Liu Mengting (C), Yang Ruyi (R) and Han Linshan of China celebrate after the women's freeski slopestyle final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

　　China has achieved its best haul of medals at a single edition of the Asian Winter Games as Thailand claimed its first ever medal.

　　HARBIN, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- China set a new record for the most medals won by the country's delegation in a single Asian Winter Games, while Thailand secured its first-ever medal on Tuesday.

　　Ten gold medals were awarded on Tuesday, with China claiming six golds, five silvers, and five bronzes to bring its total medal count to 70. This surpassed the previous record of 61, set at the 2007 Asian Winter Games in Changchun.

　　China's record-breaking moment came in the women's freeski slopestyle final, where Liu Mengting won gold and Yang Ruyi and Han Linshan took silver and bronze, respectively.

　　“I've been preparing for the Asian Winter Games for a long time and have participated in various international competitions this year,“ Liu said after the final.

　　With the 2026 Winter Olympics less than one year to go, the 20-year-old has set her sights on this showpiece event. “I really want to stand on the podium at the 2026 Winter Olympics. I am well prepared and quite confident,“ she said.

　　China added another gold in freestyle skiing, as Feng Junxi and Wang Xue, along with Chen Meiting and Xu Mengtao, secured a 1-2 finish in the women's aerials synchro. Kazakhstan's Ardana Makhanova and Ayana Zholdas claimed bronze.