Chinese, US skiers top short-distance freestyle races at FIS China Tour
(English.news.cn)
Updated: 2015-01-08
HOHHOT, China, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese skier Man Dandan won the women's 1.2 kilometers freestyle skiing Monday at the Federation International de Ski (FIS) China Tour in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
Sweden's Lisa Swanson finished second and China's Ma Qinghua third after four rounds of competitions.
In the men's competition, American Peter Klin finished first, while Chinese skier Sun Qinghai and Sweden's Robin Brinderson took the silver and bronze respectively.
A total of 70 skiers from China, the United States, Sweden, Norway and other countries and regions will move to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for a two-day race starting from Thursday.
High-speed train debuts in Inner Mongolia
A bullet train departed Hohhot East Railway Station for Ulanqab marking the start of high-speed rail services using Inner Mongolia’s first newly-laid high-speed railway on Aug 3.
