Speedskater Chen Ying-chu yesterday made history as the first athlete representing Taiwan to secure a medal at the Asian Winter Games.
Competing at the HIC Speedskating Oval in Harbin, China, Chen clocked 10.510 seconds in the women’s 100m event, finishing third behind South Koreans Lee Na-hyum and Kim Min-sun, who posted times of 10.501 and 10.505 seconds respectively.
Her bronze medal ended Taiwan’s drought at the Asian Winter Games since the nation first participated in the second iteration in 1990.
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This year’s Games mark Chen’s debut at the event. Previously excelling in roller speedskating, she won six medals at world championships before transitioning to ice in 2023 to pursue her Olympic dream.
In addition to the 100m event, Chen is also set to compete in the women’s 500m today and the 1,000m on Tuesday.
Elsewhere in speedskating, Taiwan’s Tai Wei-lin finished 14th in the men’s 100m and 12th in the men’s 1,500m.
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In short track speedskating, Taiwan’s Tsai Chia-wei clocked 2 minutes, 24.309 seconds to finish seventh in the final of the men’s 1,500m, with South Korea’s Park Ji-won winning in 2 minutes, 16.927 seconds.
Tsai was the only Taiwanese to make a final in the short-track events yesterday, with action at the HIC Multifunctional Hall to conclude today.
In alpine skiing, Japan’s Chisaki Maeda won the women’s slalom in a combined time of 93.50, while Lee Wen-yi of Taiwan was 15.16 seconds behind with runs of 55.18 and 53.48 seconds to place well outside the medals.
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The Asian Winter Games features 1,270 athletes from 34 countries, including 67 from Taiwan.
Taiwan entered as the 27th delegation at the opening ceremony on Friday, with women’s ice hockey team captain Lin Yang-chi and men’s short track speedskater Lin Chun-chieh the nation’s flag bearers.
Lin Yang-chi’s team played South Korea yesterday, losing 3-2. Their record dropped to 1-3 after a win against Thailand and a loss to Kazakhstan.
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The men’s team were to play China after press time last night. Their goals record heading into the game was 46-1 after heavy losses against Kazakhstan and Japan.
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