Wang Qiang (skier) explained

Wang Qiang
Birth Date:23 April 1993
Birth Place:Yichun, Jiangxi, China
Seasons:4 – (20182020, 2022–present)
Wins:0
Totalpodiums:1
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:17
Team Starts:3
Wcoveralls:0 – (36th in 2022)
Wctitles:0
Updated:20 March 2022
Order:st
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Wang Qiang (; ; born 23 April 1993) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] Wang finished 2nd at the World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway on March 3, 2022, making him the first Chinese athlete to ever ascend the podium in a World Cup competition.[2] By the end of the season he finished 36th in the World Cup league table, putting him ahead of Liu Yuanyuan to become the best Chinese cross-country skier of all time.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
24 5927
28 13
Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
24
25
26 10565
28 3612

Individual podiums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile: WANG Qiang - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. 2018-02-11. 2018-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180420054515/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n3023582-wang-qiang.htm. dead.
  2. https://min.news/en/sport/4ddd6624b88b36e611426b7754dc0fce.html Make history! Wang Qiang cross-country skiing silver medal Chinese player on the World Cup podium for the first time
  3. Web site: Cup standings .
  4. Web site: WANG Qiang . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 9 February 2022.