Korean Alpine Skier Jung Dong-hyun holds the medal after winning a game in Hebei Province, in this photo provided by the U.S. East Coast Korean Ski Association, China, Dec. 13, 2024. Yonhap

Korean alpine skier Jung Dong-hyun claimed silver in the men's slalom event at the Asian Winter Games in China on Sunday for his fourth career medal at the continental competition.

After two runs at Yabuli Ski Resort, some 200 kilometers southeast of the main host city of Harbin, Jung posted a combined time of 1:29.09, finishing 0.97 second behind the gold medalist from Japan, Takayuki Koyama (1:28.12).

Another Japanese skier, Neo Kamada, got the bronze medal in 1:29.25.

Jung, 36, won the slalom gold at the previous Asiad in 2017 in Sapporo, Japan. At the 2011 competition in Kazakhstan, Jung grabbed gold in the combined event and bronze in downhill.

Alpine skiing at this year's Asiad only featured slalom races for men and women. On Saturday, Korea's Gim So-hui won silver in the women's slalom. (Yonhap)