China at the 2026 Winter Olympics

China at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of China
IOC code	CHN
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.cn  (in Chinese and English)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	50 (24 men and 26 women) in 7 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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China will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	2	3	5
Curling	5	5	10
Figure skating	3	3	6
Short-track speed skating	5	5	10
Ski mountaineering	1	1	2
Speed skating	7	8	15
Total	24	26	50

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China has so far qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. ^{[1] [2]}

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China has qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota so far. ^{[3] [4]} Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, China has qualified further two female and one male athlete. ^[5]

Curling

Main articles: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage										Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Xu Xiaoming Fei Xueqing Li Zhichao Xu Jingtao Wang Zhenhao	Men's tournament	CZE	SUI	CAN	GER	SWE	NOR	USA	ITA	GBR
Wang Rui Han Yu Dong Ziqi Jiang Jiayi Su Tingyu	Women's tournament	GBR	SUI	ITA	JPN	CAN	KOR	DEN	SWE	USA

Men's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

China qualified a men's team by finishing second at the Olympic Qualification Event. ^[6] Team Xu Xiaoming was selected as the Chinese representatives.

Team v t e	Skip	Pld	W	L	W–L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	S%	DSC	Qualification
Canada	Brad Jacobs	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00	Playoffs
China	Xu Xiaoming	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Czech Republic	Lukáš Klíma	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Germany	Marc Muskatewitz	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Great Britain	Bruce Mouat	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Italy	Joël Retornaz	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Norway	Magnus Ramsfjell	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Sweden	Niklas Edin	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Switzerland	Yannick Schwaller	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
United States	Daniel Casper	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00

Source: Official website

Round robin
China had a bye in draws 4, 8 and 12. ^[7]

Draw 1
Wednesday, 11 February, 19:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Czech Republic (Klíma)											0
China (Xu)											0

Draw 2
Thursday, 12 February, 14:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Xu)											0
Switzerland (Schwaller)											0

Draw 3
Friday, 13 February, 9:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Jacobs)											0
China (Xu)											0

Draw 5
Saturday, 14 February, 14:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Muskatewitz)											0
China (Xu)											0

Draw 6
Sunday, 15 February, 9:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Xu)											0
Sweden (Edin)											0

Draw 7
Sunday, 15 February, 19:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Ramsfjell)											0
China (Xu)											0

Draw 9
Tuesday, 17 February, 9:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Xu)											0
United States (Casper)											0

Draw 10
Tuesday, 17 February, 19:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Xu)											0
Italy (Retornaz)											0

Draw 11
Wednesday, 18 February, 14:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Xu)											0
Great Britain (Mouat)											0

Women's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

China qualified a women's team by finishing in the top seven based on the combined points at the 2024 and 2025 World Championships. ^[8] Team Wang Rui was selected as the Chinese representatives.

Team v t e	Skip	Pld	W	L	W–L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	S%	DSC	Qualification
Canada	Rachel Homan	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00	Playoffs
China	Wang Rui	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Denmark	Madeleine Dupont	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Great Britain	Sophie Jackson	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Italy	Stefania Constantini	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Japan	Sayaka Yoshimura	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
South Korea	Gim Eun-ji	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Sweden	Anna Hasselborg	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Switzerland	Silvana Tirinzoni	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
United States	Tabitha Peterson	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00

Source: Official website

Round robin
China had a bye in draws 1, 5 and 9. ^[7]

Draw 2
Thursday, 12 February, 19:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Wang)											0
Great Britain (Jackson)											0

Draw 3
Friday, 13 February, 14:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Wang)											0
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)											0

Draw 4
Saturday, 14 February, 9:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Italy (Constantini)											0
China (Wang)											0

Draw 6
Sunday, 15 February, 14:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Japan (Yoshimura)											0
China (Wang)											0

Draw 7
Monday, 16 February, 9:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Wang)											0
Canada (Homan)											0

Draw 8
Monday, 16 February, 19:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Gim)											0
China (Wang)											0

Draw 10
Wednesday, 18 February, 9:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Wang)											0
Denmark (Dupont)											0

Draw 11
Wednesday, 18 February, 19:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Wang)											0
Sweden (Hasselborg)											0

Draw 12
Thursday, 19 February, 14:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Peterson)											0
China (Wang)											0

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, China secured one quota in each of men's singles. ^[9] China earned one quota in women's singles, one quota in pairs, and one quota in ice dance at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China. ^{[10] [11]} Furthermore, China qualified to the team event. ^[12]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Men's singles
	Women's singles
	Pairs
	Ice dance

Team event

Athlete	Event	Short program / Rhythm dance						Free skate / Free dance				Total
		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance	Total		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance
		Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points	Rank	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points	Rank
(M)  (W)  / (P)  / (ID)	Team event

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China qualified the maximum team size of ten short-track speed skaters (five per gender) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. ^[13]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	500 m
	1000 m
	1500 m	—N/a
	5000 m relay	—N/a

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	500 m
	1000 m
	1500 m	—N/a
	3000 m relay	—N/a

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	2000 m relay

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Ski mountaineering

Main articles: Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China has qualified one female and one male ski mountaineer through the 2025 ISMF World Championships. ^{[14] [15]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's sprint
	Women's sprint
	Mixed relay	—N/a

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

China qualified fifteen speed skaters (seven men and eight women) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. ^[16]

See also

• China at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

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2. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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9. Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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