8th Asian Winter Games, Sapporo, Japan

The 8th Asian Winter Games kick off in Sapporo, Japan
chinadaily.com.cn | 2017-02-19


Chinese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the 8th Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 19, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]


Athletes from Kyrgyzstan wave to the audience at the opening ceremony of the 8th Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 19, 2017. [Photo/VCG]


Athletes from Japan march into the opening ceremony of the 8th Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 19, 2017. [Photo/VCG]


Athletes from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) take part in the opening ceremony of the 8th Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 19, 2017. [Photo/VCG]


Athletes from the Republic of Korea (ROK) take part in the opening ceremony of the 8th Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 19, 2017. [Photo/VCG]


Representatives of the Chinese delegation attend the national flag-raising ceremony in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 18, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]


A group of Chinese athletes pose for a picture with a mascot after the national flag-raising ceremony in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 18, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]


Gao Zhidan (right), head of the Chinese delegation, presents a gift to the representative of the Games' organizing committee in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 18, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Chinese men's curling team claim second win at Sapporo Asiad
Xinhua | Updated: 2017-02-19


The Chinese men's curling team beat Chinese Taipei 7-3 at the Winter Asian Games in Sapporo, Japan on Feb 19, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

SAPPORO, Japan - The Mainland Chinese men's curling team beat Chinese Taipei 7-3 for their second victory in as many games at the Winter Asian Games here on Sunday.

Tied at 2-2 in the fifth end, China managed their hammer well after the mid-game break, taking one point each in the sixth and seventh to go 4-2 up.

Chinese Taipei earned a point in the eighth, but Mainland China sealed the victory after scoring three points in the ninth and forcing their opponents to give up the last end.

"We didn't play well at the beginning, so the competition once became intense. Actually, we planned to score two points in the ninth, but Chinese Taipei made mistakes, so we scored three," said Xu Xiaoming, the vice-skipper for China.

"We kept calm and we eventually won the match," he said.

Chinese Taipei player Liu Borkai also blamed mistakes for their defeat.

"Never make mistakes when playing against Mainland. A minor fault would let them catch the winning chance," said Liu.

In women's matches in the morning session, South Korea thrashed Qatar 24-2, while Kazakhstan lost to Japan 17-3.

China's Gao claims title of men's 500m speed skating
2017-02-20 15:37 | Xinhua | Editor: Xu Shanshan


China's Gao Mingyu (R) and Japan's Tsubasa Hasegawa compete during men's 500m speed skating at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2017. Gao Mingyu claim the title of the event with 34.69 seconds and Tsubasa Hasegawa won the silver medal with 34.79 seconds. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)


China's Gao Mingyu competes during men's 500m speed skating at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2017. Gao Mingyu claim the title of the event with 34.69 seconds. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)


South Korea's Cha Min-Kyu competes during men's 500m speed skating at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2017. Cha Min-Kyu won the bronze medal of the event with 34.97 seconds. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

China claims 2 golds in Asian Winter Games
Source: Xinhua Published: 2017/2/20 13:49:43

Cross-country skier Man Dandan grabbed China's first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games and Zang Ruxin added one from snowboard on Sunday.

Minutes after Man finished first in three hours, 48 minutes and 29 seconds in the women's 1.4km sprint classical race, the 22-year-old Zang won the women's snowboard slalom, sending China over Japan and South Korea to first place on the medal table.

Japan and South Korea each picked one gold from snowboard on Sunday.

China beat South Korea in men's 5,000m short track relay
Xinhua | Updated: 2017-02-23


China's short track speed skating team pose for a group photo after the men's 5000m relay of short track speed skating competition at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

SAPPORO, Japan - China beat arch rival South Korea to win the men's 5,000m relay at the short track speed skating competition of the Asian Games on Wednesday.

The Chinese foursome - Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Han Tianyu and Xu Hongzhi had been trading lead with South Korea and Japan before storming home first ahead of South Korea to take China's third short track gold in Sapporo.

Japan took the bronze medal.

South Korean skaters were unbeatable in the other three events as they wrapped up their short track campaign with five golds out of eight available.

Shim Suk-hee won the women's 1,000m gold over teammate Choi Min-jeong, and then the two led the country to the 3,000m relay gold medal.

South Koreans Seo Yi-ra and Sin Da-woon finished 1-2 in the men's 1,000m final.

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China claims 2 golds in Asian Winter Games
Source: Xinhua Published: 2017/2/20 13:49:43

Cross-country skier Man Dandan grabbed China's first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games and Zang Ruxin added one from snowboard on Sunday.

Minutes after Man finished first in three hours, 48 minutes and 29 seconds in the women's 1.4km sprint classical race, the 22-year-old Zang won the women's snowboard slalom, sending China over Japan and South Korea to first place on the medal table.

Japan and South Korea each picked one gold from snowboard on Sunday.

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Man Dandan wins China's first gold at Asian Winter Games
(Xinhua) 15:41, February 21, 2017


China's Man Dandan poses with the gold medal during the awarding ceremony for women's 1.4km individual sprint classical cross country skiing at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2017. Man Dandan claimed the title of the event with 3 munites 48.29 seconds to gain the first gold medal for China in this winter games. (Xinhua/Liao Yujie)


Cross-country skier Man Dandan won the women's 1.4 km individual sprint classical here on Monday, pocketing China's first gold at the eighth Asian Winter Games.

"I was in good form today," said the 28-year-old girl after wining the title in the final round with 3 minutes and 48.29 seconds.

"I didn't think much, but just focused on the games. As a veteran, I want to set a good example for my younger teammates by doing my best regardless of the results," she said.

Mikko Olavi Virtanen, head coach of the Chinese cross-country skiing team, said after the game that he is happy with Man Dandan's performance.

"She is a super talented sprint skier... Her biggest problem before was to maintain the speed for four rounds of the competition. We have been working on that for the past seven months. I have been giving her advice such as how to save the energy till the final round," he said, adding that Man is a good learner.


China's Man Dandan celebrates after winning women's 1.4km individual sprint classical cross country skiing at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2017. Man Dandan claimed the title of the event with 3 munites 48.29 seconds to gain the first gold medal for China in this winter games. (Xinhua/Liao Yujie)


He also said that the Chinese cross-country skiing team has a huge potential. "We have a quite young team. We still have five more years to Beijing Winter Olympics. I hope we can continue this good work for a long term," he said.

Yelena Kolomina from Kazakhstan took the sliver and Ju Hye Ri from South Korea got the bronze. Australia's Casey Wright finished the third in the final round but did not get a medal as a guest athlete.

In the men's event, Kim Magnus of South Korea won the gold and Sun Qinghai of China took the silver, while the bronze went to Nobuhito Kashiwabara from Japan.

Medal count so far:

Japan wins women's ice hockey at Winter Asiad
Xinhua, February 26, 2017

Japan beat China 6-1 to take the women's ice hockey gold medal on the penultimate day of the Asian Winter Games on Saturday.

Japan dominated the first quarter, collecting five goals in a row.

China played much better later on as forward Fang Xin hit home a goal in the second quarter, which was the first and only goal the hosts conceded throughout the tournament.

Japan took the gold medal with five straight wins. China bagged the silver and Kazakhstan had the bronze.

"When down 5-0, it's easy to give up a little bit," said China head coach Richard Edward Seeley, "but I'm really proud of how they did in the second and third period."

China will return home to train in Jilin province to tune up for the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group B in April.

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ROK's Choi wins women's figure skating gold
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South Korean Choi Dabin won the women's figure skating gold medal at the eighth Asian Winter Games here on Saturday.

Choi delivered a flawless free skate for 126.24 points, winning the title with a total of 187.54 after leading the short program on Thursday.

China's Li Zijun took the silver in 175.60. Li ranked fourth in short program but a smooth free skate made her move up to second.

Kazakhstan's Elizabet Tursynbaeva came third in 175.04.

Japan's Rika Hongo, a two-time Four Continents bronze medalist, struggled with her jumps and dropped to fourth from second after the free skate, scoring 161.37.

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Medal count:



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The Asian games are a great chance for Team China to gain experience for Beijing Winter Olympics. China's winter sports are in development phase. The medal table above indicates that developed Northeast Asian countries are quite advanced in winter sports.

China may hire more of Korean and Japanese coaches to train Team China.