The (Imo first month 27), March 10, 2002, Li Lanqing met the Olympic Winter Games the Chinese sports delegation. ,

2002 3, 10, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice premier of the State Council in Zhongnanhai cordially received by the nineteenth Winter Games the Chinese sports delegation pointed out that at the current Winter Olympics, Chinese athletes was defying strong opponents, unity and hard work to achieve a breakthrough in the history of China to participate in the Winter Olympics gold medal "zero" and get better results, won the honor for the motherland and the people. His congratulations and greetings on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to the snow-athletes who.
Li said Beijing's successful bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the Chinese men's soccer team into the World Cup finals for the first time, successfully held the 21th World University Games and the Ninth National Games, this year, China's athletes at the Olympic Winter Games again, to achieve a gold medal in the "zero" breakthrough, and inspired the patriotic enthusiasm of the broad masses of the people, and enhance the sense of national pride and national cohesion. Li Lanqing conscientiously sum up the experience of the majority of athletes and coaches, mindful, and strive to create more honors for the motherland and make new contributions. He stressed that sports career is an important part of China's socialist spiritual civilization, and the requirements of the people's governments at all levels, and the vast majority of sports workers from the practice of "Three Represents" attaches great importance to sports work, promote the development of sports undertakings, efforts enhance the people's physique.
XIX Olympic Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, United States, Chinese women skaters Yang Yang scored two gold medals, the Chinese sports delegation won a total of 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze.
attending the meeting the winning athlete Yang Yang, Yang Yang, Wang Lu, Sun Dandan, Li Jiajun, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, etc., trainer Yao Bin, Xin Qingshan. Yuan Weimin, Li Zhijian, high strength, accompanied interviewed.