冬奥会闭幕 中国创造历史

The Vancouver Olympic games were all about firsts and breakthroughs. China sent a team well equipped to compete with other leading winter sport nations such as the US, Canada and the Scandinavian countries. With a total of 5 golds, 2 silvers and 4 bronze medals, Chinese nationals the world over can be proud of the best placed finish ever at a snow covered Olympiad.

After injuries and time away from the sport - the King and queen of the ice rink made one last appearance at a games. The married paring of Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo pulled out all the stops with a near flawless performance - gliding to gold in pairs figure skating. The medal would be China's first gold in Winter games figure skating history.

Elsewhere on ice - Wang Meng slipped into the history books with an all out assault on becoming the worlds best short track skater. Tearing up record books - creating her own, she bossed the 500-m and 1000-m winning gold. Became the first Chinese skater to defend her Olympic title and was also part of the team that decimated an Olympic record by winning the 3 thousand meter relay after South Korea were disqualified.

Having only been about for seven years, The female curling team appeared in Vancouver for the first time. They went into competition as 2009 world champions and gave their all in becoming bronze medalists. The sport will continue to grow as a result of the teams Olympic endeavors.

But, as in all sport, sometimes dreams don't come true, Li Nina had high expectations of earning a gold in the Women's Ariels competition but had to settle for another silver to pair with the one she won in Torino in 2006.