Han Soojin (L) of South Korea vies with Malika Aldabergenova of Kazakhstan during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and South Korea at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
HARBIN, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan maintained its undefeated record in women's ice hockey, beating South Korea 1-0 in overtime at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games on Sunday with both teams having secured their spots in the medal round by finishing top two in Group B.
Despite a total of 34 shots on goal, neither team broke the deadlock in regular time. The decisive moment came early in overtime when forward Alexandra Shegay finally scored to seal Kazakhstan's victory.
Kazakhstan and South Korea will join Group A top-ranked teams China and Japan, who just finished the Olympic qualification tournament, to battle for podium positions.
Another women's match on Sunday saw Chinese Taipei defeat Hong Kong, China 6-1. On the men's side, Kuwait cruised past Bahrain 34-0, Kyrgyzstan dominated Singapore 11-2, India beat Macao, China 4-2, and Hong Kong, China defeated Turkmenistan 5-1, with three Turkmenistan players penalized for post-match fighting. ■
Anastassiya Orazbayeva (C) of Kazakhstan competes during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and South Korea at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Goalkeeper Arina Chshyokolova (C) of Kazakhstan makes a save during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and South Korea at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Madina Tursynova (R) of Kazakhstan competes during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and South Korea at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)
Eom Suyeon (bottom, L) of South Korea competes during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and South Korea at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)
Jung Siyun (2nd L) of South Korea competes during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and South Korea at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Park Jongah (L) of South Korea competes during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and South Korea at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)
