On February 12, the women's 4×5 km relay race of cross-country skiing was held at the National Cross-Country Skiing Center, and the Chinese team composed of Chi Chunxue, Li Xin, Bayani Garin and Ma Qinghua won the tenth place with a time of 57 minutes and 49 seconds 7, setting a new record for the Chinese team in the Winter Olympic Games. Pictured is Li Xin (left) and Bayani Garin in the game. Photo by Jiang Yushi, a reporter of this newspaper
On February 15, in the Nordic biathlon individual big jump + 10 km cross-country skiing event, Zhao Jiawen of the Chinese team successfully completed the race and ranked 47th. This is the first time that a Chinese team player has participated in the competition. Xinhua News Agency reporter Dai Tianfang photographed
Alpine skier Xu Mingfu competes on Feb. 7. This is the first time that a Chinese team has participated in and completed the Olympic alpine skiing men's downhill competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Yichen
On February 7, China's He Jinbo competed in the freestyle ski men's big jump qualifying tournament. At this Winter Olympics, He Jinbo completed the highest difficulty of his personal action. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yuge
On February 15, in the final of the women's big jump in snowboarding, The Chinese team's Jung won the fifth place, creating the best result of the Chinese team in the Winter Olympics. Photo by Li Ye, a reporter of this newspaper
Sledder Wang Peixuan competes on February 8. This is the first time that a Chinese team player has participated in a women's bobsleigh competition at the Winter Olympics. Photo by Yi Xiao, a reporter of this newspaper
On February 15, in the women's downhill competition of alpine skiing, Kong Fanying of the Chinese team finished the competition with a time of 1:44.53 seconds, ranking 31st, creating the best result of the Chinese team in the women's downhill event of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics. Photo by Yi Xiao, a reporter of this newspaper
By the end of the event on February 16, the Chinese delegation had won 7 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals in the Winter Olympics, with a total of 13 medals, setting a new record for the number of gold medals and medals won in a single Winter Olympics, and creating the best record in history since participating in the Winter Olympics. On the first competition day after the opening ceremony, the short track speed skating team won the first gold for the Chinese delegation, ushering in the "opening red"; Su Yiming won the gold medal in the men's big jump of snowboarding, becoming China's first snowboarding Winter Olympic champion; Xu Mengtao won the freestyle ski women's aerial skills championship, which is the first time that a Chinese female athlete has won gold in the Winter Olympics event... On the ice and snow, athletes strive for their dreams and strive to compose the song of youth in the pursuit of excellence.
The Chinese delegation has achieved breakthroughs in the history of the Winter Olympics in many events. The Chinese team participated in the alpine skiing men's downhill competition for the first time, Xu Mingfu finished the race; Zhao Dan and Li Yuxi completed the debut of the Chinese team's women's steel frame bobsleigh skaters in the Winter Olympics; Jung debuted on the stage of the women's big jumping final of snowboarding and won the fifth place in history; Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu, as the only Asian combination in the final, refreshed the best record of ice dance at the Chinese team at the Winter Olympics... China's ice and snow athletes are unremitting in self-improvement and surpass themselves, embodying the Olympic spirit and showing a high-spirited and upward spiritual outlook.
People's Daily (2022-02-17 12th edition)