Group 1 - The 25th Winter Olympic Games opened in Milan, Italy, marking the third time Italy has hosted the Winter Olympics, following the events in 1956 and 2006 [2] - The Chinese sports delegation consists of 286 members, including 126 athletes, participating in 7 major events, 15 sub-events, and 91 categories, setting a new record for the largest number of events and athletes for China at an overseas Winter Olympics [2] - Notable athletes in the Chinese team include 9 champions from the Beijing Winter Olympics, with some athletes, such as Xu Mengtao and Cai Xuetong, competing in their fifth Winter Olympics [2] Group 2 - The first gold medal of the Milan Winter Olympics was awarded to Swiss athlete Beat Feuz in the men's downhill skiing event [3] - Chinese athlete Gu Ailing, who won a silver medal in the same event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, advanced to the finals in the women's slope style qualification round despite an initial mistake [3] - Gu Ailing's teammates, Han Linsan and Liu Mengting, also successfully qualified for the finals in the same event [3]

Group 1 - The men's big air snowboarding event will award the first gold medal of the Winter Olympics, with Chinese athlete Su Yiming aiming for a strong performance [2] - The women's freestyle skiing slope style qualification round features four Chinese competitors, including Gu Ailing, Liu Mengting, Yang Ruyi, and Han Linsan, all vying for a spot in the finals [2] - Speed skating events are set to begin, with the women's 3000 meters expected to produce the first gold medal in this category, featuring athletes Yang Binyu and Li Jiaxuan [2] Group 2 - The opening of alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping events will also lead to the awarding of the first gold medals, with Chinese athletes striving for breakthroughs [3] - The schedule for the day includes various events such as women's slope style qualification, men's downhill final, and women's 10km + 10km cross-country skiing [3]

Group 1 - The first competition day of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics focuses on the theme of "first gold," with the first gold medal to be awarded in the men's downhill skiing event [1] - The men's downhill skiing event features a course starting at an altitude of 2,250 meters, with a total length of 3,250 meters and a vertical drop of 1,010 meters, where speeds can exceed 140 kilometers per hour [1] - The first gold medal will be contested on a challenging course, referred to as the "devil's track," where two athletes were injured during the initial official training [1] Group 2 - The men's snowboard big air final commenced, with Su Yiming scoring 172.75 points in the preliminaries despite a fall on his first jump, successfully completing a personal Olympic first of 1980 [2] - The difficulty level in the men's snowboard big air event has significantly increased compared to the previous Winter Olympics, with 9 athletes successfully completing the 1980 jump in the preliminaries [2] - Su Yiming expressed awareness of the competitive landscape, noting that every jump in the final could determine the outcome, emphasizing the importance of mindset and pressure management [2] Group 3 - The women's slope style qualification in freestyle skiing marked the first appearance of this event in the Winter Olympics, with four Chinese female athletes participating, indicating an improvement in the overall strength of the team compared to four years ago [3] - Other events scheduled for the day include the women's 10km + 10km double pursuit in cross-country skiing and the women's individual normal hill ski jumping for gold [3]

Group 1 - The first competition day of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics is set to begin, with the first gold medal likely to be awarded in the men's downhill skiing event at 18:30 [1][6] - Chinese athlete Gu Ailing will lead a team of four Chinese competitors in the women's freestyle skiing slope style qualification at 17:30 [1][4] - Tomorrow at 2:30 AM, Su Yiming will compete for a medal in the men's snowboard big air event [1][22] Group 2 - The men's downhill skiing event features top competitors, including Marco Odermatt from Switzerland, who has won the overall World Cup title for four consecutive years and aims to win three gold medals in a single Olympics [6] - The competition venue, the Stelvio course, is 3,250 meters long with a maximum gradient of 73%, described by Odermatt as a "battle for survival" [6] - The Italian team has a strong presence, with four of their five athletes ranking in the top ten during the second official training session [6] Group 3 - In cross-country skiing, the men's and women's event distances are standardized for the first time in Olympic history, with four Chinese athletes participating in the women's 10km + 10km pursuit [9] - The Chinese speed skating team has sent 15 athletes, making them the second-largest delegation in the speed skating events, only behind the Netherlands [12] - The first competition day for speed skating will feature Chinese athletes Li Jiaxuan and Yang Binyu competing in the women's 3000 meters [12][13]