The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the Chinese delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, praising the Chinese delegation's best-ever performance at a Winter Olympics abroad.
The delegation won five gold, four silver and six bronze medals and was praised for bringing recognition to the motherland and the Chinese people.
The athletes demonstrated remarkable endurance and sportsmanship, competed fairly and maintained friendly relations with colleagues from all over the world, once again showing the image of China in a new era and inspiring patriotic pride and the spirit of diligence among the Chinese people at home and abroad.
The delegation was urged to focus on building China as a strong sports country and continue to achieve new successes in winter sports on the world stage, thus consolidating and expanding the success of the „300 million people involved in winter sports“ programme.
The Olympians were also encouraged to make new contributions to promote the building of a great country and national reconstruction in all fields through China's modernization.