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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
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TOP 10 FINISHES 4th place
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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 REFERENCES |
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