SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cross-country skier Man Dandan grabbed China's first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games and Zang Ruxin added one from snowboard on Sunday.

Minutes after Man finished first in three hours, 48 minutes and 29 seconds in the women's 1.4km sprint classical race, the 22-year-old Zang won the women's snowboard slalom, sending China over Japan and South Korea to first place on the medal table.

Japan and South Korea each picked one gold from snowboard on Sunday.