Gold efforts fail, but there's a silver lining

Despite its gold medal drought halfway through the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Chinese delegation still has plenty to cheer about, including its broader participation in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea.

With its golden hopes crushed one after another on ice and snow, Team China now ranks 19th in the overall medal tally, having won five silver medals and two bronze in Pyeongchang, entering the Games' second week, but without a gold for the first time since the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.

Close misses in figure skating pairs and men's and women's freestyle skiing aerials have revealed China's decline in its strong events with rivals around the world improving dramatically.