Sun Qinghai (; ; born January 18, 1988, in

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) is a

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cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who has competed since 2006. He competed for

China at the 2010 Winter Olympics China participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, sending its largest delegation at a Winter Olympics with 94 athletes. China had its best ever Winter Olympics medal finish, winning five gold medals and eleven ...

in the team sprint and individual sprint events where he finished 19th and 21st, respectively. At the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected ...

, Sun finished 48th in the sprint event while not finishing in the 30 km event. His best World Cup finish was 25th in a sprint event in

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* 1988 births Chinese male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for China Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Skiers from Harbin Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade {{PRChina-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub