Warming up for cold reality

China's Olympic hopefuls are getting head start on new season of challenges

China's preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics show no sign of slowing down in the midsummer heat, with top athletes embracing rigorous physical training to make the offseason count.

Running 3,000 meters a day doesn't seem quite relevant for fine-tuning curling skills, nor doing tire flips to help land tough snowboarding tricks. But these workouts have kept China's winter athletes busy on their mission to gain a physical head start on cold-weather regimens leading up to the 2022 Games.