Hey there, winter sports fans! π₯³
China’s athletes have been super busy at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, and guess what? They just added SIX more gold medals to their collection! π π π π π π
On Monday, they dominated the speed skating events. In the men’s 500 meters, Gao Tingyu zoomed to victory in just 34.95 seconds! πββοΈπ¨ He beat Japan’s Wataru Morishige by a tiny 0.02 seconds. That’s like blinking your eyes! π² South Korea’s Kim Jun-ho came third with 35.03 seconds.
In the women’s 3,000 meters speed skating, China took all the medals! π₯π₯π₯ Yang Binyu grabbed gold with a time of 4:08.54. Han Mei got silver, and Tai Zhien earned bronze.
The Chinese men’s team sprint was also a triumph! Gao Tingyu, Lian Ziwen, and Ning Zhongyan finished first in 1:19.22. π South Korea and Japan followed behind.
But that’s not all! China’s skiers were on fire too. Three out of four skiing gold medals went to China. π
In the freestyle skiing mixed team aerials, Xu Mengtao, Li Xinpeng, and Qi Guangpu amazed everyone with their flips and spins, scoring a huge 305.64 points! π€ΈββοΈπ₯
Xiong Shirui and Zhao Xiaonan took gold and silver in the women’s snowboard big air event. Imagine flying high in the sky and doing awesome tricks! πβ¨
Yang Wenlong won the men’s snowboard big air final with an impressive 193.25 points! He was way ahead of his teammate Jiang Xinjie.
China’s athletes are really making their country proud at the Asian Winter Games! π Let’s cheer them on as they continue to compete. Go Team China! π¨π³
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Chinese athletes add six more golds at Asian Winter Games in Harbin
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