Zhao Dan

In August 2016, Zhao Dan, less than 14 years old, entered Hohhot Experimental Middle School through sports selection, became a member of the school's track and field team, and began to train with the enlightening coach Zhang Xin. ^[11]

In 2018, Zhao Dan ushered in an important turning point in her sports career. At the regional Games, Zhao Dan won two championships in the long jump and triple jump, and her excellent results made her get more attention from coaches. In the same year, the China Steel Frame Snow Team selected talents for the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the cross-event selection of talents gave priority to short jump athletes. Zhao Dan and Zhang Xin were encouraged by the Winter management Center of the autonomous region to go to Shenyang to participate in the selection. In that trial, Zhao Dan performed well, the comprehensive score of the test project was the first, and he broke into the national team. ^[11]

In the first and second stages of the Steel Frame Snowmobile North America Cup of 2019-2020 season, Zhao Dan won the first place in the two stages of the Youth Olympic Qualification. ^[1]

On January 20, 2020, Zhao Dan won the seventh place with 1:12.06 and 1:12.27 in the two rounds of the women's steel frame snowmobile competition at the Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. ^[2]

On December 3, 2021, in the steel frame Snow Intercontinental Cup Innsbruck Station in Austria, Zhao Dan ran 54.07 seconds in the first round and 54.18 seconds in the second round, ranking first, and finally won the championship with a total score of 1 minute 48.25 seconds. ^[3]

On January 1, 2022, Zhao Dan won the steel frame snow World Cup in 53.58 seconds Latvia 23rd place in the women's race at the Higuda Station. ^[4] In the same month, Zhao Dan qualified for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to represent China Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Steel frame racing. ^{[5] [7]} On February 4, Zhao Dan assumed the post Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games Flag bearer of the Chinese delegation. ^{[8-10] [12]} On February 7, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games women's steel snowmobile project test pulley, Zhao Dan in the first two trials to play a good role, Zhao Dan in the second test of 1:02.18 to get the first. ^[13] On February 11, Zhao Dan ranked third in the first round of the women's steel frame snowmobile event at the Beijing Winter Olympics in a time of 1:02.26. ^[16] And set a new course record for the course ^[17] ; The second skating time of 1:02.40 ranked fifth, and the combined two-wheel skating time of 2:04.66 ranked fourth in the group. ^[18] On February 12, in the third round, Zhao Dan temporarily ranked 9th in 3:07.19, advancing to the fourth round ^[19] . China's Zhao Dan missed out on a medal. ^[20] On December 3, in the 2022-2023 International Snowmobile Federation Steel World Cup Park City station, Zhao Dan won the eighth women's event Rank #. ^[23] On December 18, the 2022-2023 International Snowmobile Federation Steel frame snowmobile World Cup Lake Placid Station, Zhao Dan ranked 16th. ^[24]

On January 8, 2023, in the 2022-2023 International Snowmobile and Steel Snowmobile Federation World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Zhao Dan won the 18th place in women's steel snowmobile. ^[25] On January 15, the 2022-2023 International Snowmobile and Steel Snowmobile Federation World Cup Altenberg Station, Germany, Zhao Dan won the 12th place of women's steel snowmobile. ^[26] On January 20, the sixth stop of the IBSF World Cup /IBSF European Championship, Zhao Dan won the eleventh place of women's steel frame snowmobile. ^[27] On January 27th, 2023 International Bobsleigh Federation World Championships In the women's steel frame snowmobile competition, Zhao Dan's total four-wheel skating results ranked 12th. ^[28] On January 29, the steel frame snowmobile mixed team competition, Zhao Dan/Yan Wengang won the fifth place. ^[29] On February 10th, The 2022-23 International Bobsleigh Federation World Cup Innsbruck station women's steel snowmobile final, Zhao Dan won the eighth place. ^[30] On February 21, Zhao Dan won the fourteenth place in the women's steel frame snowmobile race of the 2022/2023 International Snowmobile Federation World Cup in Sigulda Station, Latvia. ^[31] In March, in the 2022-2023 National Steel snowmobile Championship, Zhao Dan won the second place in the women's single competition with a score of 4 minutes 10.58 seconds; In the mixed team event, Zhao Dan and Yan Wengang won the gold medal. ^{[33] 32 -}

November 17, 2023, in 2023-24 ISF World Cup for Skis and Steel Frames In the women's steel snowmobile race at Yanqing Station in China, Zhao Dan won the second place in 2:03.83, creating the best performance of Chinese women's steel snowmobile players in the World Cup, and also the first World Cup medal in the history of China's women's steel snowmobile team. ^[34-35] On November 25, Zhao Dan won the gold medal of women's single event in the steel frame snowmobile competition of the 14th National Winter Games. ^[37] On November 27, Zhao Dan and Yan Wengang teamed up to win the gold medal in the steel frame snowmobile mixed team competition at the 14th National Winter Games . ^[38]

On March 7, 2024, the 2023-2024 season North America Cup, the first steel frame snow race, the women's race Zhao Dan won the sixth place. ^[39]

On March 23, 2024, Zhang Jing from Tianjin and Zhao Dan from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region won the mixed team competition of the steel frame snowmobile event of the 2023-2024 National Snowmobile and Steel Frame Championship. ^[40]

On April 12, 2022, he was selected into the 2022 Excellent Athlete Undergraduate recommendation list. ^[21-22]

Although the age is small, but the calm and brave Zhao Dan on the court has been quite a general style. ^[14] (Sina Sports Review)

She (Zhao Dan) is tall and tall and has amazing explosive power. ^[15] (Comments by enlightening coach Zhang Xin)