Shotlist FILE: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - Feb 4, 2025 1. Various of Olympic rings, Dolomite Mountains Canada - Recent 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Yang Yang, China's first Winter Olympic champion (partially overlaid with shots 3-5): "Because it was my last game in 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games it is very special for me to go back to Italy to have the Olympics with a different role, no more as athlete, but still very lucky to be involved. WADA, we are going to have an independent observe team there to look over all the anti-doping programs, try our best to reach out to all the athletes and give them a better understanding with (of) anti-doping, which is very important nowadays. And clean sports, everybody -- that's what we want. That's our mission and our goal." [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - Feb 4, 2025 3. Sign reading "Cortina" 4. Various of cable cars, people skiing FILE: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - Dec 9, 2021 5. Various of Olympics rings [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Rome, Italy - Dec 6, 2025 6. Sign of Olympics rings Canada - Recent 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Yang Yang, China's first Winter Olympic champion "Nowadays, with the social media, with all the technology, hopefully these games will create another history in terms of numbers of participation, numbers of audience." Rome, Italy - Dec 6, 2025 8. Olympics rings Canada - Recent 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Yang Yang, China's first Winter Olympic champion (partially overlaid with shots 10-12): "I think role models (are) always very important for promoting sports, especially with the young, with the kids, to participate in the winter sports, which is for the future. And these games, I'm sure we're going to have new stars, and the stars will inspire more people. Based on that, we also have the facilities, which is a legacy from the 2022 Winter Olympics. Those are very important for the fans -- when they are motivated by the stars, then they can experience (it) by themselves." [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, northeast China - Sept-Dec 2024 10. Various of skating test event in progress for Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games 11. Ice hockey test event in progress FILE: Shangzhi County, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, northeast China - Jan 2025 12. Various of skiing test event in progress [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Rome, Italy - Dec 6, 2025 13. Olympics rings, building Storyline Yang Yang, China’s first Winter Olympic champion and now a vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), shared her expectations for next year’s Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in an exclusive interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN). The short track speed skating legend also reflected on the role today’s athletes play as role models and said returning to Italy in her new capacity is especially meaningful, as she competed in her final Games at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. "Because it was my last game in 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games it is very special for me to go back to Italy to have the Olympics with a different role, no more as athlete, but still very lucky to be involved. WADA, we are going to have an independent observe team there to look over all the anti-doping programs, try our best to reach out to all the athletes and give them a better understanding with (of) anti-doping, which is very important nowadays. And clean sports, everybody -- that's what we want. That's our mission and our goal," said Yang. The WADA vice president expressed hope that the Milano–Cortina Games will set new records for participation and audience size, driven by the reach of social media and modern technology. "Nowadays, with the social media, with all the technology, hopefully these games will create another history in terms of numbers of participation, numbers of audience," she said. The 49-year-old former athlete also emphasized the importance of role models in encouraging young people to take up winter sports and shaping the sport’s future. "I think role models (are) always very important for promoting sports, especially with the young, with the kids, to participate in the winter sports, which is for the future. And these games, I'm sure we're going to have new stars, and the stars will inspire more people. Based on that, we also have the facilities, which is a legacy from the 2022 Winter Olympics. Those are very important for the fans -- when they are motivated by the stars, then they can experience (it) by themselves," she said. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]