🎿 Get ready for some icy excitement! The 2025 Asian Winter Games are coming to Harbin in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province on February 7! 🥳
What’s even cooler? This awesome event kicks off during the Spring Festival, which is China’s biggest celebration—like a super fun New Year’s party! This year, it’s the Year of the Snake 🐍, and athletes are sharing their good wishes with everyone.
Some amazing athletes sent their happy New Year messages, including:
- 🥇 Liu Shaoang and Liu Shaolin – Winter Olympic champion short track speed skaters.
- ⛷️ Xu Mengtao – Awesome aerials skier.
- ⏱️ Gao Tingyu – Olympic gold medalist speed skater.
- 🏂 Cai Xuetong – World champion snowboarder.
- 🏒 Yu Baiwei – Captain of China’s women’s ice hockey team.
- ⏱️ Ning Zhongyan and Han Mei – Speed skating stars from China.
- ⛸️ Sun Long – World champion short track speed skater.
- ⛸️ Abzal Azhgaliyev – Super fast short track speed skater from Kazakhstan.
They all wish you a happy Chinese New Year! 🎉
China is sending a big team—170 athletes—to compete in all 64 events at the Games. They’ll start showing their skills on February 4. Let’s cheer them on! 🎌
Are you excited to watch the races and maybe discover a new favorite sport? Maybe one day, you’ll be sliding on the ice or soaring through the air too! ❄️
Reference(s):
2025 Asian Winter Games participants send Spring Festival wishes
cgtn.com
