BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- China will send a full squad of 10 short track speed skaters to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, facing a tougher test than in recent Olympic cycles.

Short track is China's most successful Winter Olympic sport. Since its first gold in 2002, the discipline has delivered more than half of Team China's Winter Games titles. At Beijing 2022, China took two golds, one silver and one bronze, finishing joint second in the short track medal table.

On the men's side, China has produced strong results in recent seasons. The 5,000m relay has claimed two world titles in the past three years, while individually Lin Xiaojun, the 2024 world 500m champion, Sun Long, the 2024 world 1,500m champion, and Liu Shaoang have all reached the podium on the World Tour this season.