Abstract: Following the goal of building a leading sports nation featuring socialist modernization, the development of ice and snow sports in China should make good use of the legacy of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in constructing a leading ice and snow sports nation. By applying the new concept of development to the whole process of ice and snow sports development in China, and examining the status que of mass ice and snow sports, competitive ice and snow sports, and ice and snow sports industry in China with reference to the five strategic tasks given in the Outline for the Construction of a Leading Sports Nation, this paper puts forward the following strategies: (1) popularize mass ice and snow sports to boost the implementation of the Healthy China strategy; (2) develop the overall competitive strength of winter sports through developing ice and snow sports to enhance the ability of winning glory for the country; (3) improve the operational efficiency of ice and snow sports industry to foster economic development; (4) facilitate the cultural inheritance of ice and snow sports to carry forward the spirit of Chinese sports; and (5) strengthen the international exchanges and cooperation in ice and snow sports to serve the major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.

Key words: construction of a leading sports nation, ice and snow sports, new concept of development, five strategic tasks