China at the 2017 Asian Winter Games explained

China participated in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan, from February 19 to 26.^{[1] [2]} China competed in all five sports (eleven disciplines).^[3] The Chinese delegation consisted of 236 people (156 athletes and 79 officials).^{[4] [5]}

Short track speed skater Wu Dajing was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.^[6]

Background

One of the athletes' hotels was the APA Hotel in Sapporo. The founder and president of this hotel chain, Toshio Motoya, is a strong supporter of political and historical views aligned with those of Japan's right wing. For example, Motoya claimed that "Japanese aggression, the Nanking Massacre, and comfort women" were "fabricated stories" or "fictitious". His book is available in each of the guest rooms at the hotel. This created controversy, particularly in China, which caused the games organizers to ask the hotel to take appropriate actions and remove them from guest rooms.^{[7] [8]} The Organizing Committee gained exclusive access over the hotel from February 12, and an organization committee official said, "we can decide what is removed and placed in the guest rooms so that we don’t place any items that offend athletes, from not only China, but also any other nation”.^[9] Eventually, both South Korea and China requested that their athletes stay at a different hotel, and the organizing committee obliged by changing their accommodations to the Sapporo Prince Hotel.^{[10] [11]}

Medal summary

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				20 February
				20 February
				20 February
				21 February
	Zang Yize			21 February
				22 February
				24 February
			Men's tournament	24 February
			Women's tournament	24 February
				25 February
				25 February
				25 February
				19 February
				20 February
				20 February
				22 February
				22 February
			Women's 7.5 km sprint	23 February
			Women's 10km Pursuit	24 February
	Chi Chunxue Li Hongxue Li Xin Man Dandan			24 February
				25 February
				25 February
				25 February
				25 February
				26 February
	Wang Wenqiang		Men's 15km Mass Start	26 February
				19 February
				20 February
				20 February
				21 February
				21 February
				23 February
				24 February
				26 February
				26 February

Competitors

The following table lists the Chinese delegation per sport and gender.

width=200	Sport !	width=60	Men !	width=60	Women !	width=60	Total
Alpine skiing	6	5	11
Biathlon	4	5	9
Cross-country skiing	6	5	11
Curling	5	5	10
Figure skating	6	6	12
Freestyle skiing	4	4	8
Ice hockey	23	21	44
Short track speed skating	5	5	10
Ski jumping	6		6
Snowboarding	8	8	16
Speed skating	10	10	20
Total	83	74	157

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Curling

See main article: Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. China had entered both men's and women's teams.^{[12] [13]}

Men's tournament

See main article: Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament.

• Liu Rui – Skip
• Xu Xiaoming – Third
• Ba Dexin – Second
• Zang Jialiang – Lead
• Zou Qiang – Alternate

Round-robinChina had a bye in draw 2

Draw 1 Saturday, February 18, 9:00

Draw 3Sunday, February 19, 9:00

Draw 4Monday, February 20, 13:30

Draw 5Tuesday, February 21, 9:00

Draw 6Tuesday, February 21, 18:00

SemifinalsWednesday, February 22, 1:30

Gold medal matchFriday, February 24, 1:30

Women's tournament

See main article: Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Women's tournament. China's women's team consisted of five athletes.^[13]

• Wang Bingyu – skip
• Rui Wang – third
• Liu Jinli – second
• Zhou Yan – lead
• Yang Ying – alternate

Round-robinChina had a bye in draw 2

Draw 1 Saturday, February 18, 13:30

Draw 3Sunday, February 20, 9:00

Draw 4Monday, February 20, 18:00

Draw 5Tuesday, February 21, 13:30

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. China's figure skating team consisted of twelve athletes.

Singles

Athlete	Event					Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jin Boyang	Men's	92.86	1	187.22	2	280.08
Yan Han		91.56	3	180.30	3	271.86
Li Zijun	Ladies	58.65	4	116.95	3	175.60
Zhao Ziquan		58.90	3	79.67	10	138.57	7

Mixed

Athlete(s)	Event	/		/		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao	Pairs	77.90	1	145.98	1	223.88
Peng Cheng / Jin Yang		67.24	2	129.82	2	197.06
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu	Ice dancing	66.02	1	98.26	1	164.28
Zhao Yan / Chen Hong		59.02	3	83.40	3	142.42

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. China had entered teams in both hockey tournaments. The men's team competed in the top division.^{[14] [15]}

Men's tournament

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament. China was represented by the following 23 athletes:^[16]

• Sun Zehao (G)
• Xia Shengrong (G)
• Hu Tianyu (D)
• Liang Wenbin (D)
• Liu Qing (D)
• Na Yungang (D)
• Yang Mingxi (D)
• Zhang Jiaqi (D)
• Zhu Ziyang (D)
• Chen Ling (F)
• Cui Xijun (F)
• Li Hang (F)
• Li Tianhao (F)
• Li Zhengyu (F)
• Liu Wei (F)
• Liu Yongshen (F)
• Wang Chongwei (F)
• Wang Chuxiong (F)
• Xia Tianxiang (F)
• Zhang Cheng (F)
• Zhang Hao (F)
• Zhang Wenqinghuai (F)
• Zhang Zesen (F)

Legend

• G– Goalie D = Defense F = Forward

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Women's tournament

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Women's tournament. China was represented by the following 21 athletes:^[17]

• He Siye (G)
• Wang Yuqing (G)
• Jiang Yue (G)
• Deng Di (D)
• Ju Jingwen (D)
• Liu Zhixin (D)
• Yu Baiwei (D)
• Zhao Qinan (D)
• Fang Xin (F)
• Guan Yingying (F)
• He Xin (F)
• Jiang Bowen (F)
• Kong Minghui (F)
• Lu Shuang (F)
• Lyu Yue (F)
• Tian Naiyuan (F)
• Wang Chang (F)
• Wen Lu (F)
• Zhang Chi (F)
• Zhang Mengying (F)
• Zhu Rui (F)

Legend

• G– Goalie D = Defense F = Forward

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Short track speed skating

See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Ski jumping

See main article: Ski jumping at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Alpine

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Bi Ye		53.33	5	45.10	6	1:38.43	6
	40.48	2	39.08	12	1:19.56	6
align=left rowspan=2	Sun Huan		54.52	9	46.17	10	1:40.69	9
	43.84	11	36.80	7	1:20.64	8
align=left rowspan=2	Wu Pengtao
	43.65	10	38.42	10	1:22.07	10
align=left rowspan=2	Zhang Xuan		53.64	7	45.12	7	1:38.76	7
	42.39	7	36.14	3	1:18.53	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Gong Naiying		56.39	3	49.42	4	1:45.81
	45.44	3	43.94	8	1:29.38	6
align=left rowspan=2	Niu Jiaqi
	47.07	7	41.04	5	1:28.11	5
align=left rowspan=2	Xu Xiaoxiao		1:03.57	7	49.31	3	1:52.88	6
	45.19	2	47.10	12	1:32.29	7
align=left rowspan=2	Zang Ruxin		55.95	2	49.75	6	1:45.70
	43.50	1	40.12	2	1:23.62

Halfpipe

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Huang Shiying	align=left rowspan=3	Men's halfpipe	38.75	39.50	39.50	8	54.25	57.75	57.75	7
Xu Dechao	40.00	38.75	40.00	7	52.00	5.75	52.00	8
Zhang Yiwei	81.50	15.25	81.50	3	90.50	93.50	93.50
Cai Xuetong	align=left rowspan=4	Women's halfpipe	65.50	26.00	65.50	7	77.50	78.50	78.50
Li Shuang	59.00	6.25	59.00	8	64.25	67.25	67.25	5
Liu Jiayu	18.75	89.25	89.25	1	93.00	68.25	93.00
Qiu Leng	12.00	68.25	68.25	6	30.50	62.50	62.50	6

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 25 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111113043/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPenUzDm9A5cxw. 11 November 2016 . dead .
2. Web site: OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 17 February 2017 . 17 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170819144530/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea3Kj2tgwUEW%2Fw=%3D . 19 August 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: 2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC . 16 December 2016 . www.sapporo2017.org . 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee . 16 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185609/https://sapporo2017.org/site/news-en/12161.html . 20 December 2016 . dead .
4. News: China keeps low key at Asian Winter Games . . Shanghai and Beijing, China . 10 February 2017 . 11 February 2017.
5. News: China sends 236 athletes to Asian Winter Games. Xinhua News Agency. China . 10 February 2017 . 11 February 2017.
6. Web site: Asian Winter Games opens, China wins 2 medals . 19 February 2017 . www.english.cri.cn/. . 19 February 2017.
7. News: Liping . Gu . 20 January 2017 . 2017 Asian Winter Games organizer ask Japan's APA hotel to remove right-wing books . . Beijing, China . 21 January 2017.
8. News: Asian Games organizer asks Apa Group to take steps on Nanking Massacre denial book . . Tokyo and Osaka, Japan . 20 January 2017 . 21 January 2017 .
9. News: Asian Winter Games organizer tries to calm row over APA book . . Tokyo, Japan . 20 January 2017 . 21 January 2017 .
10. News: 7 February 2017 . S. Korea athletes not to stay in APA hotel during Asian Winter Games. The Japan Times. Tokyo, Japan. 7 February 2017.
11. News: 7 February 2017 . Chinese athletes not to stay in APA hotel during Asian Winter Games. . China. 7 February 2017.
12. Web site: Curling Playing Schedule for the 8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017 . 27 January 2017 . www.sapporo2017.org/ . 2017 Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127013015/https://sapporo2017.org/uploaded/attachment/5220.pdf . 27 January 2017 . dead .
13. Web site: Asian Winter Games return to Sapporo for the third time . 15 February 2017 . www.worldcurling.org/ . . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061502/http://www.worldcurling.org/eighth-awg-preview . 16 February 2017 . dead .
14. Web site: Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games . 3 December 2016 . www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/. National Teams of Ice hockey . 3 December 2016.
15. Web site: Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments . Morgan . Liam . 4 January 2017 . www.insidethegames.biz/ . Dunsar Media Ltd. . 4 January 2017.
16. Web site: Team Rosters - Men's top division. 22 February 2017. www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo organizing committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games . 23 February 2017.
17. Web site: Team Rosters - Women's tournament. 22 February 2017. www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 23 February 2017.