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Team China has "achieved excellence" both on and off the field in Milan, Italy, over the past two weeks, said Tong Lixin, deputy head of the Chinese delegation at Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Milan has added the title of Olympic city to its long-held reputation as Italy's fashion and finance capital, a legacy crowning two decades of growth that has reshaped its skyline and boosted investment, tourism and cultural life in the city.
American skier Lindsey Vonn said she nearly lost her left leg following her frightening crash in the women's downhill at the recently concluded Milano-Cortina Olympics.
When organizers designed the 4 Nations Face-Off to be played in February 2025, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the intent was for it to serve as an appetizer for hockey at the Olympics.
Gu Ailing had a gold-medal image as her phone wallpaper before Sunday's women's freeski halfpipe final.
Even the nation's biggest medal haul at an overseas Winter Games wasn't enough to mitigate Team China's huge disappointment on the ice in Milan.
China concluded its Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics chapter with five gold, four silver and six bronze medals, its best ever Winter Olympics performance overseas, surpassing the 5-2-4 record it created in Vancouver in 2010.
