Lucas Ng

Other sports

He has represented Singapore in both short track speed skating and roller speed skating. He competed in short track at multiple editions of the world championships and Asian Winter Games before taking up roller speed skating in 2021. (straitstimes.com, 26 Feb 2023; inlineplanet.com, 06 Mar 2009; SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jul 2023)

Reason for choosing this sport

He wanted to try inline skating as he felt the sport was growing in prominence. He said making the switch from ice to inline was not difficult. "The boots are similar and, luckily, I was able to adapt to the change from blades to wheels quickly and apply techniques competitively."

Most influential person in career

Hungarian short track skater Sandor Liu Shaolin. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)

When and where did you begin this sport?

He switched from short track ice skating to inline skating in 2021.

Other information	FROM SHORT TRACK TO ROLLER SKATING He decided to try roller speed skating in 2021 as he felt the sport's potential was growing in prominence, and in 2023 was selected as part of Singapore's first ever delegation of roller speed skating athletes to compete at an Asian Games. The team lacks a designated training venue, and trains at a variety of venues including community centres and car park rooftops. "We don't have a banked track here [in Singapore], so we have to spend more funds to go overseas to experience what an actual competition venue looks and feels like. Hopefully, our qualification for the Asian Games will be a good start and people will see the prospects of the sport's growth." (straitstimes.com, 26 Feb 2023) OTHER ROLES In April 2021 he was appointed as head of the inline speed skating discipline at the Singapore Rollersports Federation on a two-year term. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2023) SHORT TRACK BACKGROUND He began short track skating in 2010 in Changchun, People's Republic of China. "To participate in a winter sport had always been a dream for me." He served as head coach of the Singapore short track team at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. (Facebook page, 08 Sep 2021; Athlete, 09 Dec 2015, 09 Dec 2012) CLUB FOUNDER In 2012 he founded Swift Skating Academy in Singapore, where he has also served as head coach. "I've gotten myself involved in coaching as well, and it is a very big part of me right now [speaking in 2020] because I help to develop the younger generations into the sport." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2023; swiftskating.academy, 01 Jan 2022; Schroders YouTube channel, 30 Nov 2020)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Choices you make create the life you wish to live in. If there's no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm." (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)

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Hero / Idol	Hungarian short track skater Sandor Liu Shaolin, Korean short track skater Kwak Yoon-Gy. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)
Injuries	He competed in short track at the 2017 South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, despite severing a tendon in his right hand a week before the Games. He had stitches in his hand for a month. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2017)
Milestones	He became the first Singaporean athlete to compete at the Asian Winter Games when he competed in short track at the 2011 edition in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. (straitstimes.com, 07 Jan 2011; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Nov 2021)

Club / Team

Swift Skating Academy: Singapore