Tsukasa Kobonoki (front) of Japan competes during the biathlon men's 4x7.5km relay at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

　　In the men's 4x7.5km relay, Japan surged to claim the gold with a time of 1 hour, 24 minutes, and 20.3 seconds. Kazakhstan trailed by 58.4 seconds to take silver, while China finished third with a time of 1:25:32.7 after shooting errors.

　　Also in Yabuli, the men's and women's snowboard halfpipe finals scheduled for Thursday were canceled due to strong winds after multiple rescheduling attempts, with results from Wednesday's qualifying round used as the final standings. Japan's Sara Shimizu and South Korea's Kim Geon-hui were awarded gold in the women's and men's events respectively.

　　South Korea claimed the remaining two figure skating golds in the singles events, with Kim Chae-yeon scoring 219.44 points to win the women's title and Cha Jun-hwan topping the men's podium with a total of 281.69 points. “When I finished my free skate, I told myself - finally, I did it! The most satisfying part for me at the Harbin Asian Winter Games was landing a triple salchow in competition for the first time,“ the 18-year-old Kim said.

　　Kim Chae-yeon of South Korea competes during the women's single free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)