Niu Jiaqi from Jilin Province competes in the final of the women’s parallel giant slalom at the National Winter Games on Tuesday in Urumqi, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Niu won gold of the event.
Liu Jiayu of Team Harbin competes in the women’s halfpipe snowboarding at the 13th Chinese National Winter Games on Friday in Fukang, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The 23-year-old, who missed 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics due to injury, won gold with 88.75 points.
Zhang Xin of Urumqi, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, competes in the women’s aerials event in freestyle skiing at the Chinese National Winter Games on Thursday in Fukang, Xinjiang. Zhang won gold in the event.
Tightrope walker Adili Wuxor sets fire to a sculpture of a snowflake during the opening ceremony of China’s 13th National Winter Games on Wednesday in Urumqi, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. A total of 1,388 athletes will take part in the multisport event, which will end on January 30.