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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle in Beijing and Vincent Ni

Team GB prove a hit with China in the Winter Olympic fashion stakes

Team GB enter the National Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Team GB enter the National Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Photograph: IOC/Eyepress/Shutterstock

The wait for Britain’s first gold medal at these Winter Olympics goes on, but Team GB has become a surprise success off the snow and ice after its opening ceremony kit became a sensation on Weibo, the most widely used social media platform in China.

Reaction to the British team, who wore a Ben Sherman duffle coat and Chelsea boots during the ceremony, reached No 8 on the Weibo Hot Topic section, with the Olympics and the start of the Chinese lunar new year the most popular.

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