With Pyeongchang Games over Beijing gears up to host Winter Olympics in 2022
Mark Dreyer
Mark Dreyer  who has closely followed the Chinese sports industry since 2007  told ABC News China was seen as a safe bet because Beijing has already pulled off a successful Summer Games.
 Dreyer  said Beijing was able to woo the International Olympic Committee  or the IOC  with the prospect of having 300 more participants in winter sports.
"Even if it's a fraction of that  [China] could still revolutionize the winter global sports industry  which is not particularly big ”  Dreyer  added.
"So [China] really could haul itself up very very quickly "  Dreyer  added. "Perhaps 2022 is going to come just a little bit too soon but they're not going to embarrass themselves.”
 Dreyer  points out that China is putting a lot of funding into its ice hockey program and hiring North American coaches for its men's and women’s Olympic teams.
“They’ve been talking about the 'Beijing Miracle' for 2022 "  Dreyer  said  referring the United States' own 'Miracle on Ice' in 1980 when the American hockey team defeated the seemingly unbeatable Soviet team.
"That shows you the kind of ambition they have  to basically go from nobody on the world stage to potential medalists four years from now "  Dreyer  said. "Which goes hand-in-hand with China's ambitions everywhere else."
"[TGT]told ABC News China was seen as a safe bet because Beijing has already pulled off a successful Summer Games.
 [TGT]said Beijing was able to woo the International Olympic Committee  or the IOC  with the prospect of having 300 more participants in winter sports.
"Even if it's a fraction of that  [China] could still revolutionize the winter global sports industry  which is not particularly big ”  [TGT]added.
"So [China] really could haul itself up very very quickly [TGT]added. "Perhaps 2022 is going to come just a little bit too soon but they're not going to embarrass [TGT]
[TGT]  points out that China is putting a lot of funding into its ice hockey program and hiring North American coaches for its men's and women’s Olympic teams.
“They’ve been talking about the 'Beijing Miracle' for 2022 [TGT]said  referring the United States' own 'Miracle on Ice' in 1980 when the American hockey team defeated the seemingly unbeatable Soviet team.
"That shows you the kind of ambition they have  to basically go from nobody on the world stage to potential medalists four years from now [TGT] said. "Which goes hand-in-hand with China's ambitions everywhere else.""