Korea defeated the home team China for the women's curling title at the Asian Winter Games on Friday, grabbing its 16th and final gold medal of the competition.

China won gold, South Korea silver and Kazakhstan bronze after the biathlon women's 4x6km relay match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Feb 13, 2025.

Team China secured eight gold, eight silver and four bronze medals on the first gold medal day of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province on Saturday, topping both the gold medal and overall medal standings.

HARBIN: China kicked off the ninth Asian Winter Games in Harbin on Friday (Feb 7) with a flashy opening ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping and other dignitaries in sub-zero conditions.

Games closed in Harbin on Friday with host China dominating the medals table a year out from the Olympics and the Philippines among the tropical countries making history. Tightly rehearsed dancers and a digital symphony orchestra kicked off the closing ceremony before athletes entered the 10,

Games end in glory for ‘Curling Pilipinas’ just two years after their federation was founded, but Hong Kong’s curlers just miss medal.

Philippines on Friday bagged a historic and unlikely gold medal by stunning South Korea 5-3 in men’s curling at the Asian Winter Games in China’s Harbin. The team and about two dozen supporters erupted in cheers after winning the tropical country’s first medal in the 39-year history of the Games.

The Philippines men's curling team seizes a historic gold medal for the country over South Korea at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China.