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Thai cross-country skiers Karen Shang Long (second from left) and Mark Shang Long (third from left) pose with their parents as they prepare for training in Europe (taken on January 24). Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of the interviewee)
Thai cross-country skier Karen Shanglong, left, interacts with a Greek athlete while training at the Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Ski Center at the Beijing Winter Olympics (photo taken on Feb. 2). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu
Thai cross-country skier Karen Shanglong (right) trains with coaches at the National Cross-Country Skiing Center in Zhangjiakou at the Beijing Winter Olympics (photo taken on Feb. 2). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu
Thai cross-country ski team athlete Karen Shanglong trains and prepares for the National Cross-Country Skiing Center in Zhangjiakou at the Beijing Winter Olympics (photo taken on February 2). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu
This is a photo of Thai athlete Karen Shanglong at the Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Center at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 2. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu
Thai cross-country skiing team athlete Karen Shanglong trains and prepares for the National Cross-Country SkiIng Center in the Zhangjiakou area of the Beijing Winter Olympics (photo taken on February 2). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu