Cidan Yuzhen
Cidan Yuzhen is a Chinese ski mountaineer.
Early life
Cidan was born in Lhünzê County and grew up in a farming and sheep herding family. She began her career as a race walker, before switching to ski mountaineering. She made her first national ski mountaineering team in 2020.Career
On 17 March 2024, Cidan won the ISMF Youth World Cup mixed relay, along with Bu Luer. This marked the first-ever victory for China in the mixed relay event at the Youth World Cup. She competed at the 2024 Asian Ski Mountaineering Championships and won gold medals in the vertical race, sprint race, individual race, and mixed relay. She represented China at the 2025 Asian Winter Games and won a gold medal in the sprint race with a time of 2:55.88. She also won a gold medal in the mixed relay, along with Bu, with a time of 27:48.67.In January 2026, she was selected to represent China at the 2026 Winter Olympics.