On February 5, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics ushered in the first gold medal day, and 6 gold medals will be produced in 6 events. In the short track speed skating team mixed relay event, the Chinese short track speed skating team composed of Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei and other players will hit the first gold medal of the Chinese delegation.
Cross-country skiing women's double pursuit: the first gold of the Beijing Winter Olympics was born
At 16:45, the cross-country skiing women's double pursuit (7.5 km traditional technology + 7.5 km free technology) event will give birth to the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics. At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, the first gold medal was also born in the event, and Sweden's Carla, who won the gold medal four years ago, will fight for the defending gold medal.
The four events of speed skating women's 3000 meters, ski jumping women's standard platform, biathlon mixed relay, and freestyle skiing men's snow skills produced four gold medals on the 5th.
In the men's snow skills event of freestyle skiing, Canada's Kingsbury will defend his title, and Zhao Yang, a Chinese player who is playing for the first time, aims to advance to the final. In the biathlon mixed relay event, the Chinese team participated for the first time, and norway, which completed the three consecutive world championships, became the favorite to win gold.
In the women's standard ski jump event, Dong Bing and Peng Qingyue will compete. In this event, Chang Xinyue finished 20th at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
In the speed skating women's 3000m event, Han Mei and Akhnar Adak will join forces, with Dutch Skaoteng becoming the biggest gold favourite, and Han Mei is expected to break Wang Fei's best record in the history of the project with 12th place at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.
Short Track Speed Skating Team Mixed Relay: Chinese Legion Strikes First Gold
Starting from 19:00, the short track speed skating team 2000 meters mixed relay will play the quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals, and the Chinese short track speed skating team composed of Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Fan Kexin and Zhang Yuting will impact the first gold medal of the Chinese team.
In the four World Cup competitions in 2022, the Chinese team won 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal. In the face of the impact of the Dutch team, the Russian team and the South Korean team, whether the Chinese team can successfully win the first gold medal has attracted much attention.
On the 5th, the short track speed skating arena will also play the women's 500 meters and men's 1000 meters qualifiers, and Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Fan Kexin and other famous players will compete.
Curling Mixed Doubles: The Golden Boy and the Jade Girl fight again
In the curling mixed doubles competition on the first 2 days, the Chinese combination Of Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan achieved a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, and is currently ranked 5th. On the 5th, the two will play twice a day again, against the United States and Norway.
At the National Bobsleigh Center "Snow Dragon", Chinese bobsleigh athletes will usher in their Winter Olympic debuts, and Fan Duoyao will become the first Chinese athlete to play in this event.
In addition, Jung will compete in the Women's Slope Steeplechase Qualification Tournament for Snowboarding and Song Qiwu for the Men's Individual Standard Ski Jumping Qualifier.