PHOTO COLLECTION: Asian Winter Games

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

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Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Hannah Mckay, Pool Photo via AP)
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A general view of performers during the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Hannah Mckay, Pool Photo via AP)
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Athletes of China, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan during the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Hannah Mckay, Pool Photo via AP)
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Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto performs during the women single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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South Korea’s Cha Jun-hwan wears a crown of roses during the kiss and cry after competing in the men single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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South Korea’s Cha Jun-hwan performs during the men single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Uzbekistan’s Sevinch Rakhimova performs during the women’s single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Sena Tomita of Japan warms up during a practice session ahead of the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe finals at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Kyrgyzstan’s Daria Snegovskaia performs during the women single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Malaysia’s Goh Kai Er performs during the women’s single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Shuichiro Shigeno of Japan warms up during a practice session ahead of the Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe finals at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Thailand’s Teekhree Silpa-Archa performs during the women’s single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Philippines’ Isabella Gamez performs during the mixed pair free skating at the figure skating event in the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Han Linshan of China competes in the Women’s Freeski Big Air Final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Indonesia’s Tasya Putri, top, and Dwiki Eka Ramadhan perform during the Mixed Ice Dance Free Dance competition at the figure skating event in the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Rai Kasamura of Japan competes in the Men’s Freeski Big Air Final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Rai Kasamura of Japan competes in the Men’s Freeski Slopestyle at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Ruka Ito of Japan crash lands during the Men’s Freeski Big Air Final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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North Korea’s Ro Yong Myong performs during the men’s single skating short program in figure skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Japan’s Ryota Kojima, left, and China’s Ning Zhongyan compete during the men’s 1000m speed skating final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Yang Ruyi of China competes in the Women’s Freeski Big Air Final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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South Korea’s Cha Jun-hwan performs during the men’s single skating short program in figure skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Soldiers unfurl the China national flags during the medal ceremony for the Women’s Freeski Slopestyle at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Skaters from South Korea compete during the men’s team pursuit speed skating final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Team Japan competes during the women’s team pursuit speed skating final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Yang Ruyi of China competes in the Women’s Freeski Slopestyle at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Skaters from China compete during the men’s team pursuit speed skating final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Liu Haoyu of China competes in the Men’s Snowboard Big Air at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Japan team competes during the men’s team sprint at the Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Monday Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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China’s goalkeeper Chen Shifeng, second from left, defends the goal against Japan players at the Ice Hockey during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Xiong Shirui of China crashes during the Women’s Snowboard Big Air at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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China’s Gao Tingyu, left, compete against Kazakhstan’s Yevgeniy Koshin during the men’s 500m at the Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Monday Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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China’s bronze medalist Tai Zhien carries their national flag after winning at women’s 3000m at the Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Monday Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Suzuka Ishimoto of Japan competes in the Women’s Snowboard Big Air at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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South Korea’s Jiwoo Park competes at the women’s 3000m at the Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Monday Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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China’s Wu Yu competes at the men’s 5000m Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Japan’s Taiyo Morino competes at the men’s 5000m Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Qi Guangpo of China competes in the Men’s Freeski Aerials at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Silver medalist Yang Longxiao of China reacts in the Men’s Freeski Aerials at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Japan’s team competes at the women’s team sprint at the Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Li Xinpeng of China competes in the Men’s Freeski Aerials at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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South Korea’s Seung Hoon Lee and Jae Won Chung competes at the men’s 5000m Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Lubpawath Chayametisurat of Thailand competes in the Men’s Snowboard Big Air at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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China’s Yang Jingru, left, and other athletes are reflected on the ice during the women’s 1500m finals A at the Short Track Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Members of the Chinese military march with a flag of China during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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Performers during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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Members of the Chinese military march with a flag of China during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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A volunteer walks past a logo during medal ceremonies at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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China’s Lin Xiaojun, left, leads the men’s 1500m semifinals 2 at the Short Track Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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South Korea’s Gilli Kim, center, uses her hand to slow down at a corner as she competes at the women’s 1500m finals A of the Short Track Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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Kazakhstan Alina Azhgaliyeva, right, competes during the women’s 1500m finals B at the Short Track Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Lee Seunghun of South Korea competes in the Men’s Freeski Halfpipe during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Jang Yujin of South Korea competes in the Women’s Freeski Halfpipe during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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North Korea’s flag bearer leads their contingent during the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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Zhang Kexin of China competes in the Women’s Freeski Halfpipe during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Moon Heesung of South Korea competes in the Men’s Freeski Halfpipe during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Workers try to clear an area with snow ahead of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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A worker talks after clearing an area of snow ahead of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Members of the Chinese military raise a flag of China during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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Singapore Yan Kai Brandon Pok, second from left, competes during the men’s 1500m finals B at the Short Track Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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China’s President Xi Jinping is seen on a screen in the media centre during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)

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