Singapore at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:SGP
Nocname:Singapore National Olympic Council
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2018
Flagcaption:Flag of Singapore
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Cheyenne Goh (opening)
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. This marked the debut for Singapore at the Winter Olympics. The country was represented by single competitor, speed skater Cheyenne Goh. She did not advance out of the qualifying round of her event, the women's 1500 metres race.

Background

Singapore, then a British colony, first joined Olympic competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and have participated in every Summer Olympic Games since, except 1964, where Singaporean athletes competed as part of the Malaysian team, and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] [3] This was Singapore's debut appearance at a Winter Olympic Games.[4] The only athlete Singapore qualified was Cheyenne Goh, a short-track speed skater.[5] A former Olympian in table tennis for Singapore in the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tan Paey Fern, was named as the chef de mission of the team.[6] [7] Goh was chosen as the flag bearer for the parade of nations during the opening ceremony, while a volunteer from the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games carried the Singaporean flag for the closing ceremony.[8] [9] On carrying the flag, Goh said "I'm really excited and it's a pretty big honour to be able to be doing this, I think it's really cool,"[10]

Short track speed skating

See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. On 23 November it was announced by the International Skating Union (ISU) that Singapore had received a qualifying place for the women's 1500 m speed skating competition.[11] [12] Goh, who was 18 years old at the time of the Peyongchang Olympics, put her studies on hold to pursue competing in the Olympics.[13] She was born in Singapore, but has lived in Canada since the age of four. The women's 1500 metres race took place on 17 February.[14] Goh finished fifth in her heat with a time of 2 minutes and 36.9 seconds, and failed to advance to the semi-finals.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. 79. 21 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180427191029/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v1pt1.pdf. 27 April 2018. live.
  2. Web site: Singapore. Sports Reference. 21 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093312/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SGP/. 14 November 2017. dead.
  3. News: 54 Boycotted in 1980. 10 May 1984. The New York Times. 1 May 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091021/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/10/world/54-boycotted-in-1980.html. 30 January 2018.
  4. News: Chia. Nicole. 24 November 2017. Winter sports: Cheyenne Goh, 18, becomes first Singapore athlete to qualify for Olympics, will race in Pyeongchang. The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202235845/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/cheyenne-goh-18-becomes-first-singaporean-athlete-to-qualify-for-winter-olympics-will-race-at?xtor=CS3-18. 2 December 2017. live.
  5. News: 24 November 2017. Skater Cheyenne Goh qualifies for Winter Olympics, a first for Singapore. Channel NewsAsia. Singapore. 25 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124150925/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/skater-cheyenne-goh-qualifies-for-winter-olympics-a-first-for-9437560. 24 November 2017. live.
  6. News: 10 January 2018. Olympian Tan Paey Fern to be chef de mission for Singapore's first Winter Olympics outing. Channel NewsAsia. Singapore. 12 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130613/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/singapore-s-first-winter-olympian-cheyenne-goh-looks-forward-to-9478810. 26 December 2017. live.
  7. News: Chia. Nicole. 10 January 2018. Olympics: Former table tennis player Tan Paey Fern is Singapore's chef de mission for PyeongChang Winter Games. The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112000646/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/olympics-former-table-tennis-player-tan-paey-fern-is-singapores-chef-de-mission-for. 12 January 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Closing Ceremony Flagbearers – Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 19 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419194641/https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/Games/Winter-Games/Games-PyeongChang-2018-Winter-Olympic-Games/Ceremonies/PyeongChang-2018-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-Bearers.pdf#_ga=2.113408207.917758768.1519568732-1155673656.1518304175. 19 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Opening Ceremony Flagbearers – Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 19 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228001620/https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/Games/Winter-Games/Games-PyeongChang-2018-Winter-Olympic-Games/Ceremonies/PyeongChang-2018-Opening-Ceremony-Flagbearers.pdf#_ga=2.141341425.2132925313.1518270684-1570468165.1518270684. 28 February 2018.
  10. Web site: Winter Olympics: A big honour to be Singapore's flag-bearer, says Republic's first Winter Olympian Cheyenne Goh. The Straits Times. 10 February 2018. 10 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180121/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/cheyennes-proud-moment. 10 February 2018. live.
  11. Web site: XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang: Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating. International Skating Union (ISU). 23 November 2017. 24 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124114504/http://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/documents-communications/isu-communications/15470-isu-communication-2132/file. 24 November 2017. live.
  12. News: Farhan. Noor. 8 December 2017. Singapore's first winter Olympian Cheyenne Goh looks forward to 2018 games in Korea. Channel NewsAsia. Singapore. 25 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130613/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/singapore-s-first-winter-olympian-cheyenne-goh-looks-forward-to-9478810. 26 December 2017. live.
  13. News: Munirah. Sharifah. 15 December 2017. Dream-chaser Cheyenne puts studies on ice. The New Paper. Singapore. 26 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051531/http://www.tnp.sg/sports/team-singapore/dream-chaser-cheyenne-puts-studies-ice. 22 December 2017. live.
  14. Web site: Olympic short track preview: Women's 1500m. NBC Olympics. 21 July 2018. 16 February 2018. Antonio. Salazar. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330184615/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/olympic-short-track-preview-womens-1500m. 30 March 2018. live.
  15. Web site: Speed Skating: Cheyenne Goh misses out on semis in Singapore's Winter Olympics debut. 17 February 2018. Channel NewsAsia. 21 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310104642/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cheyenne-goh-speed-skating-singapore-winter-olympics-debut-semis-9968314. 10 March 2018. live.

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