China at the 2018 Winter Olympics


China competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. China competed in 12 sports, participating in bobsleigh, skeleton, and ski jumping for the first time. China won 9 medals in total.
Liu Jiayu won a silver medal in the Women's halfpipe, the first-ever medal in snowboarding for China. Gao Tingyu won a bronze medal in the Men's 500m speed skating event and became the first male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating. Wu Dajing won a gold medal in the Men's 500 m short track speed skating event and became the first male short track speed skater from China to win a gold medal in Olympic short track speed skating. He also broke the world record.
With Beijing being the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics, a Chinese segment directed by Zhang Yimou was performed at the closing ceremony. Those 2022 Winter Olympics made Beijing the first city to host both Winter and Summer Olympics, after they hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Short track speed skatingMen's 500 metres
SnowboardingWomen's halfpipe

Figure skatingPairs
Zhang XinFreestyle skiingWomen's aerials
Li JinyuShort track speed skatingWomen's 1500 metres
Freestyle skiingMen's aerials

Short track speed skatingMen's 5000 metre relay
Freestyle skiingWomen's aerials
Speed skatingMen's 500 m

Records

SportEventDateRoundAthleteTimeRecordRef
Short track speed skatingMen's 500 metres20 FebruaryHeat 1Wu Dajing40.264OR
Short track speed skatingMen's 500 metres22 FebruaryQuarterfinal 2Wu Dajing39.800OR, WR
Short track speed skatingMen's 500 metres22 FebruaryFinal AWu Dajing39.584OR, WR
Short track speed skatingWomen's 3000 metre relay10 FebruarySemifinal 2Fan Kexin
Han Yutong
Qu Chunyu
Zhou Yang
4:05.315OR

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors that participated in the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing112
Biathlon022
Bobsleigh505
Cross-country skiing224
Curling167
Figure skating6511
Freestyle skiing6915
Short track speed skating5510
Skeleton101
Ski jumping011
Snowboarding279
Speed skating5813
Total344680

Alpine skiing

China qualified one male and one female alpine skier.

Biathlon

China qualified two female biathletes.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Tang JialinWomen's sprint24:30.33 70
Tang JialinWomen's individual48:12.02 66
Zhang YanWomen's sprint23:14.01 38
Zhang YanWomen's pursuit35:16.73 45
Zhang YanWomen's individual47:29.64 59

Bobsleigh

Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, China had qualified 3 sleds.
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
  • Wang Chao was the teams alternate and did not compete.

Cross-country skiing

China qualified two male and two female cross-country skiers.
;Distance
;Sprint

Curling

;Summary

Women's tournament

China qualified a women's team by qualifying via the qualification event in Plzeň, Czech Republic.
;Round-robin
China had a bye in draws 4, 8, and 12.
;Draw 1
Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
;Draw 2
Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
;Draw 3
Thursday, 15 February, 20:05
;Draw 5
Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
;Draw 6
Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
;Draw 7
Sunday, 18 February, 14:05
;Draw 9
Monday, 19 February, 20:05
;Draw 10
Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05
;Draw 11
''Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05''

Mixed doubles tournament

Based on results from the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, China had qualified their mixed doubles as the highest ranked nations.
;Draw 1
Thursday, February 8, 9:05
;Draw 2
Thursday, February 8, 20:04
;Draw 3
Friday, February 9, 8:35
;Draw 4
Friday, February 9, 13:35
;Draw 5
Saturday, February 10, 9:05
;Draw 6
Saturday, February 10, 20:04
;Draw 7
Sunday, February 11, 9:05
;Tiebreaker
''Sunday, February 11, 20:05''

Figure skating

China qualified 11 figure skaters, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
;Individual
;Mixed
'''Team event'''

Freestyle skiing

China qualified six male and nine female freestyle skiers.
;Aerials
;Halfpipe
;Moguls

Short track speed skating

According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, China had qualified a full squad of 5 men and 5 women each.
;Men
;Women
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round; OR – Olympic record; WR – World record

Skeleton

China qualified one male skeleton athlete, Wenqiang Geng. This marked the country's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.

Ski jumping

China had qualified one female ski jumper.

Snowboarding

;Freestyle
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
;Parallel
Qualification Legend: W – Winner; L – Loser

Speed skating

China earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification.
;Men
;Women
;Mass start
;Team pursuit