SINGAPORE — Despite the challenges faced by Team Singapore’s ice skaters during their preparations for the competition, they accomplished an impressive feat by winning a total of eight medals – three silvers and five bronzes- at the Asian Open Short Track Trophy, held from Aug 31 to Sep 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Nine-year-old Raeon Zhang, the youngest skater in Singapore’s development squad, had an impressive outing as he clocked new personal bests and contributed two silvers in the Junior D2 333m and 777m categories, in his first overseas international competition. Singapore’s third silver was won by 11-year-old national skater Braelynn Nga in the Junior D 777m event.
“This is Singapore’s best showing at the Asian Open, and I am very pleased at the fighting spirit displayed by all our skaters. In addition to the medals, our skaters clocked 12 new personal bests during the competition. As the Olympic-sized rink in Singapore has closed, our skaters flew in about a week earlier to access ice training to prepare for the competition. The extra effort plus the will to press on and do their best have paid off,” said Singapore Team Leader Tan.
Before the competition, SISA’s President, Alison Chan, applauded the resilience and perseverance of the Team Singapore skaters.
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