Huang Yu-ting
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988 (age 36)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportInline speed skating
Short track speed skating
Long track speed skating
Medal record
Women's Speed skating
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Calgary 1000m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Calgary 500m
Women's inline speed skating
Representing  Chinese Taipei
The World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Track 300 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Track 500 m sprint
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Track 1000 m sprint
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Track 1000 m sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Cali Track 500 m sprint
Huang Yu-ting
Traditional Chinese黃郁婷
Simplified Chinese黄郁婷

Huang Yu-ting (Chinese: 黃郁婷; pinyin: Huáng Yùtíng; Mandarin pronunciation: [xwǎŋ ŷ tʰǐŋ]) is a Taiwanese speed skater who has competed in inline speed skating, short track speed skating, and long track speed skating. She was the flagbearer for the 'Chinese Taipei' team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games' opening ceremony.[2]

As an inline speed skater, Huang won three gold medals at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan) representing the Chinese Taipei team: 300 m time trial,[3] 500 m sprint,[4] and 1000 m sprint.[5] At the 2010 Asian Games, she competed in the women's 300 metres time trial and 500 metres sprint events.[6] She won two medals at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia: a gold in the 1000 m sprint and a bronze in the 500 m sprint.[7]

In short track speed skating at the 2007 Asian Winter Games, Huang competed in the women's 500 metres, 1000 metres, 1500 metres, and 3000 metres relay events.

Huang competed as a long track speed skater at the 2018 Winter Olympics, in the women's 500 metres, 1000 metres, and 1500 metres events.[8]

Controversy

In early 2022, Huang garnered much cyberbully after a video that she posted on 23 January, went viral of her wearing an outfit labeled "China" during practice, and she was later get bullied heavily by Taiwanese netizens, especially those with pan-green political views, which had flooded her Facebook and Instagram account with hate comments. In response, Huang claimed on Instagram that the outfit was a gift from an athlete on the Chinese team, whom she befriended in Germany. She also posted a Taylor Swift music video, "Shake It Off," which is famed for its lyrics, "Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate," and she wrote alongside the video, "My dear haters, this song is for you."[9]

Huang later removed the video post due to the social media backlash afterwards. According to a translation by the South China Morning Post, Huang separately made a post on Facebook where she wrote, "Thank you to everyone who cheered me up...I have removed the video due to too many unnecessary private messages!..."Sport is sport and in the world of sports, we do not differentiate between nationalities. After the Games, we all are good friends."[10]

Ho Chih-wei, a Legislative Yuan member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) criticised Huang Yu-ting, calling her "brainless" and demanding that she "shut up", as well as supporting a law that would punish athletes such as Huang with bans from sport events.[11] Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang from the ruling DPP called for an investigation and punishment for Huang.[12][13] On 3 March 2022, the Sports Administration announced that it would suspend Huang's subsidies for training and competition for a two-year period.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Yu Ting HUANG". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ Conversation, Meredith Oyen, The (2022-02-04). "Why Taiwan is competing in the Olympics under 'Chinese Taipei'". National Post. Retrieved 2022-02-05.((cite news)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Results - Roller Sports Speed - 300m Women Finals Final". WorldGames2009.tw. The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13.
  4. ^ "Results - Roller Sports Speed - Sprint 500m Women Finals Final". WorldGames2009.tw. The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13.
  5. ^ "Results - Roller Sports Speed - Race 1000m Women Finals Final". WorldGames2009.tw. The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13.
  6. ^ "2010 Asian Games - Roller Sports - Official Results Book" (PDF). sport.org.cn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-13.
  7. ^ "World Games 2013 Cali result book: Roller Skating Speed" (PDF). worldgames2013.sportresult.com. Swiss Timing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-12.
  8. ^ "Athlete Profile: HUANG Yu-Ting - PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". PyeongChang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21.
  9. ^ Beijing, Didi Tang. "Beijing Winter Olympics: Taiwan skater Huang Yu-ting rebuked for Chinese outfit". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  10. ^ Lane, Barnaby. "A Taiwanese Olympic speed skater sparked outrage by practicing in a China uniform, then brushed it off by quoting Taylor Swift". Insider. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  11. ^ "黃鬱婷事件延燒 何志偉轟「沒腦袋只會溜冰」、黃國書拋修法主張 - 天天要聞".
  12. ^ "Premier wants skater punished for China outfit". 20 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Taiwan to punish Olympian skater over 'repeated inappropriate remarks' - Focus Taiwan".
  14. ^ Lung, Po-an; Yen, William (3 March 2022). "OLYMPICS/Taiwan ice skater has funding suspended for 2 years over Beijing Olympics row". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  15. ^ Pavitt, Michael (7 March 2022). "Taiwan removes funding from speed skater Huang after wearing Chinese kit prior to Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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