ZM: “And that was the first Olympic Winter Games that the COC participated in after being re-instated its legal status in the IOC in 1979.” Pretty cool, isn’t it?
K: “The COC sent 28 athletes to take part in 18 events in skating, skiing and biathlon. The Chinese athletes who participated in the Olympic Winter Games for the first time lagged behind and failed to make it to the top six.” I don’t think that was too pessimistic — as Greek philosopher Aristotle said, “Well-begun is half-done.”