當地時間2010年2月12日—28日，第21屆冬奧會在加拿大溫哥華舉行，開幕式恰好在中國的除夕。本屆冬奧會比賽設15個大項86個小項。中國運動員在短道速滑（short track speed skating）、花樣滑冰（figure skating）、速度滑冰（speed skating）、單板滑雪（snowboarding）、冰壺（curling）等諸多項目上具有奪金實力，他們用自己出色的表現為全國的體育迷奉獻了一道春節的饕餮盛宴。下面讓我們結合熱門比賽的報道來學習各個競賽項目的英文名稱。

2月16日，中國選手申雪、趙宏博獲溫哥華冬奧會花樣滑冰雙人滑金牌，實現了我國花滑項目奧運金牌零突破。賽后，新華社的一篇報道這樣評論道：

Now, the golden dream has come true. It has been China's first ever Olympic title in figure skating. And Shen and Zhao become the first ever non-European couple to top the Olympic pairs podium in history, snapping a 12-Games winning streak of Russia who had dominated the Olympic figure skating pairs events for 46 years.

—— Excerpt from Shen's family hails ending of 20-year wait for Olympic gold

中國隊短道速滑項目可謂雙喜臨門。2月17日，都靈冬奧會冠軍王濛在溫哥華冬奧會短道速滑女子500米決賽中衛冕成功，為中國代表團奪得本屆冬奧會的第二塊金牌。沖過終點后，王濛第一時間來到了恩師李琰的面前，雙膝跪在冰面上，磕了兩個頭，再奮力沖向護欄，與紅了眼眶的李琰緊緊擁抱在一起。

Defending Olympic champion Wang Meng of China got on her knees after retaining the women's 500 meters short track speed skating title on Wednesday at the Vancouver Winter Games.

Crossing the line first in 43.048 seconds, the reigning world record holder for the event twice slightly knocked the ice with her head in the direction of the Chinese team staffs before jumping into the arms of head coach Li Yan.

—— Excerpt from Wang on knees to legend coach after retaining 500m short track Olympic title

就在大家都在猜測王濛是否能夠趁勝追擊，為中國隊再下一金時，令人震驚的消息傳來。在短道速滑女子1500米的半決賽中，王濛被判犯規而意外出局，另一隊員孫琳琳也未能晉級，只剩下18歲的小將周洋闖入了決賽。在決賽中孤軍奮戰的周洋不僅面臨著三名韓國選手的夾擊，還要應對美國選手卡莉娜·羅伯格的干擾，形勢相當復雜和混亂；然而，周洋最終力挽狂瀾，奪得了中國在冬奧會這個項目歷史上的首枚金牌，。

World number one Zhou Yang overcame three South Korean rivals to win the women's short track speed skating 1,500 meters final at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games here Saturday evening.

The 18-year-old made perfect debut as she set an Olympic record of a winning time of two minutes and 16.993 seconds among other seven skaters.

—— Excerpt from Zhou Yang wins women's short track 1500m final

       我國速滑短距離名將王北星也是本次冬奧會的熱門人物，賽前人們對她能否在速度滑冰女子500米比賽中奪冠有諸多猜測。然而，她最終以總成績76秒63獲得銅牌，未能實現中國速度滑冰冬奧金牌零突破。賽后，王北星接受采訪坦言，結果還算滿意，但第一次滑的有些緊張留下遺憾，四年后肯定會繼續追逐冬奧金牌夢想。

Wang Beixing will be returning to China with a bronze medal after sliding onto the podium in the 500 meter speed skating event.

Wang Beixing was a major hope for the country's second gold medal at the Winter Games. But it wasn't to be as South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa claimed gold with a time of 76 point 09 seconds. She blitzed reigning world record holder Jenny Wolf into second by five hundredths of a second. After a tough competition, Wang finished with 76 point 63 seconds to settle for bronze.

—— Excerpt from China's Wang Beixing wins bronze in 500m