Kelly Supangat Closes Indonesia's Struggle At AWG 2025

JAKARTA The struggle of six Indonesian athletes at the 2025 Asian Winter Games (AWG) Harbin officially ended, closing with the appearance of figure skating athlete Kelly Elizabeth Supangt.

Kelly, who is in two numbers at once in the winter multi-branch, completed his journey in Harbin, China, on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

The 21-year-old athlete who is studying in Los Angeles is undergoing preparations that cannot be maximized because the city he lives in was hit by a devastating fire some time ago.

"I've fought my best even though a lot of things happened in Los Angeles, especially the fire accident. My time to prepare for it was disrupted due to the impact," Kelly said.

Kelly was ranked 17th with a score of 30.58 points when he appeared in the women single skating short program number and in 16th position when he dropped on free skating with a total of 67.77 points.

This is Kelly's first experience appearing in a winter sporting event. He also has to compete with the world's best skating lineup that takes part there.

Kelly revealed that all the figure skating athletes at AWG performed amazingly. He admitted that he really admired their work ethic, determination, and struggle in every program.

"I consider it a valuable experience. We are trying to create a healthy and friendly environment in the figure skating world, especially at the Asian Winter Games," Kelly said.

Other Indonesian representatives who have completed their performances there are Dwiki Eka Ramadhan, Tasya Putri Permatasari, Arsa Mizan Putra Firdaus, Marva Kayana Putra Firdaus, and Michelle Edgina Axille.

Dwiki and Tasya recorded an ice dance free dance number and ice dance number rhhythm dance. Both are in sixth place in both numbers.

Prior to that, two short track speed skating athletes Arsa Mizan Putra Firdaus and Marva Kayana Putra Firdaus had already completed the men's 1,500 meters, men's 500 meters, and men's 1,000 meters.

Arsa was recorded as completing the men's 1500 meter Quarterfinals in fifth place, in fourth place in Heat 1 men's 1,000 meters, and in fourth place in Heat 6 in the men's 500 meters.

Meanwhile, Marva completed the men's 1,500 meters Quarterfinals in fifth place, Men's 500 meter Heat 3 in fourth position, and fourth place in Heat 2 in the men's 100 meters.