Skaters unbowed by uphill battle
China DailySingapore's Alyssa Pok competes in the short-track speed skating women's 1,500m quarterfinals during the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, the Heilongjiang provincial capital, on Friday. Though standing far behind the sport's powerhouses, at least for now, a fact underlined by their lack of medals at the Winter Asiad in Harbin, Singapore's short-track speed skating team remains upbeat and serious about its mission — trying to put the tropical nation on the sport's map — even against the greatest odds. None of its four skaters made it into the final A race in any of the events in Harbin after they overcame enormous challenges, including the closure of their training base and Singapore's only Olympic-sized ice rink, to make their debut at the continental winter sports gala. I could have done better, but I think I'm quite satisfied with my results," Alyssa Pok, Singapore's best-performing female in Harbin, told Winter Asiad after making it into the 1,000m final B on Sunday.
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