陸俊彥

English

Luk Chun-yin is a Hong Kong street skateboarder. Born on 29 July 1987 and introduced to skating at thirteen, he is one of the best-known names in the local scene. He has competed at major events including the Asian Beach Games, the Asian Indoor Games, the Asian championships and the Asian Games, winning numerous medals: he was Asian X Games skateboarding champion in both 2010 and 2013, took a gold and a bronze in skater-style events at the 2014 Incheon Asian Beach Games, and finished second in street skateboarding at the 2019 national roller skating championships. He is also a Hong Kong rider for the professional brand Vans and has competed and exchanged ideas in Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States. In 2017 he became the first skateboarder to receive Hong Kong Sports Institute funding, was later dropped when his results fell short, and the following year was again on the institute's elite training funding list. He has described himself as a "guinea pig" blazing a trail so that younger skaters know how to secure resources to travel and compete. In 2023, in his mid-thirties, he competed in the men's street event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, a veteran among teenage rivals; although two below-par runs left him short of the final, he kept smiling and enjoyed the contest. He insists skateboarding is a free, merit-based pursuit, preferring to earn the respect of insiders through video parts rather than medals alone, while hoping his results can win the sport more skate parks and attention.