China celebrated its success at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday after beating its record for medals in an edition with fifteen podiums, including nine titles, to overtake the great American rival in the medal table for the 2022 Olympics. in connection with the performance of China totaled more than 200 million views on the Weibo social network.
Weibo users particularly welcomed the fact that their country finished in third place in the medal table with nine titles, just ahead of the United States, a great strategic rival (4th, 25 medals but eight gold). “I am so proud of the results of the Chinese team“, enthused Min Rui, 32, employed in the tech sector.
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In China, the development of “winter sports is still in its infancy“, underlined the young woman, met by AFP in Beijing in front of a large clock which displays the countdown of the days since the start of the Olympic Games.To finish third in the medal standings, ahead of countries such as the United States and Canada, is a real feat.!”
If China is a benchmark nation for the Summer Olympics, it is far from having the same success during the Winter Games. Her first participation dates back to 1980 and, before these home Games, she had amassed “only” 62 medals, including thirteen gold. His best record, in Vancouver in 2010, was eleven medals, including five titles.
A record much improved in Beijing thanks to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, born in the United States, who won three medals, including two gold, or snowboarder Su Yiming, who won gold in big air and a medal of silver in slopestyle, which earned him phenomenal popularity among his compatriots.
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