
The first day of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games will see 26 events in 10 sports including curling, ice hockey, snowboarding, ski jumping, cross-country skiing, speed skating, biathlon, short track speed skating, freestyle skiing and luge.Six gold MEDALS will be won in six events including cross-country skiing, speed skating, biathlon, ski jumping, short track speed skating and freestyle skiing.09:05, National Aquatics Center, Mixed doubles Round robin (Switzerland VS Sweden);14:05, National Aquatics Center, Mixed doubles Round robin (China VS USA);14:05, National Aquatics Centre, Mixed doubles round robin (Czech Republic VS Great Britain);14:05, National Aquatics Center, mixed doubles round robin (Sweden VS Canada);14:05, National Aquatics Center, mixed doubles round robin (Australia VS Italy);20:05, National Aquatics Centre, mixed doubles round robin (Great Britain VS Italy);20:05, National Aquatics Center, mixed doubles round-robin (China VS Norway);20:05, National Aquatics Center, mixed doubles round robin (Czech Republic VS Switzerland);20:05, National Aquatics Center, mixed doubles round robin (USA VS Canada).Ice hockey: Women’s group stage (Canada VS Finland), 12:10, Wukesong Sports Center;16:40, National Stadium, Women’s Group stage (Czech Republic VS Sweden);16:40, Wukesong Sports Center, Women’s Group Stage (Japan VS Denmark);21:10, Women’s group stage (USA VS Russian Olympic Committee), Wukesong Sports Center.Snowboarding: 10:45, Genting Ski Park, women’s slopestyle qualification.Ski jumping: 14:20, National Ski Jumping Centre, men’s individual standard Qualification;18:45 (Gold medal event), National Ski Jumping Center, Women’s individual standard platform final.Cross-country Skiing: 15:45 (gold event), National Cross-country Ski Centre, Women’s Double Chase (7.5km traditional + 7.5km free).Speed skating: 16:30 (gold medal event), National Speed Skating Hall, women’s 3000m.Biathlon: 17:00 (gold medal event), National Biathlon Centre, mixed relay.Short track speed skating: 19:00, Capital Gymnasium, women’s 500m qualification;19:38, Capital Gymnasium, Men’s 1000m qualification;20:23 (Gold medal event), Capital Stadium, quarterfinals/semi-finals/final of mixed team relay.Freestyle skiing: 18:00, Genting Ski Park, men’s Moguls Qualification;19:30 (Gold event), Genting Ski Park, Men’s Moguls final.Luge: Men’s luge first/second run, 19:10, National Bobsled Center.Beijing, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — After eating dumplings today, don’t forget to cheer for The Chinese team on time