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Feb 17 (Reuters) – China have dominated freestyle aerial skiing for several years and a bronze medal for Jia Zongyang on Monday was a paltry Olympic return for a powerhouse team that had been tipped for a clean sweep in the men’s final.

One by one, the Chinese contenders fell by the wayside and in the four-man final a spectacular jump by Anton Kushnir of Belarus put a stop to the Chinese challenge once and for all.

Read more here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/17/olympics-freestyle-aerials-china-idUSL3N0LM3HY20140217

Sochi’s slopes crashed China’s dreams for a gold medal in freestyle skiing women’s aerials at the Winter Olympics.

Xu Mengtao missed her landing Friday after leading the second final with a high score of 101.08. Xu said the slope felt steeper than normal. The 23 year-old from China’s northeastern Liaoning province earned silver with 83.50 points, behind Belarus skier Alla Tsuper’s 98.01.

Read more here:

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/02/16/china-still-searching-for-aerial-gold/

BEIJING, CHINA, May 30, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Mountain China Resorts (Holding) LimitedCA:MCG -33.33% (“MCR” or the “Company”) today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. MCR reports its results in Canadian Dollars.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mountain-china-resorts-reports-2014-first-quarter-financial-and-operational-results-2014-05-30-181735546?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Check out this video link. Shaun Rein, Managing Director at China Market Research, speaks with Wei Gu of the WSJ about the developing luxury sports industry in China. Some key points of the video are:

1. The trend in high end consumer behavior is moving from luxury consumer products to health and wellness activities.

2. Pollution in the cities is driving sports activities like skiing in the pristine mountain environments.

3. The piece highlights the projected 5-10 year growth of the Chinese ski industry.

click link below

http://live.wsj.com/video/developers-lure-rich-chinese-with-sports-facilities/52DDB515-DD48-4F4C-88B5-CC61416D69A3.html#!52DDB515-DD48-4F4C-88B5-CC61416D69A3