Mountains of prep for 2022 hopefuls

China's prospective Olympians hit the hills at European training camps

Thousands of miles from home, Chinese athletes are sweating it out on the snowy slopes of Europe in pursuit of their Olympic dream.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, with temperatures plummeting to near-20 C, nine Chinese teenagers hit the hill at Kremmerlibakkene, near the central Norwegian city of Lillehammer.