Associated Press photographers captured the most exciting moments of the first six days of the Asian Winter Games, including some gravity-defying moves from ice hockey, figure skating and the Alpine skiing events teams.

HARBIN, Feb12, (Xinhua): Ren Junfei and Xing Jianing secured China's first figure skating medal in the ice dance event at the Harbin Asian Winter Games, while Cidanyuzhen and Buluer led Chinese skiers to a podium sweep in the ski mountaineering mixed relay on Wednesday.

(250213) -- HARBIN, Feb. 13, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Sato Shun of Japan competes during the men single skating free skating of figure skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Associated Press photographers captured the most exciting moments of the first six days of the Asian Winter Games, including some gravity-defying moves from ice hockey, figure skating and the Alpine skiing events teams.

Korea suffered a 2-1 loss against China to open the final round of the women's hockey tournament at the Asian Winter Games in China on Wednesday.