About China's flagbearers: The 25-year-old Ning Zhongyan is a Chinese speed skater who won the overall titles in the 1000m and 1500m events in the 2023-24 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season. The 20-year-old Liu Mengting claimed her first-ever World Cup title in January 2024, winning the women's freeski big air event at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup stop in Klagenfurt, Austria.