Trailblazer Ning Qin giving back to next-gen

Trailblazing Chinese freestyle skier Ning Qin has announced her retirement from competition due to injury but is continuing in the sport as coach of the Jilin provincial team at China's 14th National Winter Games.

"Honestly I am a little apprehensive about coaching. I only cared about my own training when I was an athlete, but now I have to take responsibility for my team," said Ning, who became the first Chinese to compete in an Olympic moguls competition at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, where she ranked 18th.

She first took up freestyle skiing in 2000 at the age of 8, focusing on aerials. However, she suffered a compound tibial and fibular fracture four years later, which prompted her to give moguls a try in 2008.