The 2025 Asian Winter Games (Chinese: 第九届亚洲冬季运动会; pinyin: Dì jiǔ jiè yàzhōu dōngjì yùndònghuì), officially known as the 9th Asian Winter Games, and commonly known as Harbin 2025, will be the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games, a multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 14 February 2025 in Harbin in China.[1] It will be the second time that Harbin will host the event and third time China hosted the Asian Winter Games. Harbin was elected as the host city at the 42nd OCA General Assembly on 8 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
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| Host city | Harbin, China |
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| Motto | Dream of Winter, Love Among Asia (Chinese: 冰雪同梦，亚洲同心) |
| Events | 64 in 6 sports (Consist of 11 disciplines) (expected) |
| Opening | 7 February 2025 |
| Closing | 14 February 2025 |
| Main venue | Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center |
| Website | https://www.harbin2025.com/english/index.html |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
Bidding process
Host City
Harbin, China: On 28 June 2023, the Harbin government held a press briefing on the city's bid for the 2025 Asian Winter Games, the government official revealed that all preparations for the bid have been basically completed.[3][4]
Interested parties
- Zhangjiakou and Chengde, China - bid uncertain as the national sports authorities gave support for Harbin's bid
Seoul, Gangwon or Jeonju, South Korea[5]
| City | NOC | Round 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Harbin |  China | Only bidder |
Development and preparations
Emblem and Mascot
The official emblem and mascots were unveiled the same day as the slogan reveal on 11 January 2024. The emblem “Breakthrough”, consists of three distinct elements: the emblem motif, the abbreviated name of the Games and the OCA symbol. The emblem motif integrates the designs of a short track speed skater, a lilac (the city flower of Harbin) and swirling ribbons into one cohesive composition. With gradients of blue and purple, it simulates the light and shadow refracted when sunlight hits the ice, depicting the charm of winter sports. The swirling ribbon embodies the tribute to the past and aspirations for the future. Only by constant breakthroughs can one embrace the most promising future. The posture of the short track speed skater embodies the sportsmanship of the athletes of the nations and regions of Asia. The purple lilac embodies Harbin's city culture of openness, while the purple-blue hues symbolize ice and snow, reflecting the unique features of the “Ice City” and its passion for winter sports. The swirling ribbon adds a joyous visual to the emblem, depicting the enthusiasm of the people of Harbin. The OCA symbol in the upper left captures the hope, vitality and long-standing aspiration of Asian countries to pursue progress and peace, and to strive for the Olympic motto of “Citius, Altius, Fortius”.
The mascots of the event are Binbin and Nini, a pair of Siberian tigers. Binbin represents the ice events, while Nini represents the snow events. Their names embody the Games’ mantra "Welcome to Harbin". Binbin shows off his winter sportswear, boldly donning a red scarf and blue gloves and sharing his joy of ice dancing, as Nini is snowboarding, wearing a traditional Chinese red cotton jacket with a warm fluffy collar and snowflake patterns that display a festive look.[6]
Motto
The official motto of the 2025 Asian Winter Games, "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia" was announced on 11 January 2024.[7]
Venues
On 27 February 2024, OCA confirmed venues of 2025 Asian Winter Games.[8]
- Harbin Ice Hockey Arena: Ice hockey (men's)
- Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center: Opening and closing ceremonies
- Harbin Pingfang District Ice Hockey Arena: Curling
- Harbin Sport University Student Skating Rink: Ice hockey (women's)
- Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Centre Multifunctional Hall: Figure skating and Short track speed skating
- Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Centre Speed Skating Rink: Speed skating
- Yabuli Ski Resort: Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Freestyle skiing, Ski mountaineering and Snowboarding
Sports
64 events across 11 winter sport disciplines, are scheduled in the 2025 Asian Winter Games program. The five ice sports are curling, figure skating, speed skating, short-track speed skating and ice hockey. Ski mountaineering is scheduled to feature in the games due to make its debut in the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.[9]
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline.
Curling (3) ()
Biathlon (4) ()
Ice hockey (2) ()- Skating
Short-track speed skating (9) ()
Speed skating (11) ()
Figure skating (4) ()
Ski mountaineering (3) ()- Skiing
Alpine skiing (2) ()
Cross-country skiing (6) ()
Freestyle skiing (11) ()
Snowboarding (6) ()
Calendar
On 27 February 2024, OCA published competition schedule of 2025 Asian Winter Games.[8]
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| Event/Date→ | February 2025 | Events | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Wed | 6 Thu | 7 Fri | 8 Sat | 9 Sun | 10 Mon | 11 Tue | 12 Wed | 13 Thu | 14 Fri | |||
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||
| Skating |  Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||||
 Short-track speed skating | ● | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
 Figure skating | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
 Ice hockey | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
 Curling | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 3 | |
| Skiing |  Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
 Freestyle skiing | ● | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||||
 Snowboarding | ● | 2 | 2 | ● | 2 | 6 | ||||||
 Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
 Ski mountaineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total events | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 64 | ||||
| Cumulative total | 9 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 64 | |||||
| Event/Date→ | 5 Wed | 6 Thu | 7 Fri | 8 Sat | 9 Sun | 10 Mon | 11 Tue | 12 Wed | 13 Thu | 14 Fri | Events | |
| February 2025 | ||||||||||||
See also
- Previous Asian Winter Games in China
- 1996 Asian Winter Games – also held in Harbin
- 2007 Asian Winter Games – Changchun