China participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, sending its largest delegation at a Winter Olympics with 94 athletes. China had its best ever Winter Olympics medal finish, winning five gold medals and eleven in total, finishing seventh in the medal standings.
China won its first ever gold medal in figure skating when Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo set a new world record for the overall combined score in pair figure skating. It was the first time since 1960 that a Russian, Soviet, or Unified Team flagged team did not win the gold medal.[3] China also won its first ever team Winter Olympic medal in the women's curling event with a bronze. The women's short track speed skating team swept the gold medals in all four events. China also won three medals in freestyle skiing aerials.
Wang Meng won three gold medals in short track speed skating and became the most decorated Chinese Winter Olympics athlete ever. Zhou Yang won two gold medals at these Games.
Xiao Tian, deputy chef de mission of the Chinese delegation, described the outcome as an "important breakthrough" for China in winter sports.[4]
Target
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, 76 athletes competed in 48 events within nine disciplines and won two gold, four silver and five bronze medals.[5] In an attempt to surpass that achievement, China sent 94 athletes to Vancouver, its largest delegation ever.[6]
According to He Zhenliang, China's senior International Olympic Committee member and the honorary president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the insufficient participation in Winter Olympic sports by "ordinary [Chinese] people" is still limiting the country's success in the Winter Games and is also discouraging any attempt to bid to host a future Winter Olympics.[7]
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— U.S. aerials coach Matt Christensen,[8] on the Chinese aerials team |
The Chinese Olympic Committee had high expectations in particular for the country's men's and women's aerials teams; in 2003 they hired two coaches, American Peter Judge and Canadian Dustin Wilson, to lead an effort to revamp China's aerial training program, and by January 2010, the top four women and five of the top seven men in the sport were Chinese.[8] Only two teams—those from China and the United States—qualified four male and four female skiers in the event. Aerials skier Han Xiaopeng, winner of the gold medal in his sport at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, was chosen as China's national flag bearer for the 2010 opening ceremony.
One potential competitor, speed skater Wang Manli, the 2006 silver medal winner at 500 metres, vowed in January 2007 to win gold in 2010,[9] however, a chronic knee injury forced her to announce retirement in early 2008.[10]
Records
The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.
In the sport of figure skating, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo set a new world record for the overall combined score of 216.57 points in pair figure skating. It was the first time since 1960 that a Russian, Soviet, or Unified Team flagged team did not win the gold medal.[3] Shen and Zhao set a new world record for the short program with 76.66 points.[11] Meanwhile, in the same event, the pair skating team of Pang Qing and Tong Jian set a new world record for the free skate with a score of 141.81 points.[12]
Wang Meng and Zhou Yang set Olympic records in the 500 m and 1,500 m short track speed skating events. China set a new world record in the 3000 metre relay race. Zhou Yang also set a new world record in the 1,000 m event.
Medalists
The following Chinese athletes won medals at the games:
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Medals by date |
Cumulative |
Day |
Date |
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Total |
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Total |
Day 1 |
13th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Day 2 |
14th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Day 3 |
15th |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Day 4 |
16th |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Day 5 |
17th |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Day 6 |
18th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Day 7 |
19th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Day 8 |
20th |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Day 9 |
21st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Day 10 |
22nd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Day 11 |
23rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Day 12 |
24th |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Day 13 |
25th |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
Day 14 |
26th |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
Day 15 |
27th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
Day 16 |
28th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
Total |
5 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
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Alpine skiing
- Men
- Women
Biathlon
- Men
- Women
Cross-country skiing
- Men
- Women
Curling
Men's tournament
- Standings
Country |
Skip |
W |
L |
P |
PA |
Ends won |
Ends lost |
Blank ends |
Stolen ends for |
Stolen ends against |
Shot % |
Canada |
Martin, KevinKevin Martin | 9 | 0 | 75 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 85 |
Norway |
Ulsrud, ThomasThomas Ulsrud | 7 | 2 | 64 | 43 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
Switzerland |
Stockli, RalphRalph Stöckli | 6 | 3 | 53 | 45 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 81 |
Sweden |
Edin, NiklasNiklas Edin | 5 | 4 | 50 | 52 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 82 |
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Great Britain |
Murdoch, DavidDavid Murdoch | 5 | 4 | 57 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 81 |
Germany |
Kapp, AndyAndy Kapp | 4 | 5 | 48 | 60 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 75 |
France |
Dufour, ThomasThomas Dufour | 3 | 6 | 31 | 58 | 22 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 73 |
China |
Wang, FengchunWang Fengchun | 2 | 7 | 52 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 77 |
Denmark |
Schmidt, UlrikUlrik Schmidt | 2 | 7 | 40 | 57 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 78 |
United States |
Shuster, JohnJohn Shuster | 2 | 7 | 43 | 59 | 32 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 76 |
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*Throws third rocks
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- Round-robin
- Draw 2
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
China (Wang) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
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France (Dufour) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6
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- Draw 3
- Draw 5
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Sweden (Edin) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6
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China (Wang) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
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- Draw 6
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Norway (Ulsrud) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7
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China (Wang) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5
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- Draw 7
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- Draw 8
- Draw 10
Sheet C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
Germany (Kapp) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7
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China (Wang) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6
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- Draw 11
- Draw 12
Sheet A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
China (Li) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
x |
x |
x |
3
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Canada (Martin) |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
x |
x |
x |
10
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Women's tournament
- Standings
Country |
Skip |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Ends won |
Ends lost |
Blank ends |
Stolen ends for |
Stolen ends against |
Shot % |
Canada |
Bernard, CherylCheryl Bernard | 8 | 1 | 56 | 37 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 81 |
Sweden |
Norberg, AnetteAnette Norberg | 7 | 2 | 56 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 79 |
China |
Wang, BingyuWang Bingyu | 6 | 3 | 61 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 74 |
Switzerland |
Ott, MirjamMirjam Ott | 6 | 3 | 67 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 76 |
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Denmark |
Jensen, AngelinaAngelina Jensen | 4 | 5 | 49 | 61 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 74 |
Germany |
Schopp, AndreaAndrea Schöpp | 3 | 6 | 52 | 56 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 75 |
Great Britain |
Muirhead, EveEve Muirhead | 3 | 6 | 54 | 59 | 36 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 75 |
Japan |
Meguro, MoeMoe Meguro | 3 | 6 | 64 | 70 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 73 |
Russia |
Privivkova, LiudmilaLiudmila Privivkova | 3 | 6 | 53 | 60 | 36 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 77 |
United States |
Maccormick, DebbieDebbie McCormick | 2 | 7 | 43 | 65 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 77 |
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- Round-robin
- Draw 2
- Draw 3
- Draw 4
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Final |
China (Wang) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9
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Japan (Meguro) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5
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- Draw 5
- Draw 6
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- Draw 7
Sheet D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
Germany (Schöpp) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7
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China (Wang) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9
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- Draw 9
Sheet B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Final |
China (Wang) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6
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Canada (Bernard) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5
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- Draw 10
- Draw 11
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- Semifinal
- Bronze medal final
China has qualified one entrant in ladies singles, three in pair skating, and one in ice dancing for a total of nine athletes.[13]
Freestyle skiing
- Men
- Women
Ice hockey
Women's tournament
See also China women's national ice hockey team
- Roster
The following is the Chinese roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[14]
Group play
China played in Group B.
- Round-robin
All times are local (UTC-8).
- Standings
Classification round
- Fifth place semifinal
- Seventh place game
Short track speed skating
China has 10 qualified teams to this sporting event.
- Men
- Women
Snowboarding
- Men
Event |
Athlete |
Qualification |
Semifinal |
Finals |
Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Rank |
Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Rank |
Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Rank |
Halfpipe |
Shi Wancheng |
15.8 |
18.0 |
19 |
Did not advance |
Zeng Xiaoye |
14.0 |
32.8 |
5 Q |
32.9 |
16.2 |
10 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Event |
Athlete |
Qualification |
Semifinal |
Finals |
Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Rank |
Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Rank |
Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Rank |
Halfpipe |
Cai Xuetong |
14.1 |
19.3 |
23 |
Did not advance |
Liu Jiayu |
26.3 |
33.3 |
12 Q |
41.1 |
36.2 |
2 Q |
39.3 |
34.9 |
4 |
Sun Zhifeng |
38.2 |
39.9 |
6 QF |
n/a |
29.8 |
33.0 |
7 |
Key: Q=Qualified for next round, QF=Qualified directly for the final
Speed skating
- Men
- Women
Athletes from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region compete separately as "Hong Kong, China".
See also
References
- ↑ China House
- ↑ http://2010wgh.olympic.cn/
- 1 2 Los Angeles Times, "Fourth time is their charm", Philip Hersh, 16 February 2010 (accessed 16 February 2010)
- ↑ "China makes historic breakthrough in winter sports at Vancouver Olympics", Xinhua, March 1, 2010
- ↑ "20th Olympic Winter Games: Turin 2006". China Daily. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ↑ China eyeing better results at Vancouver Games from China Daily
- ↑ "China considering Winter Olympics bid". Associated Press. USA Today. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- 1 2 "China on the rise in aerials". Associated Press. USA Today. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ↑ "Speedskater Wang targets gold at 2010 Winter Olympics". China Daily. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ↑ "Lack of experience takes two golds away". China Daily. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ↑ "Shen, Zhao lead with record score". Vancouver 2010, Figure Skating. 2010-02-15.
- ↑ Agence France Presse, "Shen, Zhao claim China's first figure skating gold", Emmeline Moore, 16 February 2010 (accessed 16 February 2010)
- ↑ "International Skating Union Communication No. 1589: Olympic Winter Games 2010 - Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skatng [sic] And Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. September 28, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ↑ 2010 China Team
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