Freeze-Frames From Sochi

As of February 19， Chinese athletes had claimed six medals altogether—three gold， two silver and one bronze—at the 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi， Russia.

Although the three gold medals did not come from the games that China had expected to win， the Chinese delegation still fell short in fields that it did have the chance to win， for instance， the mens and womens aerials. Zhao Yinggang， Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Sports Delegation to Sochi， said he noticed the unexpected results and commented that the competition at Winter Olympics had always been intense and that accidents were common considering the high-speeds at which many of the events took place.

In the womens 500-meter short-track speed skating， when Fan Kexin， Chinas favorite to win， slipped at the semi-finals and lost the competition， Li Jianrou miraculously won Chinas first gold medal at the games after all other competitors crashed in the finals on February 13.

Following that， China embraced a big breakthrough. Zhang Hong claimed Chinas first ever Olympic 1，000-meter womens speed skating gold medal on the same day. Chinas defending champion， Zhou Yang， won the gold medal once more in the womens 1，500-meter short track speed skating on February 15.

The games were held on February 7-23. With 12 new events added， it was the largest winter Olympics in history. Athletes from across the world competed in a record high 98 events.endprint