Goh secured her qualification in November in Shanghai, after which she was ranked 36th in the world. She trains six times a week, six hours per day, which includes a two-hour ice session that starts at 5 am , and off-the-rink training for another four hours.
Mall rink training might lead another Southeast Asian nation to an Olympic debut next time around—Cambodia is hoping to skate its way to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Correction, Feb. An earlier version of this post said the latter two contingents were in addition to the By providing your email, you agree to the Quartz Privacy Policy.
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Like us on Facebook: www. Also making history is Simidele Adeagbo, who represents the country in skeleton. She is also a former track and field athlete and only started training for the winter sport in recent years.
The island nation in Southeast Asia will be represented by year-old Cheyenne Goh, who was born in Singapore but moved to Canada at the age of four, where she learned to ice skate. The sport is gaining pace in Singapore. Some 10 hopefuls in the national team train twice a week in the country's only Olympic-sized rink.
The coach for the national team is four-time Olympics gold medalist, Chun Lee-kyung, a South Korean who is based in Singapore. Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that figure skater Julian Yee now trains primarily in Canada. Skip Navigation. Key Points. Five tropical countries are taking part in the Winter Olympics for the first time ever in The participating athletes, who have their roots in those countries, share a common theme: Many have moved and are training elsewhere.
VIDEO He was born in Canada, after his parents fled their home country due to a war. The year-old will be participating in giant slalom and slalom skiing. This Southeast Asian country is represented by two athletes.
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