Ahenaer ADAKE

People's Republic of China

Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.65/5'4''

Place of birth: XINJIANG

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Residence Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Speed Skating	Women's 1500m	17
	Women's 3000m	17
	Women's Team Pursuit CHN People's Republic of China	5

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's 3000m	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's 1500m	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's Team Pursuit Quarterfinals	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's Team Pursuit Final C	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Four Continents Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women's Team Pursuit	2020	Milwaukee, WI, USA
4	Women's Mass Start	2020	Milwaukee, WI, USA
6	Women's 3000m	2020	Milwaukee, WI, USA
11	Women's 1500m	2020	Milwaukee, WI, USA

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Mandarin Chinese

Club name:

Xinjiang Winter Sports Management Center

Other sports:

She started with short track speed skating and switched to long track speed skating in 2018.

Debut:

2020 Four Continents Championships in Milwaukee (1500m - 11th, 3000m - 6th, Mass Start - 4th)
2021 World Cup in Tomaszow-Mazowiecki (1500m B - 11th, 3000m B - 8th)

Start:

Initially competing in short track, she switched to speed skating in 2018.

Reason:

"I just wanted to have a try at long-distance. I am getting better and better, making breakthroughs constantly. I feel I might be more capable in speed skating. I'm now making some plans for the future." (chinadaily.com.cn, 26 Mar 2019)

Ambition:

"It's a long journey. Like most Chinese skaters, I'm good in curves but bad on strength. For me, to get on the ice of the Olympics is the priority. I believe I can do it." (chinadaily.com.cn, 26 Mar 2019)

General Interest

LEGENDARY COACH
Behind Adake's development is Xin Qingshan (CHN), the godfather of Chinese speed skating, who coached Yang Yang, China's first Winter Olympic champion, as well as several other World Championship gold medallists, including Li Jiajun, Li Yan and Wang Chunlu. In January 2018, Xin journeyed to Xinjiang to train locals in both short track and distance speed skating. He was not initially overly impressed with Adake. "She's improved a lot, but still has a lot of work to do as her time was 7:19.32. Our skaters have a long way to catch up with the world's best in long-distance events."

After training with Xin for a year, Adake said he is very strict on the ice but also very considerate and respectful. "It's my great honour to train with coach Xin. I was not used to his style at first, but now I am getting better." (chinadaily.com.cn, 26 Mar 2019)

Milestones

Finished fifth in the team pursuit and 17th in both the 1500m and the 3000m at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

At her first national championships in March 2019, she won gold in the 5000m and silver in both the 3000m and team pursuit. She won a second national title in 2020 (small combination).

Finished second in the 1500m at the 2019 Junior World Cup in Helsinki, less than six months after switching to speed skating.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/ahnaeradake/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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