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Team China () sent 78 athletes to the Winter Olympics in 2006, in Turin , Italy . The team included only athletes from Mainland China as athletes from Taiwan (the Republic Of China ) and Hong Kong competed separately as Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong, China , respectively. Yang Yang (A) , a short track speed skater, served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. Like most Olympics, coverage on Mainland Chinese TV was on CCTV-5 .


MEDALS



Gold




Silver






Bronze





TOP 10 FINISHES


4th place



5th place



6th place



7th place



8th place



9th place



10th place



EVENTS


Alpine Skiing

Men's Giant Slalom

Men's Slalom

Women's Giant Slalom

Women's Slalom


Biathlon

Men's 10km Sprint

Men's 12.5km Pursuit

Men's 20km Individual

Women's 7.5km Sprint

Women's 10km Pursuit

Women's 12.5km Mass Start

Women's 15km Individual

Women's 4x6km Relay


Cross Country Skiing

Men's 15km Classical

Men's 30km Pursuit (15+15)

Men's 50km Free, Mass Start

Men's Sprint

Men's Team Sprint

Men's 4x10km Relay

Women's 10km Classical

Women's 15km Pursuit (7.5+7.5)

Women's 30km Free, Mass Start

Women's Sprint

Women's Team Sprint

Women's 4x5km Relay


Figure Skating


Men's competition



Women's competition



Pairs

The pairs event in figure skating captured sports headlines in China on Valentine's Day. Although the Russian pair captured the gold medal, the Chinese performance that earned the silver and bronze received significant praise from the media. China's Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao finished an almost flawless free skate after falling some 40 seconds into the program with a failed quadruple throw attempt. Many media outlets characterized the performance as the pinnacle of Chinese hard work and discipline. Sohu 's official headline was "Pairs skaters capture silver, inspires world". Meanwhile, veteran Zhao Hongbo , who was nursing an ankle injury, and his partner Shen Xue finished on the podium after a slightly disappointing performance in the short program.


Freestyle Skiing


Aerials

Men's Aerials

Women's Aerials


Short Track Speed Skating

Men's 500 m

Men's 1000 m

Men's 1500m

Men's 5000m relay

Women's 500 m

Women's 1000m

Women's 1500m

Women's 3000m Relay


Ski Jumping

Men's Large Hill Individual

Men's Normal Hill Individual

Men's Large Hill Team Jump


Snowboarding

Women’s Halfpipe

In Women’s Halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 women from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 34.5 - 44.9 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 34.8 - 43.1 points. Hannah Teter from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.4 points. Chikako Fushimi of Japan had the lowest final score of 15.6 points and took 12th place.


Speed Skating

Men's 500m

Men's 1000m

Men's 1500m

Men's 5000m

Women's 500m

Women's 1000m

Women's 1500m

Women's 3000m

Women's 5000m

Women's Team Pursuit


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