The largest scale in history! Denmark sent 62 athletes to the Beijing Winter Olympics

Beijing Daily client reporter learned from the Danish Embassy in China on January 26 that Denmark will send the largest delegation in the history of the Winter Olympic Games to participate in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

According to reports, the Danish Winter Olympic delegation has a total of 62 athletes, including 33 male athletes and 29 female athletes. Danish athletes will compete in five sports: ice hockey, curling, speed skating, biathlon and alpine skiing.

The head of the Danish Sports Association's Winter Olympic delegation, Mick Sansone Ruorgard said: "Qualifying for the Beijing Winter Olympics proves the strength of Danish athletes. Everyone is looking forward to this international sporting event with excitement and we can't wait to prove ourselves in Beijing. ”

Danish women's ice hockey team Xinhua photo

Another special significance of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Denmark is that both the Danish men's and women's ice hockey teams will make their debuts at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, with the Danish women's team taking on the host China team in the opening match on February 4. Each ice hockey team has more than 20 players at the Winter Olympics, which is an important reason why the size of the Danish Winter Olympic delegation was able to set a record in Beijing.

"The Beijing Winter Olympics is the largest number of participants we have ever had. I'm very much looking forward to following and cheering on the athletes from Denmark and Greenland at the Winter Olympics." I'm sure they'll do really well. I wish all athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games good luck. Ma Lei, ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to China, said.

It is understood that among the athletes of the Danish delegation, the 20-year-old biathlete Ulclek Slademark will be the first female athlete in Greenland's history to participate in the Winter Olympics. Born into a biathlon family, Slademark's mother competed in the 2010 Winter 2010 Winter 2010 Winter 2010 World Cup.

It is understood that although it belongs to the Nordic countries, Denmark has limited conditions for carrying out snow sports. However, Greenland offers a good training environment for biathlon and cross-country skiing.

Ye Yunlong, the greenland government's representative to China, said: "I warmly congratulate the athletes of Denmark and Greenland on being able to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is the peak of many people's lifelong dreams and careers. With great pride and pleasure, I look forward to the performance of greenland athlete Uclek Slademark. I am confident that she will be a good representative of the Spirit of Greenland. ”

In addition, Denmark will send 1 athlete to alpine skiing and 3 athletes to speed skating. The Danish men's and women's curling teams will also play at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the same time.

The 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, was Denmark's first participation in the Winter Olympics. To date, Denmark has participated in 14 Winter Olympics. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Denmark won the only medal in their history for the Winter Olympics, in the women's curling event.