Han Yueshuang
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Han Yueshueng is a short track speed skater
from Hong Kong
.
She was the only athlete to represent Hong Kong at the 2006 and 2010
Winter Olympics, competing in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events.
Originally from Jilin
, she moved to Hong Kong in 2003. She needed a special exemption from the International Olympic Committee
to solve her own passport situation in 2006. She eventually gained her Hong Kong passport in October 2009 and trained mostly in the mainland for lack of skating facilities in Hong Kong.
She caught a cold
at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
due to a sponsorship contract, having had to wear a light jacket instead of a warm jacket provided by the Hong Kong Olympic Committee.
Han is due to retire after the 2010 Asian Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Japan in March 2010.
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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She was the only athlete to represent Hong Kong at the 2006 and 2010
Hong Kong at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Hong Kong, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, sent one athlete to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
Winter Olympics, competing in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events.
Originally from Jilin
Jilin
Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...
, she moved to Hong Kong in 2003. She needed a special exemption from the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
to solve her own passport situation in 2006. She eventually gained her Hong Kong passport in October 2009 and trained mostly in the mainland for lack of skating facilities in Hong Kong.
She caught a cold
Cold
Cold describes the condition of low temperature.Cold may also refer to:*Common cold, a contagious viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system*Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held on February 12, 2010 beginning at 6:00 pm PST at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was the first Olympic opening ceremony to be held indoors...
due to a sponsorship contract, having had to wear a light jacket instead of a warm jacket provided by the Hong Kong Olympic Committee.
Han is due to retire after the 2010 Asian Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Japan in March 2010.