2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics: Saturday highlights for Team China
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Turning now to the Winter Olympics in South Korea's PyeongChang. Saturday marks the first day of competition following a colorful opening ceremony. Short track speed skating brings China the best hope of a sizeable medal haul. The Chinese men's team, which includes silver medalists from the 2014 Sochi Games, Wu Dajing and Han Tianyu, have been tipped for success in the men's 1,500 meters. While on the women's side, Fan Kexin and Zhou Yang are participating in the women's 500 meter and 3,000 meter relay. Meanwhile, in the curling event, Ba Dexing and Wang Rui are competing in the mixed doubles round robin sessions. Chinese athletes are also competing in events like cross-country skiing and speed skating on Saturday.