Worlds junior runner-up Jin wins figure skating gold, Qiqihar takes men's ice hockey title at National Winter Games
World junior silver medalist Jin Boyang lit up the figure skating competition at the National Winter Games here on Friday when he landed four quadruple jumps to claim the men's title with 196.62 points.
Air on ice
Sui Wenjing (top) and Han Cong of Team Harbin compete in the pairs free skating during the 13th Chinese National Winter Games in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The duo, who won the title with 236.56 points, scored 154.02 points in free skating after leading the short program with 82.54 points.
European figure skating championships open in Bratislava
The 79th European figure skating championships were officially opened Wednesday by Slovak President Andrej Kiska.
Hanging tight
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.
Grandma travels 4,500km to cheer for ice hockey player at National Winter Games
A 45-hour trip by train could be a challenge physically for a youth of 20. Not to mention for a 71-year-old lady like Li Shuyun.
Olympic champ Zhang wins 3 gold in National Winter Games, falls short of setting world record
Olympic speed skating champion Zhang Hong claimed her third gold medal at the Chinese National Winter Games on Monday when she powered to victory in the women's 1,000m final.
US figure skating results
Following are the leading results on Sunday from the US figure skating championships:
Chinese National Winter Games brings momentum for ski's development in birth place
Dressed in ethnic costumes with a leather arrow bag on his back, Yerbayer Nikaman moved around elegantly in traditional hide-made skis at the Xinjiang Ice Sports Center, mimicing primitive hunting activities in north Xinjiang.
Fan wins women's 1,500m short-track speedskating with world record time at National Winter Games
Olympic silver medalist Fan Kexin clocked two minutes 16.024 seconds to win the women's 1,500-meter gold medal at the 13th National Winter Games of China, surpassing the previous world record by more than half a second.
Jansrud wins WC event
Kjetil Jansrud trumped Norwegian teammate Aksel Lund Svindal to win Friday's World Cup super-combined event in Wengen.
First event of National Winter Games delayed by heavy wind
The first event, ski jumping in the 13th National Winter Games of the People's Republic of China was postponed to Sunday because of heavy wind in Yabuli on January 9.
Kueng out for season
Defending world downhill champion Patrick Kueng has called a premature end to his season because of persistent knee pain.
FIS bans camera drones from world cup
The International Ski Federation (FIS) is banning camera drones from its World Cup races after a drone crashed and nearly hit Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher during a slalom in Italy.
Mayer's season is over
Olympic downhill champion Matthias Mayer's season is over after the Austrian injured his back in a crash Saturday, the Austrian Ski Federation (OSV) said.
Norway dominate event
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won Friday's men's alpine skiing World Cup Super-G at Val Gardena ahead of compatriots Kjetil Jansrud and Aleksander Kilde.
Japan's Hanyu chasing perfection, not records
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu insisted perfection rather than records was his goal in Saturday's free skating final after smashing another mark at the ISU Grand Prix Final of figure skating.
National aerial freestyle skiing championship kicks off in N.China
More than 40 Chinese competitors participated in a three-day national aerial freestyle skiing championship on Thursday in Aershan, a city of northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
China's largest-ever winter games zero-tolerant to doping and unfair play
With 42 days to go, China's largest-ever winter games vowed to strike heavy punches against doping and unfair play .