Young skater with big dreams
1 year, 3 months ago

Young skater with big dreams

China Daily  

Young skaters train at an indoor skating rink in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang province. During the summer vacation, Li Jiaying never stopped her daily skating training with her teammates at an indoor skating rink at the city's sports center in Qitaihe city, Heilongjiang province. Li, 12, a member of the short-track speed team of the Qitaihe Children's Amateur Short-Track Speed Skating School began to learn skating during her third year at the primary school to fulfill her dream of becoming a professional short-track speed skaters. Qitaihe, a city in the east of Heilongjiang, covered with snow throughout winter and where skiing and skating are very popular, has nurtured a number of world-renowned short-track speed skaters and has produced 12 world champions, including three Olympic gold medalists－China's first Winter Olympics gold medalist, Yang Yang; four-time Olympic champion Wang Meng; and Fan Kexin, who won the mixed team relay gold medal together with her teammates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Golden skaters leading the way
2 weeks ago

Golden skaters leading the way

China Daily  

A series of World Cup events held at Beijing 2022 venues have seen star athletes, such as China's Olympic champion freeskier Gu Ailing, delight fans with gravity-defying stunts and tricks over the past week. As China's most decorated winter sports national program, the country's short-track speed skating team has finally lived up to its world elite status on the revamped …

Golden skaters leading the way
2 weeks ago

Golden skaters leading the way

China Daily  

A series of World Cup events held at Beijing 2022 venues have seen star athletes, such as China's Olympic champion freeskier Gu Ailing, delight fans with gravity-defying stunts and tricks over the past week. As China's most decorated winter sports national program, the country's short-track speed skating team has finally lived up to its world elite status on the revamped …

Golden skaters leading the way
2 weeks ago

Golden skaters leading the way

China Daily  

A series of World Cup events held at Beijing 2022 venues have seen star athletes, such as China's Olympic champion freeskier Gu Ailing, delight fans with gravity-defying stunts and tricks over the past week. As China's most decorated winter sports national program, the country's short-track speed skating team has finally lived up to its world elite status on the revamped …

Figuring out the future
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Figuring out the future

China Daily  

Women's singles skater Zhu Yi performs a routine during a media day training session earlier this month. XINHUA As is normal for the host, Team China has been granted a full quota of entries in all four disciplines at the Chongqing meet, which will serve as a key opportunity for more Chinese skaters to achieve the minimum scores required to …

14-year-old Jinan girl skateboards closer to her Paris Olympic dream
7 months ago

14-year-old Jinan girl skateboards closer to her Paris Olympic dream

China Daily  

Jinan girl Cui Chenxi placed fifth in the skateboarding women's street final at the Olympic Qualifying Series in Shanghai on May 19, earning her 127,466 valuable points, boosting her world ranking to eighth and increasing her chances of qualifying for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Cui, who started skateboarding at the age of 10, won the gold medal in the …

14-year-old Jinan girl skateboards closer to her Paris Olympic dream
7 months ago

14-year-old Jinan girl skateboards closer to her Paris Olympic dream

China Daily  

Jinan girl Cui Chenxi placed fifth in the skateboarding women's street final at the Olympic Qualifying Series in Shanghai on May 19, earning her 127,466 valuable points, boosting her world ranking to eighth and increasing her chances of qualifying for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Cui, who started skateboarding at the age of 10, won the gold medal in the …

China reaches 100th-gold milestone at short-track speed skating worlds
9 months, 1 week ago

China reaches 100th-gold milestone at short-track speed skating worlds

China Daily  

Sun Long of China competes during the men's 1500m final A at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2024 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, March 16, 2024. ROTTERDAM -- It was an honorable day for the Chinese short-track speed skating team on Saturday as Sun Long's victory in the men's 1,500m final at the World Championships in Rotterdam marked …

Speedsters set breathless Beijing pace
1 year, 1 month ago

Speedsters set breathless Beijing pace

China Daily  

Gao Tingyu of China competes in the men's 500m race during the Beijing leg of the World Cup Speed Skating series on Saturday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY World Cup leg a huge success as stars excel at Olympic venue The Beijing debut of the World Cup Speed Skating series proved a smash hit last week, with international stars savoring the return …

13-year-old girl is China's youngest Asiad champ
1 year, 2 months ago

13-year-old girl is China's youngest Asiad champ

China Daily  

Cui Chenxi competes in the final of the women's street skateboarding event during the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sept 27. Hector RETAMAL/AFP Cui Chenxi became China's youngest ever Asian Games gold medalist on Sept 27 after the spunky 13-year-old skateboarder won the women's street event at the Qiantang Roller Sports Centre in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Until Sept …

13-year-old Chinese skateboarder wins gold at the Asian Games and now eyes the Paris Olympics
1 year, 2 months ago

13-year-old Chinese skateboarder wins gold at the Asian Games and now eyes the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

HANGZHOU, China — She’s the youngest member of the nearly 900-strong delegation from China, and the 13-year-old skateboarder is now going home with a gold medal. “Everyone is good, amazing.” CRICKET RECORDS Nepal’s cricket team trounced Mongolia in a preliminary-round match Wednesday, setting multiple records along the way to the 273-run win. In Nepal’s win over Mongolia, Nepal batter Dipendra …

Lucky primary students get their skates on
2 years, 11 months ago

Lucky primary students get their skates on

China Daily  

Students receive ice hockey training at the Jilong Road Primary School in Qingdao, Shandong province. Many young people in Qingdao have become zealous winter sports fans thanks to efforts made by the city's educators to boost winter sports and Olympic culture in schools in recent years. Teachers also encourage students to draw pictures or write stories about winter sports and …

Yinchuan promotes its icy assets to youngsters
3 years ago

Yinchuan promotes its icy assets to youngsters

China Daily  

Young athletes showed their enthusiasm for ice and snow sports at the first short track speed skating championship for students held recently held in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The two-day event attracted 17 teams, including 69 students from age 5 to 12, for competition in 200-meter, 500-meter and 1,000-meter short track speed skating. "I met many friends during the …

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