The Chinese mainland continued its dominance at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, grabbing six additional gold medals on Monday. 🥇🥇
On the speed skating track, Gao Tingyu zoomed to victory in the men's 500 meters with a blazing 34.95 seconds, edging out Japan's Wataru Morishige by a mere 0.02 seconds. 🏃♂️💨 South Korea's Kim Jun-ho took home the bronze with a time of 35.03 seconds.
In the women's 3,000 meters speed skating, Chinese athletes swept the podium! Yang Binyu clinched gold in 4:08.54, followed by Han Mei with silver at 4:09.06, and Tai Zhien secured bronze with 4:12.01. 🏆
The men's team sprint was another triumph for Gao, Lian Ziwen, and Ning Zhongyan, who finished the final in 1:19.22, outpacing South Korea and Japan to take the title.
Not stopping at speed skating, Chinese athletes dominated freestyle skiing too. Xu Mengtao, Li Xinpeng, and Qi Guangpu soared to gold in the mixed team aerials with an impressive 305.64 points, leaving Kazakhstan far behind. 🪂
Snowboarding also saw Chinese excellence as Xiong Shirui and Zhao Xiaonan nabbed gold and silver in the women's big air. Meanwhile, Yang Wenlong took the men's big air by storm with 193.25 points, leaving his teammate Jiang Xinjie in second place. 🏂✨
Harbin is buzzing with excitement as athletes from the Chinese mainland continue to shine brightly, inspiring young fans and future champions alike! 🌟
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Chinese athletes add six more golds at Asian Winter Games in Harbin
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