Slip-sliding toward the 2022 Games

Hu Min Ma Yue
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong kicked off a carnival at its outdoor ice rink on Sunday with a number of Winter Olympic sports on show.
Hu Min Ma Yue
Slip-sliding toward the 2022 Games
Jiang Xiaowei / SHINE

Skaters perform at the opening ceremony of the event.

Slip-sliding toward the 2022 Games
Jiang Xiaowei / SHINE

Ice hockey players battle for the puck.

The Oriental Pearl TV Tower in the Pudong New Area kicked off a carnival at its outdoor ice rink on Sunday with a number of Winter Olympic sports on show.

The 84-day event will run through February 29 at the 600-square-meter outdoor rink.

Figure-skating, short-track speeding skating, ice hockey and ice dance will be performed during the carnival.

The event is a celebration of the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, and show the fun of ice sports, said Yang Yang, World Anti-Doping Agency vice president and former Winter Olympic champion.

Slip-sliding toward the 2022 Games
Jiang Xiaowei / SHINE

Dancers come from all over the world.


Special Reports

Top