Champions lead Winter Olympics quest

Led by a glittering cast of champions, China's 126-strong contingent is ready to prove its athletic prowess on ice and snow at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, which kicks off on Feb 6 in northern Italy. Four years after making the country proud by winning a record nine gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation is determined to maintain the momentum by competing for its best-ever medal haul at an overseas edition of the Games. The 286-member Chinese delegation, including 126 athletes whose average age is 25, was officially launched on Tuesday. The team will compete in 91 of the total 116 medal events across 16...