The Sixth Shandong Winter Sports Games, which is sponsored by Shandong Administration of Sports, opened in Yantai city's Fushan district on Dec 16.

It was the first time that Yantai has hosted the opening ceremony of the provincial games. 

At the opening ceremony, a dazzling array of performances featuring ice and snow sports were staged to showcase Yantai people's enthusiasm for winter sports.

The host district Fushan piloted the introduction of ice and snow sports in schools in 2019 and has since carried out short-track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating and curling events.

This edition of the provincial winter sports games is scheduled to run through the middle of February 2023 and consists of six snow sports and six ice sports, with a total of 67 events and five divisions.

Yantai's Fushan district is scheduled to host three events – short-track speed skating, slalom skating and figure skating – while others will be held in Jinan, Tai'an, Binzhou and Linyi.

An ice hockey performance is staged at the opening ceremony of the Sixth Shandong Winter Sports Games in Yantai on Dec 16. [Photo/Yantai Daily]