HARBIN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) in Harbin on Friday night during a festive ceremony celebrating the city's rich ice and snow culture.

The Beijing gold, along with three consecutive overall World Cups and two world titles at the 2023 worlds in St. Moritz, seems to be merely a harbinger of what is yet to come for the genius-like skier ...