The 2017 event was the eighth staging of the Asian Winter Games, with Sapporo hosting them for the third time, following 1986 and 1990. It was the fourth time Japan had staged the Games.

The city has appeared in six previous Asian Winter Games, going back to the first in Sapporo in 1986, but never won a medal. Led by captain Chang, they lost their first match, also against China ...

Since the first edition of the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo in 1986, winter sports have been developing rapidly in Asia with wide public participation. "We are pleased that winter sports have ...

Li Fanghui only arrived in China four days ago as a late replacement for the injured Eileen Gu, she ended up claiming her country’s first gold of the Asian Winter Games – and a Saturday that ...

HARBIN, China (AP) — The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in Harbin, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in Friday’s men’s final against South ...