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China look forward to successful Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Xiao Tian, Deputy Chef de Mission, Chinese Olympic Team:

"We have a strong squad in short track speed staking, especially in short distance races. But in long distance races and relay, we face challenge from other countries. It is very difficult to win four gold medals this time again. In figure skating, some skaters have retired and some got injured, the ability to win gold has dropped dramatically comparing with four years ago. Our freestyle skiing aerial team is overall quite strong, but the opponents are good as well. It is also a sport full of uncertainty, so we are not 100 per cent sure we can win gold. We also have medal hopeful athletes in long track speed staking, curling and snowboard half-pipe. "

SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Liu Peng, Chef de Mission, Chinese Olympic Team:

"Beijing and Zhangjiakou are candidate cities for 2022 Winter Olympic Games. So the world will pay extra attention to what the Chinese Olympic Team can achieve in Sochi this time. We hope our good performance will have positive effect on Beijing and Zhangjiakou's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. "