National Ski Club Elite League kicks off in China's Jilin

STORY: National Ski Club Elite League kicks off in China's Jilin SHOOTING TIME: March 2, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the National Ski Club Elite League 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LONG QIAN, Contestant from Shenyang SKINOW Club 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN DONGSHENG, Secretary general of Jilin Provincial Sports Federation STORYLINE: The National Ski Club Elite League (Jilin) kicked off on Saturday in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province. Co-hosted by the National Winter Sports Administrative Center of China's General Administration of Sport and the Chinese Ski Association, the competition attracts more than 200 players from 20 clubs. The event includes various categories, such as skiing racing, snowboarding racing, skiing individual technique, and snowboarding individual technique. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LONG QIAN, Contestant from Shenyang SKINOW Club "I felt the energy and passion

CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-WINTER SPORTS-HEAT (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-WINTER SPORTS-HEAT (CN)

(220125) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photos of learners are seen on a wall of an indoor skiing training field Skinow in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2022. The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games are scheduled from Feb. 4 to 20, followed by the Paralympics, and have stirred up passion for winter sports in China. Even people in China's warm areas, such as Hainan, have started participating in ice-snow sports. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Passion for winter sports heats up on tropical island" (Xinhua/Chen Ziwei)

CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-WINTER SPORTS-HEAT (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-WINTER SPORTS-HEAT (CN)

(220125) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A learner puts on snow shoes in a changing room of an indoor skiing training field Skinow in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2022. The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games are scheduled from Feb. 4 to 20, followed by the Paralympics, and have stirred up passion for winter sports in China. Even people in China's warm areas, such as Hainan, have started participating in ice-snow sports. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Passion for winter sports heats up on tropical island" (Xinhua/Chen Ziwei)