China at the 2022 Winter Olympics

The People's Republic of China (PRC) was the host nation at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing which took place from 4 to 20 February 2022. As a host, China sent its largest ever contingent delegation of 387 personnel to the games, of which 176 were athletes.

Zhao Dan and Gao Tingyu were the country's flag bearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Xu Mengtao and Gao Tingyu were the closing ceremony flagbearers.

Achievements and records

 * Yongqing Lamu (Yangchen Lhamo) and Ciren Zhandui (Tsering Damdul) became the first Tibetan athletes to be qualified for the Winter Olympics, in the snowboarding and cross-country skiing event respectively.
 * Dinigeer Yilamujiang became one of the first Uyghur athletes to compete in the Winter Olympics for China, and the first Uyghur-ethnic Chinese to light the Olympics flame.
 * It is China's most successful appearance at the Winter Olympics with nine golds and a total of 15 medals, and ranking fourth (initially third) on the medal tally by gold medals, and eleventh place by total medals. China also broke the record for the most gold medals won by Asian countries at a single Winter Olympics (9), which was previously set by South Korea in 2010 and 2006 (6).

Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Alpine skiing
By using their status as host, China has qualified two male and two female alpine skiers.


 * Mixed

Biathlon

 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed

Bobsleigh
* – Denotes the driver of the sled

Cross-country skiing
By using their status as host, China qualified four male cross-country skiers. They also qualified four female skiers, and added a fifth through reallocation.


 * Distance
 * Men


 * Women


 * Sprint
 * Men & Women

Curling

 * Summary

Men's tournament
China has qualified their men's team (five athletes) as the host nation.

China had a bye in draws 4, 8, and 12.
 * Round robin

Wednesday, 9 February, 20:05
 * Draw 1

Thursday, 10 February, 14:05
 * Draw 2

Friday, 11 February, 9:05
 * Draw 3

Saturday, 12 February, 14:05
 * Draw 5

Sunday, 13 February, 9:05
 * Draw 6

Sunday, 13 February, 20:05
 * Draw 7

Tuesday, 15 February, 9:05
 * Draw 9

Tuesday, 15 February, 20:05
 * Draw 10

Wednesday, 16 February, 14:05
 * Draw 11

Women's tournament
China has qualified their women's team (five athletes) as the host nation.

China had a bye in draws 4, 8, and 12.
 * Round robin

Thursday, 10 February, 9:05
 * Draw 1

Thursday, 10 February, 20:05
 * Draw 2

Friday, 11 February, 14:05
 * Draw 3

Saturday, 12 February, 20:05
 * Draw 5

Sunday, 13 February, 14:05
 * Draw 6

Monday, 14 February, 9:05
 * Draw 7

Tuesday, 15 February, 14:05
 * Draw 9

Wednesday, 16 February, 9:05
 * Draw 10

Wednesday, 16 February, 20:05
 * Draw 11

Mixed doubles tournament
China has qualified their mixed doubles team (two athletes) as the host nation.

China had a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, and 12.
 * Round robin

Wednesday, 2 February, 20:05
 * Draw 1

Thursday, 3 February, 9:05
 * Draw 2

Thursday, 3 February, 20:05
 * Draw 4

Friday, 4 February, 13:35
 * Draw 6

Saturday, 5 February, 14:05
 * Draw 8

Saturday, 5 February, 20:05
 * Draw 9

Sunday, 6 February, 9:05
 * Draw 10

Sunday, 6 February, 14:05
 * Draw 11

Monday, 7 February, 9:05
 * Draw 13

Figure skating
In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, China secured one quota in the men's and ladies singles, two quotas in pairs, and one quota in the ice dance competition.


 * Team

Freestyle skiing

 * Aerials


 * Moguls


 * Ski cross


 * Half pipe, Slopestyle and Big Air

Ice hockey
China has qualified 25 male and 23 female competitors to the ice hockey tournaments as part of their two teams.

Due to the lack of ice hockey talent in China, players were recruited from abroad. The men's hockey team had eleven Canadians, nine Chinese, three Americans, and a Russian. Due to their extremely poor performance, their attendance at the games was in question even though they traditionally automatically qualified as the host.

Summary Key:
 * OT – Overtime
 * GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Men's tournament
China men's national ice hockey team qualified as the host.


 * Team roster


 * Group play


 * Playoffs

Women's tournament
China women's national ice hockey team qualified as the host.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Luge

 * Singles


 * Doubles


 * Team relay

Nordic combined
As host country, China qualified 1 Nordic combined athlete, and this is the country's debut in the competitions

Short track speed skating
China qualified all three relays and the maximum of five athletes in each gender.


 * Men


 * Women

Qualification legend: FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
 * Mixed

Ski jumping

 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed

Snowboarding

 * Freestyle
 * Men


 * Women


 * Parallel


 * Snowboard cross

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Speed skating
China qualified 6 men and 8 women in the speed skating event.


 * Men


 * Women


 * Mass start


 * Team pursuit