China's rust belt sees burgeoning winter sports industry

STORY: China's rust belt sees burgeoning winter sports industry DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of pistes in Jilin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG DONG, Head of marketing department, Beidahu ski resort 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG XUEFENG, Local official with ice-and-snow economy development 4. various of pistes in Heilongjiang 5. various of pistes in Jilin 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAX BLOUIN, Ski instructor from Canada 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HAMISH BARKER, Ski instructor from New Zealand STORYLINE: Northeast China, once the nation's heavy-industry heartland, has seen an escalating winter sports boom and found golden opportunities from its silvery snow in recent years. The region, consisting of the Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces, welcomes visitors from home and abroad with a burgeoning ice-and-snow industry. During the Spring Festival holiday this year, Jilin handled about 11.55 million domestic tourist t

China's booming winter sports industry attracts professionals worldwide

STORY: China's booming winter sports industry attracts professionals worldwide DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ski resort 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAX BLOUIN, Ski instructor from Canada 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DONG DONG, Head of marketing department, Beidahu ski resort 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HAMISH BARKER, Ski instructor from New Zealand STORYLINE: Over one year after the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Chinese people's passion for winter sports continues to grip the country. According to a recent report by the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, the market value of China's winter sports industry is expected to surpass 1 trillion yuan (about 145.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025. The huge market potential has attracted many professionals worldwide to get involved. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAX BLOUIN, Ski instructor from Canada "I'm a snowboard coach. I first came here in (the 2018-2019 season). I've seen the mo

Snowboarding: Japan's Iwabuchi wins X Games big air

Snowboarding: Japan's Iwabuchi wins X Games big air

Japan's Reira Iwabuchi (C) celebrates on the podium after winning the women's snowboard big air event at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, on Jan. 28, 2023, alongside Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (L) of New Zealand and Laurie Blouin of Canada, who won silver and bronze, respectively.

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL (CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laurie Blouin of Canada competes during the women's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL (CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laurie Blouin of Canada competes during the women's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL (CN)

(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL (CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laurie Blouin (rear) of Canada hugs Iwabuchi Reira of Japan during the women's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL (CN)

(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-FINAL (CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laurie Blouin (rear) of Canada hugs Iwabuchi Reira of Japan during the women's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-WOMEN'S SNOWBOARD BIG AIR-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220214) -- BEIJING, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laurie Blouin of Canada competes during women's snowboard big air qualification of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SNOWBOARD-SLOPESTYLE-FINAL (CN)

(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SNOWBOARD-SLOPESTYLE-FINAL (CN)

(220206) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laurie Blouin of Canada competes during the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SNOWBOARD-SLOPESTYLE-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(XHTP)(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SNOWBOARD-SLOPESTYLE-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220205) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laurie Blouin of Canada reacts during women's snowboard slopestyle qualification match at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

Pyeongchang Olymipcs

Pyeongchang Olymipcs

Jamie Anderson (C) of the United States celebrates after defending her Olympic title in the snowboarding slopestyle at the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 12, 2018, with runner-up Laurie Blouin (L) of Canada and third-place Enni Rukajarvi of Finland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo