Hong Kong at the 2018 Winter Olympics
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Hong Kong, a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China, sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The delegation competed under the name "Hong Kong, China" (中國香港). This was the SAR's 5th appearance at a Winter Olympics. Hong Kong's team consisted of one female alpine skier, Arabella Ng.[1] The use in the traditional Korean Hangul alphabet which placed last before the host nation in the Parade of Nations.[2][3]
| Hong Kong at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HKG |
| NOC | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Arabella Ng |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Background
Hong Kong began competing in the Summer Olympic Games in 1952, and have participated in every Summer Olympics since, excluding the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.[4][5] Hong Kong was a British colony until the 1997 transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.[6] The SAR retained the right to send separate teams to the Olympics and other international sporting events that it had enjoyed under British rule.[7] Hong Kong made its Winter Olympic Games debut in 2002 at Salt Lake City.[5] Hong Kong has never won a Winter Olympics medal.[5] For the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics held from 9 to 25 February 2018, the SAR's delegation consisted of one alpine skier, Arabella Ng.[1] Ng was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[8]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Hong Kong delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alpine skiing
Hong Kong qualified one female athlete, Arabella Ng.[9][10] Hong Kong made its debut in the sport at the Winter Olympics, as it has only competed in short track speed skating at its first four appearances.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Arabella Ng | Women's giant slalom | 1:27:25 | 63 | 1:23:29 | 55 | 2:50:54 | 56 |
| Women's slalom | DNF | ||||||
See also
References
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