After four days of competition at the fifth Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest, time to complete the snow sculptures ran out on January 13.

A committee judged the eleven snow sculptures and awarded first prize to a Russian team for their piece "Russian Bathroom." Second prizes were awarded to one Chinese team for "Warrior God Chiyou" and a Hong Kong team for "International Lion Aggregate Symbol;" third prize for a Canadian team's "New Life", a Chinese team's "The Legend of Riyuetan Pool" and an American team's "Millenium Bug." "China Welcomes You" by a Swiss team was awarded the jury's special prize.