HARBIN, Feb 5 (Xinhua)—Ning Zhongyan and Liu Mengting have been named as the Chinese delegation’s flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin.

Ning, 25, is a star speed skater who has won multiple ISU World Cup medals since 2019.

China’s Liu Mengting poses for a photo after winning gold in the Women’s Freeski Big Air at China’s National Winter Games in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on February 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

In January, Liu, 20, claimed her first FIS Freeski World Cup victory in the Women’s Big Air event in Klagenfurt, Austria.

The Opening Ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin is scheduled to take place on Friday.