Skaters unbowed by uphill battle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Skaters unbowed by uphill battle

China Daily  

Singapore's Brandon Pok competes during the short-track speed skating men's 1,500m final B during the Asian Winter Games in Harbin on Saturday. Alyssa qualified for the 2020 Youth Winter Olympics in Switzerland, representing Singapore on the country's YOG debut, before Brandon made it to the junior world championships in 2022 in Poland. As part of a cooperation deal between the Chinese and Singaporean skating associations, coach Zhao Yanzhi, a former Chinese short-track athlete, was sent to coach Singapore's young talent, including the Pok siblings, in 2019. After racing in her coach's home country, and in the cradle of winter sports in China, Alyssa said she was shocked by the enthusiasm of Chinese toward skating.

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Skaters unbowed by uphill battle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Skaters unbowed by uphill battle

China Daily  

Singapore's Brandon Pok competes during the short-track speed skating men's 1,500m final B during the Asian Winter Games in Harbin on Saturday. Alyssa qualified for the 2020 Youth Winter Olympics in Switzerland, representing Singapore on the country's YOG debut, before Brandon made it to the junior world championships in 2022 in Poland. As part of a cooperation deal between the …

Limited ice time, unlimited potential
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Limited ice time, unlimited potential

China Daily  

Wu Ji-Cih wheels away to celebrate her goal in Chinese Taipei's 5-1 defeat to Kazakhstan at the 2025 Asian Winter Games. "Taipei has only one ice rink up to competition standards, which is shared among ice hockey, speed skating, and figure skating programs," she explained. A former roller skater, she was discovered by the Chinese Taipei U18 women's ice hockey …

Figuring out the future
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Figuring out the future

China Daily  

Women's singles skater Zhu Yi performs a routine during a media day training session earlier this month. XINHUA As is normal for the host, Team China has been granted a full quota of entries in all four disciplines at the Chongqing meet, which will serve as a key opportunity for more Chinese skaters to achieve the minimum scores required to …

Figuring out the future
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Figuring out the future

China Daily  

Pairs skaters Yang Yixi and Deng Shunyang execute a routine during a media day training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing earlier this month. XINHUA Both starting at a youth gymnastics program in their native Guangxi province, the 17-year-old Yang and her 20-year-old partner Deng, made a bold decision in 2018 to switch to a winter sport that …

Slippery start to steep learning curve
2 years, 4 months ago

Slippery start to steep learning curve

China Daily  

Lin Xiaojun of China takes the lead in a 2,000m mixed relay semifinal during an ISU World Cup meet in Montreal, Canada, last weekend. Young Team China speedsters miss out on medals but bank valuable experience at first leg of World Cup series Despite leaving the World Cup season opener empty-handed, the Chinese short-track speed skating team hailed the Canadian …

US figure skaters still await medals from Beijing Games
2 years, 5 months ago

US figure skaters still await medals from Beijing Games

Associated Press  

Every once in a while, Nathan Chen and the rest of the American figure skaters who finished second in the team event at the Beijing Olympics will get on a group chat and catch up on everything happening in their lives. “We get updates and it’s always, ‘We have no idea what’s going on.’ That’s super annoying.” The U.S. Olympic …

Zhu Yi: Who is the Chinese figure skater facing brutal trolling at the Winter Olympics in Beijing?
3 years, 1 month ago

Zhu Yi: Who is the Chinese figure skater facing brutal trolling at the Winter Olympics in Beijing?

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Team event up 1st as Olympic figure skating begins
3 years, 1 month ago

Team event up 1st as Olympic figure skating begins

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The team competition in Olympic figure skating has always been a three-team scramble for the podium. “It’s important any time you compete,” said Nathan Chen, who performed his short program for the U.S. team in Pyeongchang and finished a lackluster fourth in it. “The pairs will have the hardest time moving from the front end to the back …

Yinchuan promotes its icy assets to youngsters
3 years, 3 months ago

Yinchuan promotes its icy assets to youngsters

China Daily  

Young athletes showed their enthusiasm for ice and snow sports at the first short track speed skating championship for students held recently held in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The two-day event attracted 17 teams, including 69 students from age 5 to 12, for competition in 200-meter, 500-meter and 1,000-meter short track speed skating. "I met many friends during the …

Pride for Asian-American skaters as they take to Olympic ice
7 years, 1 month ago

Pride for Asian-American skaters as they take to Olympic ice

Associated Press  

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Keita Horiko glided across the rink at the Ice House, picking up speed as he attempted a jump — and sprawled in a fall as he came back down. “I think it’s supercool and exciting,” said Mai Hoang Parmentier, 35, of Yakima, Washington, who got into watching skating when she saw Yamaguchi compete. “Winning really creates interest.” …

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