The 2017 event was the eighth staging of the Asian Winter Games, with Sapporo hosting them for the third time, following 1986 and 1990. It was the fourth time Japan had staged the Games.

HARBIN, China--The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in Harbin, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in Friday’s men’s final against ...

Sapporo hosted the first and second Asian Winter Games in 1986 and 1990. "Compared to the first and second Asian Winter Games the standard of living for the whole of Asia has been raised.