Li Hongxue
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Li Hongxue is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
) is a Chinese
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cross country skier who has competed since 2003. Participating in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin
Turin
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in 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
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. She also earned her best individual finish of 27th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event at those same games.
Li's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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was tenth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Sapporo in 2007 while her best individual finish was 18th in a 30 km event at those same championships.
Her best World Cup was 13th in an individual sprint finish at China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
in 2007.