Sidney K CHU
Hong Kong, ChinaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Short Track Speed Skating |
Men's 500m | 24 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 46 | Men's 500m | 2017 | Rotterdam, NED |
| 48 | Men's 1000m | 2017 | Rotterdam, NED |
| 53 | Men's 1500m | 2017 | Rotterdam, NED |
| 53 | Men's Overall | 2017 | Rotterdam, NED |
| World Junior Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 49 | Men's 1000m | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| 50 | Men's 1500m | 2019 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 50 | Men's 1500m | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| 55 | Men's Overall | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| 58 | Men's 500m | 2019 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 67 | Men's 1000m | 2019 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 70 | Men's 500m | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Men's 500m | Men's 1000m | Men's 1500m |
| 2021/22 | 80 | 70 | 72 |
| 2018/19 | 117 | 110 | |
| 2017/18 | 110 | ||
| 2016/17 | 112 | 139 | 124 |
| 2015/16 | 97 | 126 | |
Fitness, science
Athlete
Biology - George Washington University (Washington, DC, USA)
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Hong Kong Sports Institute
National: Sun Dandan (CHN)
2015 World Cup in Nagoya (500m - 37th, 1000m - 40th)
August 2017: Three fractures to his right ankle during training kept him out until November when he returned to compete at the World Cup in Shanghai.
2015
Took up short track at age 11, having previously tried ice hockey with his friends in Los Angeles, CA, USA. (gwtoday.gwu.edu)
"It's not just pure strength. There's racing strategy, understanding your opponents, understanding how they manoeuvre on the ice and putting your own racing strategy forward. There's also the precision of our equipment. With every temperature change on the ice, there are differences in our bend, and with every time we sharpen our skates, there's differences in our blade's radius." (news.cgtn.com, 2 Jan 2022)
Win a medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (wenweipo.com, 17 Dec 2021)
Training in Hong Kong during the pandemic was particularly challenging. "We were kind of stuck in Hong Kong and didn't have any access to ice for a whole year. Even if there was ice in Hong Kong, there were periods when it was in lockdown, and we couldn't go to the mainland to train because the border was closed and we didn't have time to do 21-day quarantines." (scmp.com, 4 Jan 2022)
His performance at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, where he progressed past the heats in every race. (isu.org)
Short track skater Apolo Anton Ohno (USA), two-time Olympic gold medallist and eight-time world champion.
Short track skater Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR), Vancouver 2010 Olympic relay silver medallist and seven-time world champion. (isu.org)
His coach, Sun Dandan (CHN). (Athlete, 6 Jan 2022)
"I don’t have any superstitions or rituals before I compete, but I always do a last minute check in with my coach using hand gestures while on the ice right before the race." (Athlete, 6 Jan 2022)
"Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion." - Muhammad Ali (isu.org)
Flagbearer at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony.
Winter Universiade flagbearer (2019)
