Jingfeng Xu

Awards and honours

In 2017 he received a Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship grant. (Singapore Short Track Facebook page, 20 Oct 2018; channelnewsasia.com, 30 May 2017)

www.facebook.com/jingfeng.xu.5

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning gold in the men's 3000m relay at the 2019 South East Asian Games in the Philippines. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

Reason for choosing this sport	He initially took up skating as a hobby, but began taking it more seriously after his interest in the sport increased.
When and where did you begin this sport?	He began skating at age 10 in Singapore.

Most influential person in career	His mother. (straitstimes.com, 02 Jul 2019)
Other information	BREAK FROM SPORT In April 2022 he announced that he was taking a break from the sport to focus on his studies and completing his national service. "Unfortunately I will be taking a break from full-time training to finish up on my studies at Republic Polytechnic and Singapore Sports School, and to also fulfil my national service duties. [I'm] super grateful to all the athletes, teammates, and coaches that I have met during this period that made my training and racing so much more enjoyable." (Instagram profile, 17 Apr 2022) HEALTH CONDITIONS He was born with a club foot, respiratory distress, haemolytic anaemia, and a congenital heart disease. As a child he improved his balance through dancing as well as skating. "I wasn't able to balance well before [because of his club foot] and had to watch out for myself more. I tried to make use of my dance skills to help as much as possible. It had already gotten better before I started ice skating, but ice skating helped improve it further." (straitstimes.com, 02 Jul 2019)
Ambitions	To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

Name of coach

Zhao Yanzhi [national]

Nicknames

Jing (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)