They will remain as symbols of novelty and virtuosity.
The Chinese acrobats dizzied and offered a fantastic leap forward to a host country (stuck in 16th place four years ago in Pyeongchang) climbed in extremis on the third step of the medal table, pushing the United States into The shadow.
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China, perfectly at the height of its Games, with 15 medals (including 9 gold).
If the results are still lacking in alpine skiing or Nordic skiing (not the slightest podium), China has been able to distinguish itself by relying on the incredible talent of its artistic skiers, real gymnasts equipped with skis.
With 6 medals, including 4 gold, the Chinese come first in freestyle skiing and compete with the best in snowboarding (2 medals).
With at the head of the gondola, Ailing Gu (gold medalist in big air skiing and freestyle skiing and silver medalist in slopestyle skiing) and Yimling Su (17), Olympic champion in big air snowboarding.
Two stars are born.
China, accustomed to appearing…
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