Cidan Yuzhen
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| Born | 10 September 2006 Lhünzê County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski mountaineering | |||||||||||||||||
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Cidan Yuzhen (Tibetan: ཚེ་བརྟན་གཡུ་སྒྲོན།་, ZWPY: Tsetan Yuzhen; Chinese: 次旦玉珍 ; born 10 September 2006) is a Chinese ski mountaineer. She represented China at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Early life
Cidan was born in Lhünzê County and grew up in a farming and sheep herding family. She began her career as a race walker, before switching to ski mountaineering. She made her first national ski mountaineering team in 2020.[1]
Career
On 17 March 2024, Cidan won the ISMF Youth World Cup mixed relay, along with Bu Luer. This marked the first-ever victory for China in the mixed relay event at the Youth World Cup.[2] She competed at the 2024 Asian Ski Mountaineering Championships and won gold medals in the vertical race, sprint race, individual race, and mixed relay.[3] She represented China at the 2025 Asian Winter Games and won a gold medal in the sprint race with a time of 2:55.88.[4] She also won a gold medal in the mixed relay, along with Bu, with a time of 27:48.67.[5]
In January 2026, she was selected to represent China at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[6]
References
- ^ "Tibetan sheep herder Cidan Yuzhen, 18, eyes Olympic glory for China in ski mountaineering". oca.asia. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "China Claims Historic Victory in Molde ISMF Youth World Cup Mixed Relay". ismf-ski.com. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "China sweeps all golds at the Asian Skimo Championships". english.news.cn. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "China's ethnic athletes shine at Harbin Winter Asian Games". chinadailyhk.com. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "China sweeps podium in ski mountaineering mixed relay at Asian Winter Games". english.news.cn. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "China unveils squad for Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics". english.news.cn. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
External links
- Cidan Yuzhen at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation
- Cidan Yuzhen at SkiMo Stats
- Cidan Yuzhen at Milano Cortina 2026
- Cidan Yuzhen at Olympics.com
- Cidan Yuzhen at Olympedia
- Cidan Yuzhen at InterSportStats