South Korea at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Sporting event delegation
South Korea 2017 Asian Winter Games Sapporo and Obihiro , Japan from 19 to 26 February.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
South Korea competed in all five sports (eleven disciplines).[ 5] [ 6]
On 17 February 2017, it was announced that alpine skier Jung Dong-hyun would be the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[ 7]
Background
One of the athletes hotels is the APA Hotel in Sapporo. The founder and president of this hotel chain, Toshio Motoya , who is a strong supporter of political and historical view aligned with those of Japan's right wing. For example, Motoya claimed that "Japanese aggression , the Nanking Massacre , and comfort women " were "fabricated stories" or "fictitious". His book is available in each of the guest rooms at the hotel. This created controversy, particularly in China, which caused the games organizers to ask the hotel to take appropriate actions and remove them from guest rooms.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Medal summary
Medal table
Medals by day
Day
Total
February 19
1
1
–
2
February 20
5
2
5
12
February 21
–
4
2
6
February 22
6
4
–
10
February 23
2
1
4
7
February 24
–
1
3
4
February 25
2
2
2
6
February 26
–
3
–
3
Total
16
18
16
50
Medalists
The following South Korean competitors won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded .
Gold medal
Silver medal
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Date
Choi Bo-gun Snowboarding Men's giant slalom February 19
Shim Suk-hee Short track speed skating Women's 1500 m February 20
Kim Bo-reum Speed skating Women's 3000 m February 20
Lee Chae-won Cross-country skiing Women's 10 km February 21
Lee Sang-hwa Speed skating Women's 500 m February 21
Seo Yi-ra Short track speed skating Men's 500 m February 21
Park Ji-woo , Noh Seon-yeong , Kim Bo-reum Speed skating Women's team pursuit February 21
Kim Hyeon-tae Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom February 22
Choi Min-jeong Short track speed skating Women's 1000 m February 22
Sin Da-woon Short track speed skating Men's 1000 m February 22
Park Se-yeong , Seo Yi-ra , Sin Da-woon , Lee Jung-su , Han Seung-soo Short track speed skating Men's 5000 m relay February 22
Kim Magnus Cross-country skiing Men's 10 km February 23
Kim Eun-jung , Kim Kyeong-ae , Kim Seon-yeong , Kim Yeong-mi Curling Women's tournament February 24
Kim Hyeon-tae Alpine skiing Men's slalom February 25
Kweon Lee-jun Snowboarding Men's halfpipe February 25
Lee Chae-won Cross-country skiing Women's 15 km February 26
Matt Dalton , Park Kye-hoon , Park Sun-je , Lee Don-ku , Oh Hyun-ho , Eric Regan , Kim Won-jun , Seo Yeong-jun , Kim Yoon-hwan, Bryan Young , Cho Min-ho , Shin Hyun-gyun , Lee Chong-hyun , Jeon Jung-woo , Park Jin-kyu , Shin Sang-hoon , Shin Sang-woo , Kim Ki-sung , Michael Swift , Mike Testwuide , Kim Sang-wook , Park Woo-sang , Kim Won-jung Ice hockey Men's tournament February 26
Choi Jae-woo Freestyle skiing Men's moguls February 26
Bronze medal
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Date
Ju Hye-ri Cross-country skiing Women's 1.4 km sprint February 20
Shin Da-hae Snowboarding Women's slalom February 20
Kim Sang-kyum Snowboarding Men's slalom February 20
Cha Min-kyu Speed skating Men's 500 m February 20
Lee Jung-su Short track speed skating Men's 1500 m February 20
Choi Min-jeong Short track speed skating Women's 500 m February 21
Park Se-yeong Short track speed skating Men's 500 m February 21
Kang Young-seo Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom February 23
Kim Soo-hyuk , Park Jong-duk , Kim Tae-hwan , Nam Yoon-ho , Yoo Min-hyeon Curling Men's tournament February 23
Kim Bo-reum Speed skating Women's mass start February 23
Kim Min-seok Speed skating Men's mass start February 23
Kim Yong-gyu Biathlon Men's 12.5 km pursuit February 24
Je Sang-mi , Han Da-som , Ju Hye-ri , Lee Chae-won Cross-country skiing Women's 4 × 5 km relay February 24
Hwang Jun-ho , Park Seong-beom , Kim Min-woo , Kim Magnus Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay February 24
Kang Young-seo Alpine skiing Women's slalom February 25
Lee Ju-chan , Choi Heung-chul , Kim Hyun-ki , Choi Seou Ski jumping Men's team February 25
Competitors
The following table lists the South Korean delegation per sport and gender.
Alpine skiing
South Korea sent 10 athletes (5 men and 5 women) to compete in the alpine skiing event.
Men Women
Biathlon
South Korea sent 10 athletes (5 men and 5 women) to compete in the biathlon event.
Men Women Mixed
Athlete
Event
Final
Time
Rank
Relay
Cross-country skiing
Men
Curling
South Korea has entered both a men's and women's teams.[ 14] [ 15]
Round-robin South Korea has a bye in draw 3
Draw 1 Saturday, February 18, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, February 18, 18:00
Draw 4 Monday, February 20, 13:30
Draw 5 Tuesday, February 21, 9:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, February 21, 18:00
Semifinals Wednesday, February 22, 1:30
Bronze medal match Thursday, February 23, 1:30
Round-robin South Korea has a bye in draw 1
Draw 2 Saturday, February 19, 9:00
Draw 3 Sunday, February 20, 9:00
Draw 4 Monday, February 20, 18:00
Draw 5 Tuesday, February 21, 13:30
Men's single Women's single Pairs Ice dancing
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
South Korea has entered teams in both hockey tournaments. The men's team will compete in the top division.[ 16] [ 17]
South Korea was represented by the following 23 athletes:[ 18] [ 19]
Legend
G – Goalie D = Defense F = Forward
South Korea was represented by the following 20 athletes:[ 20]
Legend : G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward
Game reference Referee: Linesmen: 4 min Penalties 4 min 1 Shots 108
Short track speed skating
Men
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
Men Women
Speed skating
South Korea's speed skating team consists of twenty athletes (10 men and 10 women).[ 22]
Men Women
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