As the clock ticks until the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the ​Secret Garden resort in Zhangjiakou, China, has already been put through its paces with ski and snowboard cross competitions this past weekend.

Snowboard cross is an action-packed, audience-friendly sport whose top athletes have the Olympics firmly in their sights.

CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy reports.

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