| Hong Kong at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HKG |
| NOC | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China |
| Website | www |
| inPyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Arabella Ng[1][2] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Hong Kong, aspecial administrative region (SAR) of thePeople's Republic of China, sent a delegation to compete at the2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongchang,South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The delegation competed under the name "Hong Kong, China" (中國香港). This was the SAR's 5th appearance at a Winter Olympics. Hong Kong's team consisted of one female alpine skier,Arabella Ng.
Hong Kong first competed in theSummer Olympic Games in 1952, and have since participated in every Summer Olympics except the boycotted1980 Moscow Games.[3][4] Hong Kong was a British colony until the 1997transfer of sovereignty from theUnited Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.[5] The SAR retained the right to send separate teams, under the name "Hong Kong, China", to the Olympics and other international sporting events that it possessed under British rule.[6] Hong Kong made itsWinter Olympic Games debut in2002 at Salt Lake City.[4] Hong Kong has never won a Winter Olympics medal.[4]2018 Pyeongchang Olympics was the SAR's 5th appearance at a Winter Olympics.[4] For this Olympics held from 9 to 25 February 2018, the SAR's delegation consisted of one alpine skier,Arabella Ng.[7]
In the Parade of Nations, teams marched in based on their names in the traditional KoreanHangul alphabet, which placed Hong Kong last before the host nation.[8][9] Ng was chosen as the flag bearer for theopening ceremony.[1][2] A volunteer carried the flag for theclosing ceremony.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Hong Kong delegation per sport.[7]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1[10] |
Hong Kong qualified one female athlete,Arabella Ng.[11][12] This is the first time Hong Kong competed inalpine skiing, as it has only competed inshort track speed skating at its first four appearances.[13] Ng came from a Olympics family. Her aunt,Fenella Ng, competed in the1984,1988 and2000 Summer Olympics.[14] Her uncle,Michael Tse, competed in the1996 Summer Olympics.[15] They travelled to Pyeongchang to support Arabella.[16]
Ng was 16 years old at the time of the Pyeongchang Olympics.[1] On 15 February, she competed in thewomen's giant slalom and finished with a time of 1 minute and 27 seconds in the first run and 1 minute and 23 seconds in the second run. This placed her at the 56th overall.[17] On 16 February, she competed in thewomen's slalom but did not finish the event.[18]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Arabella Ng | Women's giant slalom | 1:27:25 | 63 | 1:23:29 | 55 | 2:50:54 | 56 |
| Women's slalom | DNF | ||||||
