South Korea breezed past its Asian Winter Games gold medal target in northeast China this month with victories from ice and snow, an encouraging development for its up-and-coming athletes one year ahead of the Winter Olympics in Italy.

South Korea defeated the home team China for the women's curling title at the Asian Winter Games on Friday, grabbing its 16th and final gold medal of the continental competition. Led by skip Gim Eun-ji,

South orea fell to the Philippines to take silver in men's curling at the Asian Winter Games in China on Friday.

HARBIN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines claimed its first-ever gold medal in Asian Winter Games history on Friday, defeating South Korea 5-3 in men's curling final at Harbin 2025.

Gold medalist Kim Geonhui (second from left in front row) and bronze medalist Lee Jio (fourth from left in front row) on Feb. 13 pose for a photo with other members of the national team at the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals of the Asian Winter Games at Yabuli Ski Resort in Shangzi, southeast of Harbin, China. (Yonhap News)

Korea rallied past China for the bronze medal in men's hockey at the Asian Winter Games in China on Friday, while the women's team settled for fourth place after a loss to Kazakhstan.

HARBIN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea claimed the women's curling gold at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin on Friday, while the Philippines seized its first-ever gold medal in men's curling final.

YABULI, China, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea claimed the silver medal in the women's 4x6-kilometer relay in biathlon at the Asian Winter Games in China on Thursday, with a pair of foreign-born athletes contributing to the effort.

Korea defeated the home team China for the women's curling title at the Asian Winter Games on Friday, grabbing its 16th and final gold medal of the competition.