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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
‘Extremely improper’ Taiwan skater who wore China outfit may be punished
‘Athletes on the national team … should maintain our national dignity and honour. Her conduct … failed to meet public expectations,’ Premier Su says.
21 Feb 2022 - 8:07PM
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Olympics spirit ‘is real’, says Hong Kong’s Beijing Games skater Chu
20 Feb 2022 - 6:01PM
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Hong Kong squad to miss Winter Olympics closing ceremony
20 Feb 2022 - 3:19PM
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
Hong Kong Olympian Chu to open local speedskating academy
The 22-year-old targets low-cost ‘interest classes’ in city’s biggest rinks for people of ‘all ages and skating abilities’ – ‘we want to break the image that skating is only for the top, elite echelon class of people’.
19 Feb 2022 - 8:15AM
Hong Kong short-track speedskater Sidney Chu before the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
Hong Kong government’s ice rink plans ‘surreal’, Olympic skater Chu says
Beijing Games competitor Sidney Chu and Hong Kong’s first Winter Olympian Christy Ren outline how short-track speedskating would benefit from an international standard ice rink, from grass roots to elite level.
19 Feb 2022 - 12:27AM
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Why South Korea is still riled by ‘injustice’ of short-track 1,000m race loss
Country skaters Lee June-seo and Hwang Dae-heon were disqualified in semi-finals of speedskating race, and China’s Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong went on to take gold and silver after benefiting from the decisions.
18 Feb 2022 - 3:49AM
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Black and Hispanic skiers a rare sight on Western teams
The US Alpine sking team are entirely white while snowboarders and freestyle skiers include Asian-Americans.
17 Feb 2022 - 2:25PM
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American Erin Jackson is the first Black woman to win speedskating gold at the Winter Olympics, in the 500m event in Beijing. Photo: AP
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
Hong Kong, China to ‘strengthen winter sports ties’ after Beijing Olympics
With Hong Kong’s first international-standard ice skating rink still in the works, Hong Kong’s Beijing Winter Olympics chef de mission Karl Kwok targets more cross-border training and ‘snow sports tourism’.
16 Feb 2022 - 6:04PM
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Hungary’s Liu brothers strengthen their bonds with China
The pair’s father is from Tianjin and their strong north-eastern Chinese accent is a source of admiration for their China fans.
15 Feb 2022 - 12:13PM
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Hungarian-Chinese Liu Shaoang wins short-track 500m gold
World champion Liu becomes Hungary’s first-ever individual gold medallist at the Winter Olympics after a dominant win in the final.
13 Feb 2022 - 10:09PM
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Who is China’s men’s 500m speedskating champion Gao Tingyu?
The 24-year-old has been eyeing Olympic gold ever since he won bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
12 Feb 2022 - 8:44PM
China’s Gao Tingyu is China’s fourth gold medallist of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
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Emotional Gao hails ‘passionate’ fans after speedskating gold
Gao completed an all-Asian podium with South Korea’s Cha Min-kyu taking silver and Japan’s Wataru Morishige winning bronze.
12 Feb 2022 - 10:49PM
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Sidney Chu ‘very satisfied’ despite bowing out of Winter Olympics heats
‘To compete next to Wu Dajing is already an incredible achievement,’ the 22-year-old says of China’s reigning Olympic champion.
12 Feb 2022 - 12:54AM
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Hong Kong’s Chu to make debut against Olympic gold medallist Wu Dajing
The 22-year-old Sidney Chu outlines ‘very difficult race’ and ‘disadvantageous’ start position in the men’s 500m short-track speedskating heats against world record-holder Wu Dajing.
13 Feb 2022 - 3:20PM
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Fans accuse Chinese speed skater of ‘Mario Kart’ trick to trip opponent
Footage from women’s 500m race at Winter Olympics appears to show Fan Kexin flicking a rink marker into the skates of Alyson Charles.
11 Feb 2022 - 1:06AM
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Fan Kexin (top) of China and Alyson Charles of Canada fall onto the rink during the women’s 500m quarter-finals. Photo: Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi
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Olympics wrap: Ren Ziwei loses third short-track gold; King ‘gave it my best’
Speed skater was looking to add 1,500m title to the 1,000m and team relay golds he has already won. Earlier, Hong Kong skier Audrey King crashed out of the women’s slalom on her Olympic debut.
10 Feb 2022 - 12:56AM
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Five things to watch on Day 5 at the Winter Olympics
Hong Kong finally joins the fray in Beijing with alpine skier Audrey King up in women’s slalom, while China goes for more gold in speedskating and makes its debut in Nordic combined.
9 Feb 2022 - 9:01AM
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Fans of K-pop group BTS battle Chinese netizens over Olympics DQ
‘BTS ARMY’ jump to defence of group’s leader RM after Instagram post supporting South Korean short track speed skater sparks anger online in China.
9 Feb 2022 - 12:41AM
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BTS leader RM (left) is being hounded by Chinese netizens after an Instagram story post showing support for South Korea short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon. Photo: Big Hit Entertainment via Instagram/@rkive
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Coaches Kim, An spark Chinese adulation and South Korean anger
Team China’s ‘gentle and adorable’ Coach Kim becomes hit with Weibo users after Ren Ziwei and Li Welong win Winter Olympics medals, with assistant An branded ‘traitor’ by former compatriots.
8 Feb 2022 - 7:15PM
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Five things to watch on Day 4 of the Winter Olympics
China hoping for more medals with golden girl Eileen Gu up in freestyle skiing big air final, while Japan’s ‘Ice Prince’ Yuzuru Hanyu makes his Beijing 2022 bow.
18 Apr 2022 - 5:23PM
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Ren takes gold in dramatic 1,000m race, as China end day with three medals
Short-track speed skater Ren Ziwei wins his second gold of the Winter Olympics, with Li Wenlong taking silver. Snowboarder Su Yiming claims silver of his own in slopestyle.
8 Feb 2022 - 3:29AM
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Snowboarder Su Yiming could lead China gold rush at Winter Olympics
Teenager announces himself on Olympic stage in style during slopestyle qualification run and will be among favourites to take gold on Monday.
6 Feb 2022 - 10:37PM
China’s Su Yiming in action during his first qualification run in the slopestyle. Photo: Reuters
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Why was Hong Kong’s Olympic opening ceremony delegation so small?
‘This is the largest delegation in Hong Kong history, but it didn’t seem like it’, says 22-year-old short-track speed skater Sidney Chu, as chef de mission Kwok explains IOC’s ‘strict’ opening ceremony field limits.
6 Feb 2022 - 2:15PM
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China’s Winter Olympic legend Wang predicts ‘breakthrough’ for team Hong Kong
The mainland’s most decorated Winter Olympian details relationship with team Hong Kong having trained together multiple times, saying ‘everyone has a chance in this discipline’.
6 Feb 2022 - 1:44PM
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Emotional Wu lost for words after China’s golden start to Winter Olympics
Speed skaters Wu Dajing, Qu Chunyu, Fan Kexin and Ren Ziwei win mixed relay after controversial ruling in semi-final sees them through to last four.
6 Feb 2022 - 6:55AM
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