When China's snowboard cross athlete Yongchin Lhamo secured a ticket to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in mid-January, two firsts occurred: She became the first Winter Olympian from Tibet Autonomous Region as well as the first Chinese athlete to take part in the most electrifying event of the Games.

"It's my first time competing in the Winter Olympics on behalf of our country. I hope I can achieve concrete results," the 18-year-old said on the eve of the Chinese New Year, 10 days before her scheduled Olympic debut on February 9.

Yongchin Lhamo majored in soccer at the Tibet Sports Vocational School, but after 2018, she shifted to snowboard cross...

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（Text by Mickey Li）