Hong Kong speed skater Joey Lam ‘dreaming’ after claiming city’s best finish at Winter Games
The 19-year-old, making her Olympic debut, finished seventh in a competitive field that saw a South Korean 1-2 finish
Hong Kong’s Joey Lam Ching‑yan finished seventh in the final of the women’s 1,500m short-track speedskating at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday, the city’s best finish at the Winter Olympics.
Lam finished with a time of 2:35.755 in a final that was won by Kim Gil-li of South Korea, followed by compatriot Choi Min-jeong with silver and Corinne Stoddard of the US claiming bronze.
The best finish before Lam was Han Yueshuang’s 18th place, also in speed skating, at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.
Making her debut at the Winter Olympics, the 19-year-old was joined by Alpine skiers Adrian Yung Hau‑tsuen and Eloise King Yung‑shih, and fellow short-track speed skater Darren Kwok Tsz‑fung.
“It is absolutely unbelievable. I still feel like I am dreaming. I never thought I could make it to the Final A before. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way and encouraged me to never give up,” Lam said.
Chinese skater Yang Jingru recorded a time of 2:32.713 to finish fourth.