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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jun 15, 2012 9:33:13 GMT -8
Please post news, photos and other info about Hong Kong's short-track skaters here!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jan 31, 2014 20:21:05 GMT -8
I've seen him for years in World Cups as LUI Pan To Barton - an intriguing name, to be sure. But he has improved steadily, and I'm happy to report that he will be representing Hong Kong in Sochi! The name always tripped me up - 'Barton Lui' is SO much easier to wrap my Western-oriented head around! Talk about determination - you GO, guy!!! Olympics: Skater is Hong Kong's first male Winter OlympianGlobalPost.com / January 31, 2014 While other teens hit the air-conditioned malls to shop or watch movies, the young Lui headed to the handful boasting their own ice rinks, the only places he could train as Hong Kong has no facilities of international standard...
..."You won't find a big ice rink at shopping malls. For a sport that requires speed, it's hard to practise," said Lui, forced to jostle with leisure skaters. Read it all: www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140131/olympics-skater-hong-kongs-first-male-winter-olympian |
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