Cidan Yuzhen

Cidan Yuzhen
Cidan in 2025
Personal information
Born (2006-09-10) 10 September 2006
Lhünzê County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Sport
CountryChina
SportSki mountaineering
Medal record
Women's ski mountaineering
Representing  China
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place2025 HarbinSprint race
Gold medal – first place2025 HarbinMixed relay

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

  1. ↑ "Tibetan sheep herder Cidan Yuzhen, 18, eyes Olympic glory for China in ski mountaineering". oca.asia. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "China Claims Historic Victory in Molde ISMF Youth World Cup Mixed Relay". ismf-ski.com. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "China sweeps all golds at the Asian Skimo Championships". english.news.cn. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "China's ethnic athletes shine at Harbin Winter Asian Games". chinadailyhk.com. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "China sweeps podium in ski mountaineering mixed relay at Asian Winter Games". english.news.cn. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "China unveils squad for Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics". english.news.cn. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.


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