Having broken their winter games duck on the ice four years ago, China is now set on winning its first Olympic gold medal on the snow in Turin next month.
The women are expected to lead the charge once more, particularly Li Nina, the current number one in the world freestyle aerial skiing standings. With two of her teammates also well positioned in the top 10, China is hoping to make a couple of appearances on the podium in the ski sports for the first time since they joined the Winter Olympics back in Lake Placid in 1980.
In Salt Lake City four years ago, Yang Yang (A) took the nation's first ever two winter golds in short-track speedskating. Another silver in speed skating and a bronze in figure skating made up the total haul, with the snow sports drawing a blank.
This time round, apart from the freestyle aerialists, China fancies its chances in the biathlon - the event that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting - after two of its women took silver medals at the world championships last year.
Yang Yang will be back on the ice too, after the 30-year-old was coaxed out of retirement to skate for glory one more time. She's in flying form and expects her experience to stand her in good stead in Turin, but her 21-year-old prodigy Wang Meng is blowing away opposition these days and looks like the face of the future.
On the figure skating front the Chinese media is hot on the heel of Zhao Hongbo. Having won two world titles with partner Shen Xue the pair were looking good for a medal in Italy until the 22-year-old Harbin native snapped his Achilles' tendon over the summer.