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United Arab Emirates at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
United Arab Emirates at the; 2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC code	UAE
NOC	United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
in Sapporo and Obihiro; February 19–26
Competitors	24 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Winter Games appearances
	2007; 2011; 2017;

The United Arab Emirates is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.^[1]^[2] The country is scheduled to compete in two sports (figure skating and hockey).^[3]

Competitors

The following table lists the Emirati delegation per sport and gender.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Figure skating	0	1	1
Ice hockey	23	0	23
Total	23	1	24

Figure skating

United Arab Emirates is scheduled to compete in the women's figure skating competition. This will mark the country's Asian Winter Games debut in the sport.^[4]

Athlete	Event	SP		FP		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Zahra Lari	Women's	23.31	19	53.37	18	76.68	18

Ice hockey

The United Arab Emirates has entered a men's hockey team. The team will compete in division one.^[5]^[6] The United Arab Emirates finished in third place (7th place overall) in division 1 of the competition.^[7]

Men's tournament

United Arab Emirates was represented by the following 23 athletes:^[8]

Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense-man, F = Forward

Rank	Team v t e	Pld	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Thailand	5	4	1	0	0	36	12	+24	14
6	Chinese Taipei	5	3	1	1	0	34	13	+21	12
7	United Arab Emirates	5	3	0	0	2	29	24	+5	9
8	Mongolia	5	2	0	0	3	25	23	+2	6
9	Hong Kong	5	1	0	1	3	27	27	0	4
10	Singapore	5	0	0	0	5	4	56	–52	0

18 February 2017
15:30

Chinese Taipei

10–3
(4–1, 1–1, 5–1)

United Arab Emirates

Mikaho Gymnasium
Attendance: 290


			Referee: Hokkanen Kimmo Linesmen: Juris Barcelo Era Manabu

12 min	Penalties	22 min
44	Shots	20

20 February 2017
12:00

United Arab Emirates

4–6
(0–1, 1–2, 3–3)

Thailand

Mikaho Gymnasium
Attendance: 450




24 min	Penalties	6 min
19	Shots	52

21 February 2017
19:00

United Arab Emirates

6–3
(3–0, 1–1, 2–2)

Mongolia

Mikaho Gymnasium
Attendance: 200




16 min	Penalties	14 min
24	Shots	52

23 February 2017
19:00

United Arab Emirates

11–2
(3–0, 3–1, 5–1)

Singapore

Mikaho Gymnasium
Attendance: 160




4 min	Penalties	22 min
44	Shots	5

25 February 2017
19:00

Hong Kong

3–5
(1–0, 1–2, 1–3)

United Arab Emirates

Mikaho Gymnasium
Attendance: 180




10 min	Penalties	8 min
30	Shots	25

References

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^ "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ "No snow or ice? Send athletes to the Asian Winter Games in any case…". 7days. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^ "Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com. National Teams of Ice hockey. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ Morgan, Liam (4 January 2017). "Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ "Ice hockey Men's Division I Tournament Progress" (PDF). www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "أحمد بن محمد: منصات التتويج هدف رياضيي الإمارات في «الآسيوية الشتوية" [Ahmed bin Mohamed: Emirates's goal will be podium in Asian Winter Games]. www.siha.org.sg/ (in Arabic). DMI. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.