Preview: China targets podium finishes in speed skating at Milan-Cortina

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- With the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics approaching, Team China will arrive with one of its largest-ever speedskating contingents and is aiming for the podium. However, replicating its historic gold-medal success from Beijing 2022 will require overcoming intense global competition and a new generation of dominant rivals.

China has secured 15 quota places, seven men and eight wome