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Chinese delegation back home |
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Chinese delegation for the Turin Winter Olympics has arrived in Beijing. The athletes received warm welcome from home fans and media.
The Chinese team won |
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China seeks backing for athletes |
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China will look to the private sector to back rising winter sports stars and improve the country's performances at future Games.
The country won 11 medals |
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Turin Olympics closes with carnival |
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The 20th Olympic Winter Games dropped its curtain in Turin on Sunday night.
A party full of joy, to celebrate the success of the Olympic Winter Games and |
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China to spend more money on winter sports |
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Excited with the gains in the Turin Olympics, Chinese officials said here Monday that the country would spend more money to develop winter sports.
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China wins first ever Olympic snow gold |
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Han Xiaopeng claimed China's first ever Olympic snow gold medal by nailing both his landings at the men's freestyle aerials of the Turin Games on Thursday night. |
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China loses aerials gold after shocking fall |
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After a shocking crash, women's aerials top favorite Guo Xinxin of China handed the Olympic gold medal over to Evelyne Leu of |
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China hope to be stronger after disqualification in Turin |
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The Chinese women were disqualified for impeding after they finished third in the 3,000m short track speed skating relay final at the Turin Olympic Games here |
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Chinese women foursome enter final of freestyle aerials |
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Chinese women skiers have all entered the final of the freestyle aerials. However, they are now trailing Australia's Jacqui Cooper.
Former world champion |
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Chinese skier tops freestyle aerials qualification |
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Chinese skier Han Xiaopeng topped the men's freestyle aerials qualification with an aggregated point of 250.45 after two jumps at the Turin Winter |
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Wang Meng wins bronze medal in women's 1,500m |
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Wang Meng, the Chinese gold medalist in the 500 meters on Wednesday, won the bronze medal in the Olympic women's 1,500m short track speed skating event |
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Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao confirm to skate in Worlds |
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By Liu Yang
Olympic silver medalists Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao will compete in the World Figure Skating Championships despite Zhang Dan hurt her |
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Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo have no retirement decision |
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Chinese Olympic bronze medalists Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo still have not decided to retire as they are not sure about their appearance in next month's World Figure |
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Wang achieves China's best ever result in cross country |
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By Gong Bing
Wang Chunli finished 18th in the women's 10km classical cross country skiing at the Turin Games on Thursday, the best |
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Mother of Olympic champion Wang Meng describes thrill of seeing daughter win |
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As speed skater Wang Meng clinched China's first gold in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, her family watched joyfully at home in Qitaihe, a coal mining town in China' |
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Wang Meng reaps China's first gold in Turin |
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Chinese Wang Meng won the women's 500m short track speedskating Wednesday night, reaping China's first gold medal in the Turin Winter Olympic Games.
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Wang keeps China's domain in 500m, says Yang Yang |
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Twice Olympic champion Yang Yang said on Wednesday that her teammate Wang Meng's victory in the women's 500m short track speedskating keeps China's dominance in |
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China finishes 2-3 in women's 500m speed skating |
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China's golden dream has been shattered by Russian super mum Svetlana Zhurova in the women's 500m speed skating at the Turin Games.
Svetlana Zhurova of |
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Doctor confirms Zhang Dan's injury as ligament strain |
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By Liu Yang
A doctor in the Chinese delegation confirmed that the injury to the Olympic pairs silver medalist Zhang Dan had been diagnosed as |
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China wins figure skating silver |
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Chinese pairs figure skating athletes have swirled into history book by winning silver and bronze and a 4th position at the Turin Winter Games.
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Zhao claims bronze despite Achilles tendon injury |
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Chinese figure skater Zhao Hongbo overcame his Achilles tendon injury to take the pairs bronze medal with Shen Xue in the Winter Olympics here on Sunday.
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Zhang-Zhang rank 2nd in short program |
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Chinese pair Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao, whose routine to Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" rocked the nearly full arena Saturday night in the Turin Winter Olympics, won second place |
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China achieves best Olympic results in women's cross country pursuit |
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Chinese woman skier Wang Chunli finished 21st in the 15km pursuit of cross country skiing, the best result for China at the Turin Winter Olympics |
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Zhao Hongbo lands on ice with good triple toeloop |
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By Liu Yang
Chinese Zhao Hongbo began his Turin journey with a good triple toeloop on ice as he and partner Shen Xue stayed in the fifth place in |
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Olympic champion Yang Yang ineligible to defend 500m title |
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China's first Winter Olympic champion Yang Yang will miss the chance to defend her 500m title in the short track speed skating competitions starting on Sunday, |
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Li Jiajun brings China 1st medal |
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Speed skater Li Jiajun delighted the Chinese crowd with a stunning upset, winning a bronze medal in the men's 1500m race, China's first medal in Turin.
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China raises flag at Turin Olympic village |
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Chinese delegation for 2006 Olympic Winter Games has held the national flag-raising ceremony in the Olympic village in Turin, Italy.
The chief of the |
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Chinese delegation expects strong hit in Turin Winter Olympics |
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Summer Olympic powerhouse China is seeking a strong hit in the coming 20th Winter Olympic Games as they hoped to make sound performance and achieve better results |
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Olympic champion Yang Yang (A) to bear China's flag in opening ceremony |
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China's first winter Olympic championYang Yang (A) will become the first Chinese female flag bearer in the Olympic Games as she will hold up China's flag at the |
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Chinese delegation arrives in Turin |
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The Chinese delegation, headed by sports minister Liu Peng, arrived here Wednesday evening for the coming 20th Winter Olympic Games.
A total of 21 Chinese |
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Chinese deputy Chef-de-Mission tips short track the best hope |
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Deputy Chef-de-Mission of the Chinese delegation for the Turin Winter Olympics, said here Wednesday evening that short track speed skating would claim a gold medal for |
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Chinese figure skating pairs eye for gold in Turin |
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Four years after winning their Olympic bronze medals, China's figure skating pair Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo are shooting their last bolt for the gold in Turin against Zhao' |
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China announces delegation for Turin Winter Olympics |
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The Chinese Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a 151-member delegation, including 76 athletes,for the 20th Winter Olympic Games to be held in Turin, Italy, |
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Foreign coaches push Chinese sports to new height |
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When freestyle aerialist Han Xiaopeng landed China's first ever Olympic snow gold on Thursday, Canadian coach Dustin Wilson knew he would have a place in the |
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Han Xiaopeng enjoys being darkest horse |
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Han Xiaopeng said he was the darkest horse after winning the Olympic gold medal Thursday in the men's freestyle skiing aerials final.
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Chinese aerialists came for gold but ended up with silver, says coach |
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The Chinese women's freestyle aerials team ended its Turin Olympic trip as Li Nina won a silver medal here on Wednesday.
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Day 12 roundup: Swiss denies China's historic skiing gold |
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China ended its winter Olympic drought in 2002 with two short track speedskating titles from YangYang, but has never won a skiing gold. So the nation had |
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China's aerialists ready to charge for Olympic gold |
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They were all world champions, but they never knew the taste of the Olympic gold. After the Salt LakeCity setback, China's women aerialists were ready to get |
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Chinese skiers have barely good results, says coach |
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Finishing 16th out of 17 teams, the Chinese skiers completed the women's 4X5km relay race at the Turin Winter Olympics here on Saturday.
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Debutant Wang repeats history;seeking more golds |
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History was repeated as Wang Meng, on her maiden Olympic tour, made it to the top podium in the women 's 500m of short track speedskating, the very event |
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China can't wait for first gold |
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By Sportswriter Cao Jianjie
Patience has worn out.
China's agonizing wait for its first Turin Olympic gold has come to a break |
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World champion finishes 2nd after race one in women's 500m speedskating |
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By Gong Bing
Wang Manli, the Chinese world champion in 2004 and 2005, finished second after race one in the women's 500m speed skating at the |
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Zhang Dan, Zhang Hao mature on ice |
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They hugged, although they rarely did so on the ice. This time, they hugged not for the silver medal, but for the bitter-sweet experience they shared in the |
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Poor shooting holds up Chinese biathletes from medal chance |
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By Chang Ailing
With no surprise, Chinese biathletes in Monday's women's 15km individual didn't get anywhere to the Olympic podium. Once again, |
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Winter Olympics opens in passion and style |
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By Sportswriter Gong Bing
The 20th Winter Olympic Games raised its curtain Friday night with a passionate, star-studded ceremony.
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China hopes to make top ten in women's cross country in 2010 |
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By Gong Bing
China hopes to make the top ten in the women's cross country skiing in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
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Olympic Short-Track Speed Skating: Chinese skaters head for Turin in low profile |
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Though clinching two historic Olympic gold medals in 2002, China's short track speed skating team tried to keep a low profile by saying they |
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The Winter Olympics |
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The move toward a winter version of the Olympics began in 1908 when figure skating made an appearance at the Summer Games in London. Ten-time world champion Ulrich Salchow of Sweden, who |
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List of people who have lit the Winter Olympic cauldron |
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Following is a list of people who have lit the Olympic cauldron at previous Games:
1952 (Oslo, Norway) - Eigil Nansen, grandson of explorer |
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List of past figures who have opened the Winter Olympics |
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Following is a list of people who have declared open previous Games:
1924 (Chamonix, France) - Under Secretary of State Gaston Vidal
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Winter Olympic venues |
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Following is a list of venues for the2006 Winter Olympic Games:
PALASPORT OLIMPICO (Turin)
Sport: Ice hockey
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Winter Olympic facts |
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Following are the International Olympic Committee statistics from all Winter Olympics (tabulated under year, host, dates, countries, athletes and events):
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All-time Winter Olympic greats |
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Following are the most-medaled athletes at Olympic Winter Games:
1. Bjorn Daehlie (Norway) 1992-1998 Cross-country 8 gold, 4 silver and 0 bronze |
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Factfile: Chinese flag bearer Yang Yang (A) |
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Following is a factfile of Yang Yang (A), China's first ever gold medalist at Winter Olympic Games and the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of Turin Olympics: |
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