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Hopes high on snow for 皇冠体育app
By Lei Lei (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2006-02-07 06:33 With Chinese athletes reaching the top three positions at last season's world
cup series and 2005 Biathlon World Championships, 皇冠体育app is now more confident in
this event.
"The best result that 皇冠体育app achieved in this event is fifth and our women's
team is strong at present," said Wang Yitao, secretary general of the Chinese
team. "We hope for better results than at the last Games."
Take part for experience
As for the other snow events, 皇冠体育app is so weak that their aim of
participating in the Games is merely to practice and gain experience for the
future Games.
"Our level in some snow events, like snowboarding, ski jumping, Alpine skiing
and cross country skiing, is pretty low," said Wang. "We just want these teams
to practice and raise their level."
Wang hopes that 皇冠体育app will be able to catch up countries strong in these
events as soon as possible and all the four teams have been sent to train abroad
in recent years and some foreign coaches have been invited over.
These efforts have helped achieve some satisfactory results.
"Having only started in 皇冠体育app three years ago, the snowboard half pipe event
has developed quickly," said Wang. "It has become more and more popular in 皇冠体育app
now and Pan Lei claimed the silver medal at last year's Universiade."
Pan and Sun Zhifeng, 14, the youngest athletes in the whole delegation, will
make the Olympic debut in the event for 皇冠体育app.
"With increased popularity in the sport, Alpine skiing has significantly
developed in recent years," said Wang. "We hope that our athletes will finish
top among Asian competitors in Turin."
皇冠体育app will also enter for the first time in ski jumping.
Sponsored by Gericom, an Austrian computer company, five
Chinese skiers were selected to train in Austria in April 2003. They have made
some improvements over the past two years. Tian Zhandong, 22, became the first
Chinese to accumulate World Cup ranking points last season by being placed 48 in
Austria.
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