China
- Largest city: Shanghai
- Official languages: Mandarin
- National languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
- Total area: 3,705,407 miles² (9,596,960 km²)
- 2008 Estimated population: 1,330,044,605 people
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Record Breakers
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- Ladies' 500 m Heat 3: China (Meng Wang) 43.926 (OR)
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- Ladies' 3000 m Relay Semifinal 2: China (Linlin Sun, Meng Wang, Hui Zhang, Yang Zhou) 4:08.797 (OR)
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- Ladies' 500 m Quarterfinal 2: China (Meng Wang) 43.284 (OR)
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- Ladies' 500 m Semifinal 2: China (Meng Wang) 42.985 (OR)
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- Ladies' 1500 m Final A: China (Yang Zhou) 2:16.993 (OR)
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- Ladies' 3000 m Relay Final A: China (Linlin Sun, Meng Wang, Hui Zhang, Yang Zhou) 4:06.610 (WR)
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- Ladies' 1000 m Quarterfinal 2: China (Yang Zhou) 1:29.849 (OR)
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- Ladies' 1000 m Semifinal 1: China (Yang Zhou) 1:29.049 (WR)
All Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Short Track | Women's 1000 m | Meng Wang |
| Bronze | Curling | Women | Bingyu Wang, Yin Liu, Qingshuang Yue, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu |
| Bronze | Freestyle Skiing | Men's Aerials | Zhongqing Liu |
| Silver | Freestyle Skiing | Women's Aerials | Nina Li |
| Bronze | Freestyle Skiing | Women's Aerials | Xinxin Guo |
| Gold | Short Track | Women's 3000 m Relay | Linlin Sun, Hui Zhang, Yang Zhou, Meng Wang |
| Gold | Short Track | Women's 1500 m | Yang Zhou |
| Gold | Short Track | Women's 500 m | Meng Wang |
| Bronze | Speedskating | Women's 500 m | Beixing Wang |
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flag of United States | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Flag of Germany | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Flag of Canada | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Flag of Norway | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Flag of Austria | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Flag of Russia | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | Flag of South Korea | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Flag of China | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |