China competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7–23 February 2014.
The 2014 Games marked the first time a Chinese Olympic team competed in Russia, as China and 64 western countries did not take part at the American-led boycott in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow due to the Soviet–Afghan War.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Li Jianrou Short track speed skating Women's 500 metres Zhang Hong Speed skating Women's 1000 metres Zhou Yang Short track speed skating Women's 1500 metres Han Tianyu Short track speed skating Men's 1500 metres Xu Mengtao Freestyle skiing Women's aerials Fan Kexin Short track speed skating Women's 1000 metres Wu Dajing Short track speed skating Men's 500 metres Jia Zongyang Freestyle skiing Men's aerials Wu DajingChen DequanHan TianyuShi Jingnan Short track speed skating Men's 5000 metre relay
Medals by sportSport TotalFreestyle skiing0112Speed skating1001Short Track Speed Skating2316Total3429
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, China had two athletes in qualification position.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankZhang YuxinMen's giant slalom1:38.4574Men's slalomXia LinaWomen's giant slalom1:37.03731:38.59663:15.6266Women's slalom
Biathlon
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, China qualified 1 man and 4 women.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankRen LongMen's sprint28:53.24 (0+4)83Men's individual56:35.84 (1+2+0+1)66Song ChaoqingWomen's sprint23:49.51 (1+0)63Song NaWomen's sprint27:01.54 (3+1)83Women's individual59:43.36 (0+2+2+2)77Tang JialinWomen's sprint23:26.72 (0+2)55Women's pursuit34:40.42 (0+1+0+1)50Women's individual51:03.73 (0+1+0+2)57Zhang YanWomen's sprint23:09.40 (0+0)49Women's pursuit36:12.12 (0+2+0+0)53Women's individual49:57.00 (0+0+0+0)46Song ChaoqingZhang YanTang JialinSong NaWomen's team relay11 (0+11)15
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, China had qualified a total quota of four athletes.
Distance AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankXu WenlongMen's 15 km classicalcolspan=4 45:28.2 +6:58.572Men's 30 km skiathlon39:57.96036:21.0581:16:53.3 +8:37.959Men's 50 km freestylecolspan=4 2:08:02.0 +21:06.860Man DandanWomen's 10 km classicalcolspan=4 32:25.1 +4:07.353Li HongxueWomen's 10 km classicalcolspan=4 31:20.7 +3:02.934Women's 15 km skiathlon21:21.05221:12.54643:17.7 +4:44.150Women's 30 km freestylecolspan=4 1:14:01.5 +2:56.322
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSun QinghaiMen's sprint3:37.7126 Q3:47.266Did not advanceXu WenlongDid not advanceSun QinghaiXu WenlongMen's team sprintcolspan=4 Did not advanceLi HongxueWomen's sprint2:48.7251Did not advanceMan Dandan2:40.2932Did not advanceLi HongxueMan DandanWomen's team sprintcolspan=4 17:40.908Did not advance
Curling
Based on results from the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship, China had qualified their men's team as one of the seven highest ranked nations. The Women's team managed to qualify by winning the last chance qualifying event in December 2013.China women qualify for Sochi 2014 The men's team consisted of Liu Rui, Xu Xiaoming, Ba Dexin, Zang Jialiang, and Zou Dejia. The women's team consisted of the defending bronze medalists Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Zhou Yan, and new alternate Jiang Yilun.
Men's tournament
Round-robin China had a bye in draws 2, 6, and 10.
Draw 1 Monday, February 10, 9:00 am
Draw 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, February 12, 9:00 am
Draw 5 Wednesday, February 12, 7:00 pm
Draw 7 Friday, February 14, 9:00 am
Draw 8 Friday, February 14, 7:00 pm
Draw 9 Saturday, February 15, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Sunday, February 16, 7:00 pm
Draw 12 Monday, February 17, 2:00 pm
Women's tournament
Round-robin China had a bye in draws 2, 6, and 10.
Draw 1 Monday, February 10, 2:00 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, February 11, 7:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, February 12, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, February 13, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Friday, February 14, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Saturday, February 15, 9:00 am
Draw 9 Saturday, February 15, 7:00 pm
Draw 11 Monday, February 17, 9:00 am
Draw 12 Monday, February 17, 7:00 pm
Figure skating
China had achieved the following quota places: The team consisted of eight athletes.Yearender: China's winter sports face uphill battle in Sochi 2014 The team had also qualified for the team trophy.
Athlete Event// Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankYan HanMen's singles85.668 Q160.547246.207Li ZijunLadies' singles57.5511 Q110.7514166.5514Zhang Kexin55.8014 Q98.4115154.2115Pang Qing / Tong JianPairs73.304 Q136.583209.884Zhang Hao / Peng Cheng70.597 Q125.138195.728Huang Xintong / Zheng XunIce dancing 48.96 23Did not advance
Team trophy AthleteEventShort program/Short danceFree skate/Free danceMen'sLadies'PairsIce danceTotalMen'sLadies'PairsIce danceTotalPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsRankPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsRankYan Han (M)Zhang Kexin (L)Zhang Hao / Peng Cheng (P)Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun (D)Team trophy85.52754.58471.01847.881207Did not advance
Freestyle skiing
China had qualified nine quota spots for the following events. The full list of Chinese freestyle skiing team was officially announced on January 26, 2014.
Aerials AthleteEventQualificationFinalJump 1Jump 2Jump 1Jump 2Jump 3PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankJia ZongyangMen's aerials118.591 Qcolspan=2 110.414 Q117.701 Q95.06Liu Zhongqing80.091877.8315 did not advanceQi Guangpu113.574 Qcolspan=2 121.241 Q116.742 Q90.004Wu Chao110.625 Qcolspan=2 82.309 did not advanceCheng ShuangWomen's aerials83.194 Qcolspan=2 80.017 Q87.425Did not advanceLi Nina86.712 Qcolspan=2 90.244 Q89.533 Q46.024Xu Mengtao71.441187.152 Q90.653 Q101.081 Q83.50Zhang Xin60.981777.497Did not advance
Moguls AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2Run 1Run 2Run 3TimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankNing QinWomen's moguls32.1011.6216.832131.612.3417.759 Q32.0412.0317.2618Did not advance
Short track speed skating
China qualified five skaters of each gender for the Olympics during World Cup 3 & 4 in November 2013. They qualified the maximum number of starting places with 3 for each gender in each distance (500m, 1000m, & 1500m) and both a men's and women's relay team.
China was hot favorites to win most of the gold medals from the women in the short-track speed skating, including in the 500m, 1000m, & 3000m women's relay. However reigning three-time Olympic gold medalist from Vancouver Wang Meng, broke her ankle during a crash during ice training on January 15, 2014, and did not compete in the Olympics. This was a big blow to the medal chances for China, and had an emotional impact on the team with only a month remaining before Sochi. China was handed another blow with a disqualification from the women's 3000m relay final at Sochi, after impeding on the last lap, giving arch rival Korea the gold medal. Korea was handed the same disqualification in Vancouver that gave China the gold medal four years earlier. Fan Kexin was set to win the 500m after Wang Meng's injury. However, again fell during the semi's. However, China picked up surprise wins in the 500m from Li Jianrou, and 1500m from Zhou Yang. The men also came away with un-predicted medals.
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChen Dequan1500 m2:16.5353 Qcolspan=2 2:21.6972 FA2:15.6265Han Tianyu500 m41.5921 Q41.3901 Q41.1513 FB41.53451000 m1:26.5302 Q1:24.4902 Q1:24.6114 FB1:29.33451500 m2:20.9112 Qcolspan=2 2:15.8581 Q2:15.055Liang Wenhao500 m41.6471 Q41.8171 Q41.2212 FA1:13.59041000 m1:28.0654Did not advance28Shi Jingnan1500 m2:51.5126colspan=2 Did not advance35Wu Dajing500 m41.7121 Q41.0561 Q40.8461 FA41.5161000 m1:24.9501 Q1:24.7531 Q1:24.2392 FA1:25.7724Chen DequanHan TianyuLiang WenhaoShi JingnanWu Dajing5000 m relaycolspan=4 6:44.5212 FA6:48.341
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFan Kexin500 m43.3561 Q43.2881 Q1:24.4314 FB44.29751000 m1:31.7132 Q1:29.3802 Q1:32.6182 FA1:30.811Li Jianrou500 m43.6332 Q43.4862 Q43.8412 FA45.2631000 m1:31.1871 Q1:32.1292 QDid not advance1500 m2:27.7583 Qcolspan=2 2:22.8661 FA12Liu Qiuhong500 m43.5421 Q43.4781 Q43.9163 FB44.18841000 m did not advance1500 m2:24.6404colspan=2 Did not advanceZhou Yang1500 m2:26.5431 Qcolspan=2 2:18.8251 FA2:19.140Fan KexinKong XueLi JianrouLiu QiuhongZhou Yang3000 m relaycolspan=4 4:09.5551 FA5
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Snowboarding
Freestyle AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankShi WanchengMen's halfpipe76.0015.5076.006 QS15.5078.5078.505 Q81.0025.0081.007Zhang Yiwei90.0089.7590.004 QS45.0079.2579.254 Q87.2558.5087.256Cai XuetongWomen's halfpipe74.2588.0088.003 QFcolspan=4 84.2525.0084.256Li Shuang77.7554.0077.754 QS80.0056.7580.003 Q73.2523.7573.258Liu Jiayu81.5083.5083.505 QS81.2529.0081.252 Q15.7568.2568.259Sun Zhifeng70.0045.7570.006 QS35.7535.7535.759Did not advance Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
Speed skating
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, China had earned the following start quotas:
2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Champion Yu Jing missed the Games due to reoccurrence of an old waist injury. Jing was selected to ride the women's 500 m. Deputy Secretary General of the delegation was studying who was going to replace her.
Men AthleteEventRace 1Race 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBai Qiuming500 m35.733635.713671.4535Mu Zhongsheng35.593135.653271.2530Tian Guojun1000 mcolspan=4 1:11.17331500 mcolspan=4 1:47.9521
Women AthleteEventRace 1Race 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLi Dan1000 mcolspan=4 1:20.2034Li Qishi1500 mcolspan=4 2:00.8927Qi Shuai500 m38.891938.992377.8923Wang Beixing500 m37.82637.86675.6871000 mcolspan=4 1:16.5914Zhang Hong500 m37.58337.99775.5841000 mcolspan=4 1:14.02Zhang Shuang500 m39.403139.252878.6531Zhao Xin1500 mcolspan=4 2:00.2723
See also China at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics China at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
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