Han Xiaopeng.
Han won gold in men's freestyle skiing aerials at the 2006 Games in Turin.
However, short track speed skater Yang Yang was the first athlete from China to win gold at the Winter Games when she won the women's 500 meters and 1000 meters at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
China.
Vonetta Flowers.
The People's Republic of China first competed at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki. They sent one athlete, a swimmer that did not medal. They would not go to another Summer Olympics until the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
1924 Winter Games in Chamonix. Switzerland won 2 gold and 1 bronze at the 1924 Winter Games. The first ever Winter Olympic medal won by Switzerland was a gold by their Military Ski Patrol team of Alfons Julen, Anton Julen, Denis Vaucher, and Alfred Aufdenblatten.
In the Winter X Games
Figure skater Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles.
Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles figure skating at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
There were no Olympic Games in 2007. The summer games were in 2008 and the winter games were in 2010.
Through the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, that is Annelise Coberger who won silver in women's slalom skiing at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville.
usa won the silver medal for vancover 2010 Olympic winter games
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As of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, New Zealand has won 1 Winter Olympics medal. That was a silver by Annelise Coberger in women's slalom alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville.