Hong Kong at the 2022 Winter Olympics
{{infobox country at games
|NOC = HKG
|NOCname = Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
|games = Winter Olympics
|year = 2022
|flagcaption = Flag of Hong Kong
|oldcode =
|website = {{url|www.hkolympic.org}} {{in lang|en}}
|date = 4–20 February 2022
|location = Beijing, China
|competitors = 3
|competitors_men = 2
|competitors_women = 1
|sports = 2
|flagbearer_open = Sidney Chu
|flagbearer_close = Volunteer
|rank =
|gold = 0
|silver = 0
|bronze = 0
|officials =
|appearances = auto
}}
Hong Kong, a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China, competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The delegation competed under the formal name Hong Kong, China ({{small|Chinese:}} {{lang|zh|中國香港}}). This was the SAR's sixth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games, since its first appearance in 2002. Hong Kong's delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics consisted of three athletes (two men and one woman) competing in two sports (alpine skiing and short track speed skating). This is the largest ever team Hong Kong has sent to the Winter Olympics. Sidney Chu was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony, whilst a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
Background
Hong Kong first competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1952 and have since participated in every Summer Olympics except the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.{{cite news |date=10 May 1984 |title=54 Boycotted in 1980 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/10/world/54-boycotted-in-1980.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091021/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/10/world/54-boycotted-in-1980.html |archive-date=30 January 2018}}{{cite web |title=Hong Kong |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HKG/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109063627/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HKG/ |archive-date=9 January 2018 |access-date=27 May 2018 |publisher=Sports Reference}} Hong Kong was a British colony until the 1997 transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Harminder |date=1 July 2016 |title=Everything you need to know about Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty |work=South China Morning Post |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1983718/everything-you-need-know-about-hong-kongs-return |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018010140/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1983718/everything-you-need-know-about-hong-kongs-return |archive-date=18 October 2017}} 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.{{cite web |last=Careem |first=Nazvi |date=28 June 2017 |title=One country, two teams: how Hong Kong kept its identity in the sporting arena |url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2100320/one-country-two-teams-how-hong-kong-kept-its-identity-sporting-arena |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702075637/http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2100320/one-country-two-teams-how-hong-kong-kept-its-identity-sporting-arena |archive-date=2 July 2017 |access-date=27 May 2018 |work=South China Morning Post}} Hong Kong made its Winter Olympic Games debut in 2002 at Salt Lake City. Hong Kong has never won a Winter Olympics medal. The Hong Kong delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics, held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing,{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – 2022 Winter Olympics Overview |url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/62 |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=www.olympedia.org}} consisted of three athletes, alpine skier Adrian Yung and Audrey King, and short track speed skater Sidney Chu.{{cite web |title=NOCs List Beijing 2022 |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/listed-nocs.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127022631/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/listed-nocs.htm |archive-date=27 January 2022 |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=www.olympics.com/ |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}{{cite news |date=4 February 2022 |title=Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/countries-participating-winter-olympics-2022-b2005167.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215220816/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/countries-participating-winter-olympics-2022-b2005167.html |archive-date=15 February 2022 |access-date=16 February 2022 |work=The Independent |location=London, United Kingdom}}{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Hong Kong, China at the 2022 Winter Olympics |url=http://www.olympedia.org/countries/HKG/editions/62 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=www.olympedia.org |archive-date=2023-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501123116/http://www.olympedia.org/countries/HKG/editions/62 |url-status=live }} This is the largest ever team Hong Kong has sent to the Winter Olympics.{{cite news |last=McNicol |first=Andrew |date=10 January 2022 |title=Beijing Winter Olympics: Sidney Chu, Hong Kong's unwavering speed skater, finally living out his dreams |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3162802/beijing-winter-olympics-sidney-chu-hong-kongs-unwavering-speed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114184537/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3162802/beijing-winter-olympics-sidney-chu-hong-kongs-unwavering-speed |archive-date=14 January 2022 |access-date=16 January 2022 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong}}{{cite news |last=Chan |first=Kin-wa |date=10 December 2021 |title=Beijing 2022: Hong Kong set to send largest-ever squad for Winter Olympics – three athletes |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3159273/beijing-2022-hong-kong-set-send-largest-ever-squad-winter-olympics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114184009/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3159273/beijing-2022-hong-kong-set-send-largest-ever-squad-winter-olympics |archive-date=14 January 2022 |access-date=16 January 2022 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong}} Sidney Chu was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony,{{cite web |date=4 February 2022 |title=Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/beijing-2022-flagbearers-opening-ceremony |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204000843/https://olympics.com/en/news/beijing-2022-flagbearers-opening-ceremony |archive-date=4 February 2022 |access-date=4 February 2022 |website=www.olympics.com/ |publisher=International Olympic Committee (IOC)}}{{cite news |last=McNicol |first=Andrew |date=5 February 2022 |title=Winter Olympics: 'handsome' Sidney Chu 'flustered' by surge in Chinese social media attention after flag-bearing duties for Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3165955/winter-olympics-handsome-sidney-chu-flustered-surge-chinese-social?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage |access-date=20 February 2022 |work=South China Morning Post |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219172429/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3165955/winter-olympics-handsome-sidney-chu-flustered-surge-chinese-social?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=4 February 2022 |title=Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony |url=https://www.ocasia.org/news/2719-asian-noc-flagbearers-for-beijing-2022-opening-ceremony.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209010434/https://www.ocasia.org/news/2719-asian-noc-flagbearers-for-beijing-2022-opening-ceremony.html |archive-date=9 February 2022 |access-date=8 February 2022 |website=www.ocasia.org |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia}} whilst a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.{{cite web |date=20 February 2022 |title=Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers |url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2022/02/Beijing-2022-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-Bearers.pdf |access-date=20 February 2022 |website=www.olympics.com/ |publisher=International Olympic Committee (IOC) |archive-date=20 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220133940/https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2022/02/Beijing-2022-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-Bearers.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=20 February 2022 |title=Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 closing ceremony |url=https://ocasia.org/news/2815-asian-noc-flagbearers-for-beijing-2022-closing-ceremony.html |access-date=21 February 2022 |website=www.ocasia.org |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221204131/https://ocasia.org/news/2815-asian-noc-flagbearers-for-beijing-2022-closing-ceremony.html |url-status=live }}
Competitors
The following is the list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
| width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men ! width=55|Women ! width=55|Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| align=left|Alpine skiing
|1 | 1 | 2 |
| align=left|Short track speed skating
|1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total ||2 ||1 ||3 |
Alpine skiing
{{main article|Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Hong Kong qualified one male and one female alpine skier.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022 |title=ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 |date=15 June 2021 |website=www.data.fis-ski.com/ |publisher=International Ski Federation (FIS) |access-date=4 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182408/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022 |url-status=live }} Audrey King, who had previously represented Hong Kong during the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and Adrian Yung both met the minimum standard requirements.{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3161512/beijing-2022-skier-audrey-king-qualifies-winter-olympics-arabella |title=Beijing 2022: skier Audrey King qualifies for Winter Olympics as Arabella Ng withdraws citing academic pressure and travel restrictions |date=15 June 2021 |website=www.scmp.com/sports |publisher=South China Morning Post |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230085023/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3161512/beijing-2022-skier-audrey-king-qualifies-winter-olympics-arabella |url-status=live }} King was 19 years old at the time of the Beijing Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Audrey King |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/138602 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.olympedia.org |archive-date=2024-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222022533/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/138602 |url-status=live }} On 9 February, she participated in the women's slalom event. She did not finish on the first run.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Slalom, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/19019516 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.olympedia.org}} Yung was 17 years old at the time of the Beijing Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Adrian Yung |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/148451 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.olympedia.org |archive-date=2024-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221015754/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/148451 |url-status=live }} On 13 February, he participated in the men's giant slalom. He did not finish on the first run.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Giant Slalom, Men |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/19019502 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.olympedia.org}} On 16 February, he participated in the men's slalom. He did not finish on the first run.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Slalom, Men |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/19019505 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.olympedia.org |archive-date=2025-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413084522/https://www.olympedia.org/results/19019505 |url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center" |
| rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Run 1 !colspan=2|Run 2 !colspan=2|Total ! rowspan="2" |Ref. |
|---|
| style="font-size:95%"
!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| align=left rowspan=2|Adrian Yung
|align=left|Men's giant slalom |colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
| align=left|Men's slalom
|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
| align=left|Audrey King
|align=left|Women's slalom |colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
Short track speed skating
{{Main article|Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
Hong Kong qualified one male short track speed skater at the 2022 Winter Olympics.{{cite news |last1=McNicol |first1=Andrew |title=Beijing 2022 Olympics: Hong Kong set to book short-track speedskating spot thanks to Sui Xin’s World Cup heroics |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3157702/beijing-2022-olympics-hong-kong-set-book-short-track-speedskating |access-date=4 December 2021 |agency=South China Morning Post |date=29 November 2021 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204111255/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3157702/beijing-2022-olympics-hong-kong-set-book-short-track-speedskating |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links-2/2022-beijing/internal-documentation-1/26691-isu-communication-2442-1/file|title=Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating|publisher=International Skating Union|date=9 December 2021|accessdate=9 December 2021|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209141624/https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links-2/2022-beijing/internal-documentation-1/26691-isu-communication-2442-1/file|url-status=live}} As Sui Xin, who originally obtained the quota place, had not obtained a HKSAR passport, Sidney Chu would represent Hong Kong during the 500m short track speed skating event in his place.{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3161312/beijing-2022-olympics-hong-kong-becoming-force-be-reckoned-says |title=Beijing 2022 Olympics: Hong Kong becoming ‘a force to be reckoned with’, says speed skater Sidney Chu |date=29 December 2021 |website=www.scmp.com/sports |publisher=South China Morning Post |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229011312/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3161312/beijing-2022-olympics-hong-kong-becoming-force-be-reckoned-says |url-status=live }} Sidney Chu was 22 years old at the time of the Beijing Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Sidney Chu |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/148452 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=www.olympedia.org |archive-date=2023-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506224638/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/148452 |url-status=live }} On 11 February, the heats (preliminary rounds) of the men's 500 meters race were held, Chu was assigned to heat eight.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – 500 metres, Men |url=http://www.olympedia.org/results/19020460 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=www.olympedia.org |archive-date=2023-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507114246/http://www.olympedia.org/results/19020460 |url-status=live }} He finished his heat in third place with a time of 44.857 seconds and was eliminated as only the top two in each heat were allowed to proceed to the quarterfinals. He came 24th for this event.
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| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Quarter-final !colspan="2"|Semi-final !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Sidney Chu |align=left|500 m |44.857 |3 |colspan=5|Did not advance |24 |
See also
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