In a frosty town in Sweden, about 8,000 kilometers from their subtropical home, Hong Kong's Santas have emerged as a red-suited force to be reckoned with. They eat porridge better than the world's top Santas. They ride a mechanical reindeer and push a sled with the best. For the past four years, Hong Kong entrants in the Santa Winter Games have finished in the medals.

在寒冷的瑞典小镇，来自约8,000公里之外的亚热带香港的圣诞老人成了一股不容小觑的“红色力量。在这里，他们比世界顶级圣诞老人更会喝粥，同时还与最优秀的“同行一起骑机械式驯鹿，一起推雪橇。过去四年，参加圣诞老人冬季运动会(Santa Winter Games)的香港选手从来没有空手而归。

The secret to the Hong Kong Santas' success is a combination of solid financial backing, strategic planning and a 10-day Santa boot camp. To practice for the sled-racing event, they imported a Swedish sled but added wheels to the runners to account for Hong Kong's lack of snow.

香港圣诞老人取得成功的秘诀就是雄厚的财力支持、完备的战略规划和一个为期10天的圣诞老人集训，缺一不可。为了练习雪橇比赛，他们专门进口了一个瑞典雪橇，但因为香港少雪，又给滑走部分加装了轮子。

The Santa Winter Games -- which pits competitors from around the globe in five events -- have been held in Gallivare, Sweden, since 2003.

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