China's Ning Zhongyan reacts after the men's 1000m Division A race at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Beijing on Nov. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Ning Zhongyan and Liu Mengting have been named as the Chinese delegation's flagbearers for the opening ceremony of the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games.

Ning, 25, is a star speed skater who has won multiple ISU World Cup medals since 2019.

China's Liu Mengting poses for a photo after winning gold in the women's freeski big air at China's National Winter Games in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on February 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Liu, 20, made history in January by claiming her first FIS Freeski World Cup victory in the women's big air event in Klagenfurt, Austria.

The opening ceremony of the Harbin Asian Winter Games is scheduled to take place on Friday.