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.

After two heavy defeats on its debut at the Winter Asian Games, the Indian men’s ice hockey team registered a historic win after it beat Macao, China 4-2 at the Harbin Ice Hockey Arena on Sunday.

China dominated Thailand 8-0 to clinch their first win in the men's ice hockey Group A match at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games on Friday.

Sofiya Zubkova (R) of Kazakhstan celebrates her goal with teammates during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and Thailand at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

HARBIN, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan maintained its undefeated record in women's ice hockey, beating South Korea 1-0 in overtime at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games on Sunday with both teams having secured their spots in the medal round by finishing top two in Group B.

Figure skater Kim Hyun-gyeom at Asian Winter Games Kim Hyun-gyeom of South Korea performs in the men's singles free program at the Asian Winter Games at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall in Harbin,