Group 1 - The Chinese speed skating team made history by reaching the semifinals in the men's team pursuit event for the first time since the event's introduction in the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing with a time of 3 minutes and 41.66 seconds [3] - Liu Wenhao expressed confidence in the team's ability to compete for a podium finish, highlighting their steady improvement over the past year and their preparation leading up to the Olympics [3] - The semifinals and finals for the speed skating event are scheduled to take place on February 17 [3] Group 2 - Su Yiming secured a spot in the finals of the men's snowboard slopestyle event by finishing 8th in the qualification round, while two other Chinese competitors did not qualify [5] - The figure skating duo Sui Wenjing and Han Cong ranked 6th in the short program, advancing to the free skate competition scheduled for February 17 [7] - In the mixed team event of the skeleton, two Chinese pairs narrowly missed out on medals, finishing 5th and 8th, while teams from the UK and Germany took the podium [8] Group 3 - The Chinese women's curling team lost to the USA after leading by 3 points, while the men's team lost to Canada [10] - Norwegian athlete Johannes Høsflot Klæbo made history by becoming the first athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals, securing the men's 4x7.5 km relay title [12] - Italian skier Federica Brignone won the gold medal in the giant slalom, while Chinese skier Zhang Yuying finished 54th [12]