Heavy snow fell across all venues, including the Teine Alpine resort, on a day of blizzard conditions at Sapporo 2017 ©ITG

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Kazakhstan superbly finished in first and second position in the mixed biathlon relay ©Izturgan Aldauyev
Kazakhstan superbly finished in first and second position in the mixed biathlon relay ©Izturgan Aldauyev
Kazakhstan's first and second placed mixed relay teams join together at the end of the race ©Izturgan Aldauyev
Kazakhstan's first and second placed mixed relay teams join together at the end of the race ©Izturgan Aldauyev
Zhang Yiwei of China, centre, won the men's halfpipe snowboard competition ©Getty Images
Zhang Yiwei of China, centre, won the men's halfpipe snowboard competition ©Getty Images
Liu Jiayu produced a sparkling first run to win the women's halfpipe snowboard gold ©Getty Images
Liu Jiayu produced a sparkling first run to win the women's halfpipe snowboard gold ©Getty Images
Japan’s Emi Hasegawa added the slalom gold to her earlier giant slalom success ©Getty Images
Japan’s Emi Hasegawa added the slalom gold to her earlier giant slalom success ©Getty Images
Jung Dong-hyun led home a South Korean one-two in terrible conditions in the men's slalom event ©Getty Images
Jung Dong-hyun led home a South Korean one-two in terrible conditions in the men's slalom event ©Getty Images
Yu Xiaoyu and Zhang Hao won the gold medal for China in pairs figure skating ©Getty Images
Yu Xiaoyu and Zhang Hao won the gold medal for China in pairs figure skating ©Getty Images
Tae Ok Ryom and Ju Sik Kim won pairs bronze to claim North Korea's first medal of Sapporo 2017 ©Getty Images
Tae Ok Ryom and Ju Sik Kim won pairs bronze to claim North Korea's first medal of Sapporo 2017 ©Getty Images


Zijun Li of China competes in the women's figure skating ©Getty Images
Zijun Li of China competes in the women's figure skating ©Getty Images