Striving for peak performance
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Striving for peak performance

China Daily  

The red uniforms of Heilongjiang firefighters stand out against the snow as they take on their new role as part of the ski rescue team at the Asian Winter Games events in Yabuli. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY The Asian Winter Games ski doctor team at the Yabuli Sports Training Base is the second ski doctor team formed in China, following the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. Pan Haile, the head of the ski doctor team and an orthopedic expert at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, explained that training runs from 9 am to 4 pm daily, with doctors enduring up to eight hours of rigorous practice. Under the regulations of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, ski doctors must reach the site of an injury within four minutes of an accident and begin treatment immediately.

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After 50 years, ski base hits peak performance
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After 50 years, ski base hits peak performance

China Daily  

Visitors take photos in front of the snow sculptures at Yabuli Ski Resort on Jan 16. XIE JIANFEI/XINHUA Natural advantages Wang Keshua, deputy head of the Yabuli competition zone, highlighted Yabuli's four key strengths — venues, experience, talent and cultural heritage — that have solidified its position as a leading winter sports venue. "Yabuli Ski Resort has hosted 25 international …

After 50 years, ski base hits peak performance
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After 50 years, ski base hits peak performance

China Daily  

Visitors take photos in front of the snow sculptures at Yabuli Ski Resort on Jan 16. XIE JIANFEI/XINHUA Natural advantages Wang Keshua, deputy head of the Yabuli competition zone, highlighted Yabuli's four key strengths — venues, experience, talent and cultural heritage — that have solidified its position as a leading winter sports venue. "Yabuli Ski Resort has hosted 25 international …

Striving for peak performance
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Striving for peak performance

China Daily  

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Striving for peak performance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Striving for peak performance

China Daily  

A helicopter that will be used to airlift injured athletes to hospital. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY In the midst of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, firefighter Wang Renfeng finds himself navigating an unusual shift in focus. Wang, who has been training for this role since 2022, is among a team of over 100 firefighters from …

Striving for peak performance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Striving for peak performance

China Daily  

A helicopter that will be used to airlift injured athletes to hospital. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY In the midst of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, firefighter Wang Renfeng finds himself navigating an unusual shift in focus. Wang, who has been training for this role since 2022, is among a team of over 100 firefighters from …

Striving for peak performance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Striving for peak performance

China Daily  

A helicopter that will be used to airlift injured athletes to hospital. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY In the midst of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, firefighter Wang Renfeng finds himself navigating an unusual shift in focus. Wang, who has been training for this role since 2022, is among a team of over 100 firefighters from …

Striving for peak performance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Striving for peak performance

China Daily  

The red uniforms of Heilongjiang firefighters stand out against the snow as they take on their new role as part of the ski rescue team at the Asian Winter Games events in Yabuli. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY The Asian Winter Games ski doctor team at the Yabuli Sports Training Base is the second ski doctor team formed in China, …

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China Daily  

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Winter sports in China eye white-hot growth
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China Daily  

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Chinese hit the slopes as Eileen Gu fever takes hold

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(Real) snow disrupts events at the Beijing Winter Olympics
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(Real) snow disrupts events at the Beijing Winter Olympics

NPR  

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Winter resorts get ski lift
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Winter resorts get ski lift

China Daily  

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Winter resorts get ski lift
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Winter resorts get ski lift

China Daily  

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Winter resorts get ski lift
3 years, 2 months ago

Winter resorts get ski lift

China Daily  

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Winter resorts get ski lift
3 years, 2 months ago

Winter resorts get ski lift

China Daily  

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Saving athletes on the snow
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Saving athletes on the snow

China Daily  

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Saving athletes on the snow
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Saving athletes on the snow

China Daily  

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Saving athletes on the snow
3 years, 11 months ago

Saving athletes on the snow

China Daily  

Fu Yan, a member of China's medical service team for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, practices skiing at Wanlong Ski Resort in Hebei province in December. When the Beijing Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine was recruiting doctors in 2018 to offer medical care to athletes participating in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the doctor from Xiyuan Hospital of the China …

Saving athletes on the snow
3 years, 11 months ago

Saving athletes on the snow

China Daily  

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'Little risk' from China coronavirus for Beijing 2022 test

The Hindu  

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