Chloe Ing (

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: 伍宣菱, born 12 September 1998) is a Singaporean-Canadian

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. She is the

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champion,

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silver medalist and a four-time senior national champion. She has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships – the 2017 Four Continents, 2018 Four Continents, and 2018 Junior Worlds. At the 2017

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, she became the first skater representing Singapore to win a senior ladies medal in an ISU-recognized international competition. She won her second international medal at the 2018

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Personal life

Chloe Ing was born on September 12, 1998, in

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, together with her twin sister, Chantelle. She is studying health sciences at the

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Skating career

Early years

Ing began learning to skate in 2006. She made her

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(JGP) debut in 2013 and would also compete on the JGP series during the following four seasons. She placed 20th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in

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, South Korea, and 34th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in

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, Taiwan.

2017–2018 season

Ing began her season by winning the silver medal at the

. She obtained the highest

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score to finish second overall. She then took bronze at the 2017

, making her the first figure skater to win a senior ladies' medal for

at an ISU international competition. Ing received the gold medal at the 2018 Singapore National Figure Skating Championships. At the 2018 Four Continents Championships, she placed 19th in the short program and 20th in the free skate to finish 19th overall. She then competed at the

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, placing 20th in the short to qualify for the free skate, finishing 23rd overall.

Programs

Results

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ing, Chloe Living people 1998 births Singaporean female single skaters Figure skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games competitors for Singapore Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in figure skating Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent