitesse sur piste courte): Ladies' 3,000m Relay Heats (여자 3,000m 계주 예선 / Relais 3 000 m femmes Séries éliminatoires) – Results (경기결과 / Résultats)" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Final four curling teams qualify for 2018 Olympics". Associated Press. New York City, New York, USA. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  11. ^ "XXI II Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang: Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union (ISU). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Communication No. 2136: XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang Entries Speed Skating". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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