Arabella Ng

Arabella Ng
Personal information
National teamHong Kong
CitizenshipHong Kong
Canadian
Born (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23)
Hong Kong
Sport
CountryHong Kong
SportAlpine skiing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2018 Winter Olympics
Arabella Ng
Traditional Chinese吳一里
Simplified Chinese吴一里
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingNg4 Jat1lei5
IPA[ŋ̭̍ jɐ́t̚ le̬i]

Arabella Caroline Yili Ng[1] (Chinese: 吳一里; Jyutping: Ng4 Jat1lei5; Cantonese pronunciation: [ŋ̭̍ jɐ́t̚ le̬i]; born 8 October 2001 in Hong Kong) is an alpine skier and the sole athlete who competed for Hong Kong at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Ng is the niece of Fenella Ng, a Hong Kong swimmer and rower who competed at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics, as well as a rower at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Her uncle, Michael Tse, is a rower who competed for Hong Kong at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2] Her aunt and uncle are also active on various sporting committees, including the Hong Kong Triathlon Association.

Early life

Ng was born in Hong Kong and at a young age moved to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.[3] She took up skiing with the Whistler Mountain Ski Club at a young age — she now attends the Green Mountain Valley School in Vermont.[4]

FIS tournaments

Ng competed in her first FIS tournament in 2017. She ranked 13th in the women's giant slalom and 28th in women's slalom in Sun Peaks, British Columbia. Her best at the Sunday River Resort tournament in slalom was 16th, and 42nd in giant slalom. Arabella then competed at Gore Mountain, New York in January 2018, where she ranked 22nd in giant slalom and 22nd in Super G.[5]

2018 Winter Olympics

On 25 December 2017, Ng discovered that she will be the only representative from Hong Kong at the games;[6] she is the first athlete from Hong Kong to compete in skiing at the Winter Olympics.[7] She was the flag bearer for Hong Kong in the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations.

Ng competed in the Women's Giant Slalom and Women's Slalom.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Arabella Caroline Yili NG". FIS. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ Chan, Kin-wa (7 February 2018). "It's a family affair: Arabella Ng adds another Olympic chapter as skier sets off for Pyeongchang". South China Morning Post.
  3. ^ "Teen to fly Hong Kong flag at Winter Olympics". rthk.hk. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Coconuts talks skiing, training schedules, and dim sum with Hong Kong's sole winter Olympian". Coconuts Hong Kong. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ "NG Arabella Caroline Yili". Fédération Internationale de Ski. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ Florio, Angelica (10 February 2018). "Who is Arabella Ng, the only representative of Hong Kong at the 2018 Olympics?". Hello Giggles. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ^ Reuters Staff; Alan Baldwin (23 January 2018). "Alpine skiing: Hong Kong teenager set for snowy first at Olympics". London. Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2018. {{cite news}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Athlete Profile - NG Arabella Caroline Yili". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 11 February 2018.