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South Korea at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
in Sapporo and Obihiro 19–26 February
Competitors	141 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Jung Dong-hyun
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 16 Silver 18 Bronze 16 Total 50
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South Korea competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from 19 to 26 February. The country's goal for the games was a top two finish, and a record medal haul with at least 15 gold medals.

South Korea competed in all five sports (eleven disciplines). The team consisted of 141 athletes.

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.

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. The Organizing Committee will gain exclusive access over the hotel from February 12, and an organization committee official said, "we can decide what is removed and placed in the guest rooms so that we don’t place any items that offend athletes, from not only China, but also any other nation”. Eventually both South Korea and China requested that their athletes stay at a different hotel, and the organizing committee obliged by changing their accommodations to the Sapporo Prince Hotel.

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Speed skating	6	3	3	12
Short track speed skating	5	5	3	13
Snowboarding	2	2	2	6
Cross-country skiing	1	3	3	7
Alpine skiing	1	2	2	5
Figure skating	1	0	0	1
Curling	0	1	1	2
Freestyle skiing	0	1	0	1
Ice hockey	0	1	0	1
Biathlon	0	0	1	1
Ski jumping	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)	16	18	16	50

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Lee Sang-ho	Snowboarding	Men's giant slalom	February 19
Gold	Kim Magnus	Cross-country skiing	Men's 1.4 km sprint	February 20
Gold	Lee Sang-ho	Snowboarding	Men's slalom	February 20
Gold	Lee Seung-hoon	Speed skating	Men's 5000 m	February 20
Gold	Choi Min-jeong	Short track speed skating	Women's 1500 m	February 20
Gold	Park Se-yeong	Short track speed skating	Men's 1500 m	February 20
Gold	Lee Seung-hoon	Speed skating	Men's 10000 m	February 22
Gold	Shim Suk-hee	Short track speed skating	Women's 1000 m	February 22
Gold	Seo Yi-ra	Short track speed skating	Men's 1000 m	February 22
Gold	Kim Bo-reum	Speed skating	Women's 5000 m	February 22
Gold	Kim Ji-yoo, Noh Do-hee, Shim Suk-hee, Choi Min-jeong, Kim Geon-hee	Short track speed skating	Women's 3000 m relay	February 22
Gold	Joo Hyong-jun, Kim Min-seok, Lee Seung-hoon	Speed skating	Men's team pursuit	February 22
Gold	Kim Min-seok	Speed skating	Men's 1500 m	February 23
Gold	Lee Seung-hoon	Speed skating	Men's mass start	February 23
Gold	Jung Dong-hyun	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom	February 25
Gold	Choi Da-bin	Figure skating	Women's singles	February 25

Silver medal

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Choi Bo-gun	Snowboarding	Men's giant slalom	February 19
Silver	Shim Suk-hee	Short track speed skating	Women's 1500 m	February 20
Silver	Kim Bo-reum	Speed skating	Women's 3000 m	February 20
Silver	Lee Chae-won	Cross-country skiing	Women's 10 km	February 21
Silver	Lee Sang-hwa	Speed skating	Women's 500 m	February 21
Silver	Seo Yi-ra	Short track speed skating	Men's 500 m	February 21
Silver	Park Ji-woo, Noh Seon-yeong, Kim Bo-reum	Speed skating	Women's team pursuit	February 21
Silver	Kim Hyeon-tae	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom	February 22
Silver	Choi Min-jeong	Short track speed skating	Women's 1000 m	February 22
Silver	Sin Da-woon	Short track speed skating	Men's 1000 m	February 22
Silver	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
Silver	Kim Magnus	Cross-country skiing	Men's 10 km	February 23
Silver	Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Yeong-mi	Curling	Women's tournament	February 24
Silver	Kim Hyeon-tae	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom	February 25
Silver	Kweon Lee-jun	Snowboarding	Men's halfpipe	February 25
Silver	Lee Chae-won	Cross-country skiing	Women's 15 km	February 26
Silver	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
Silver	Choi Jae-woo	Freestyle skiing	Men's moguls	February 26

Bronze medal

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Ju Hye-ri	Cross-country skiing	Women's 1.4 km sprint	February 20
Bronze	Shin Da-hae	Snowboarding	Women's slalom	February 20
Bronze	Kim Sang-kyum	Snowboarding	Men's slalom	February 20
Bronze	Cha Min-kyu	Speed skating	Men's 500 m	February 20
Bronze	Lee Jung-su	Short track speed skating	Men's 1500 m	February 20
Bronze	Choi Min-jeong	Short track speed skating	Women's 500 m	February 21
Bronze	Park Se-yeong	Short track speed skating	Men's 500 m	February 21
Bronze	Kang Young-seo	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom	February 23
Bronze	Kim Soo-hyuk, Park Jong-duk, Kim Tae-hwan, Nam Yoon-ho, Yoo Min-hyeon	Curling	Men's tournament	February 23
Bronze	Kim Bo-reum	Speed skating	Women's mass start	February 23
Bronze	Kim Min-seok	Speed skating	Men's mass start	February 23
Bronze	Kim Yong-gyu	Biathlon	Men's 12.5 km pursuit	February 24
Bronze	Je Sang-mi, Han Da-som, Ju Hye-ri, Lee Chae-won	Cross-country skiing	Women's 4 × 5 km relay	February 24
Bronze	Hwang Jun-ho, Park Seong-beom, Kim Min-woo, Kim Magnus	Cross-country skiing	Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay	February 24
Bronze	Kang Young-seo	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom	February 25
Bronze	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

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Kim Magnus

Curling

South Korea has entered both a men's and women's teams.

Men's tournament

• Kim Soo-hyuk – Skip
• Park Jong-duk – Third
• Kim Tae-hwan – Second
• Nam Yoon-ho – Lead
• Yoo Min-hyeon – Alternate

Country v t e	Skip	W	L
China	Liu Rui	5	0
South Korea	Kim Soo-hyuk	4	1
Japan	Yusuke Morozumi	3	2
Chinese Taipei	Randolph Shen	2	3
Kazakhstan	Viktor Kim	1	4
Qatar	Nabeel Alyafei	0	5

Round-robin

South Korea has a bye in draw 3

Draw 1 Saturday, February 18, 9:00 Sheet C v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  South Korea (Soo-hyuk) 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 x x x 20  Qatar (Alyafei) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 Draw 2 Saturday, February 18, 18:00 Sheet A v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  South Korea (Soo-hyuk) 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 2 X X 12  Kazakhstan (Kim) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 Draw 4 Monday, February 20, 13:30 Sheet B v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Chinese Taipei (Shen) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3  South Korea (Soo-hyuk) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 7

Draw 5 Tuesday, February 21, 9:00 Sheet B v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  South Korea (Soo-hyuk) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 3  China (Rui) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 X X 8 Draw 6 Tuesday, February 21, 18:00 Sheet C v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Japan (Morozumi) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 4  South Korea (Soo-hyuk) 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 X X 8

Semifinals

Wednesday, February 22, 1:30

Sheet A v	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Japan (Morozumi)	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	6
South Korea (Soo-hyuk)	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	5

Bronze medal match

Thursday, February 23, 1:30

Sheet C v	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Chinese Taipei (Shen)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	X	X	5
South Korea (Soo-hyuk)	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	X	X	10

Women's tournament

• Kim Eun-jung – Skip
• Kim Kyeong-ae – Third
• Kim Seon-yeong – Second
• Kim Yeong-mi – Lead

Country v t e	Skip	W	L
South Korea	Kim Eun-jung	4	0
China	Wang Bingyu	3	1
Japan	Satsuki Fujisawa	2	2
Kazakhstan	Ramina Yunicheva	1	3
Qatar	Maryam Binali	0	4

Round-robin

South Korea has a bye in draw 1

Draw 2 Saturday, February 19, 9:00 Sheet A v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Qatar (Binali) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2  South Korea (Eun-jung) 4 5 4 0 4 6 1 0 X X 24 Draw 3 Sunday, February 20, 9:00 Sheet A v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  South Korea (Eun-jung) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 8  China (Wang) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 6

Draw 4 Monday, February 20, 18:00 Sheet C v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Japan (Fujisawa) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5  South Korea (Eun-jung) 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 7 Draw 5 Tuesday, February 21, 13:30 Sheet B v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  South Korea (Eun-jung) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Kazakhstan (Yunicheva) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Figure skating

Men's single

Women's single

Athlete(s)	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Choi Da-bin	Singles	61.30	1	126.24	1	187.54
Kim Na-hyun	Singles	40.80	13	67.97	13	108.77	13

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.

Men's tournament

South Korea was represented by the following 23 athletes:

• Matt Dalton (G)
• Kyehoon Park (G)
• Sunje Park (G)
• Lee Donku (D)
• Oh Hyunho (D)
• Eric Regan (D)
• Kim Wonjun (D)
• Seo Yeongjun (D)
• Kim Yoon-Hwan (D)
• Bryan Young (D)
• Cho Minho (F)
• Shin Hyungyun (F)
• Chong Hyun Lee (F)
• Jeon Jungwoo (F)
• Jin Kyu Park (F)
• Shin Sanghoon (F)
• Shin Sangwoo (F)
• Kim Ki-Sung (F)
• Michael Swift (F)
• Mike Testwuide (F)
• Kim Sang-Wook (F)
• Park Woosang (F)
• Kim Wonjung (F)

Legend

• G– Goalie D = Defense F = Forward

Rank	Team v t e	Pld	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Kazakhstan	3	3	0	0	0	19	0	+19	9
	South Korea	3	2	0	0	1	14	6	+8	6
	Japan	3	1	0	0	2	15	11	+4	3
4	China	3	0	0	0	3	0	32	–32	0

22 February 2017 15:30 v

South Korea

0–4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2)

Kazakhstan

Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 513

24 February 2017 19:00 v

Japan

1–4 (0–1, 0–1, 1–2)

South Korea

Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 2,118

26 February 2017 9:00 v

China

0–10 (0–2, 0–4, 0–4)

South Korea

Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 344

Women's tournament

South Korea was represented by the following 20 athletes:

• Han Do-hee (G)
• Shin So-jung (G)
• Eom Su-yeon (D)
• Lee Kyou-sun (D)
• Kim Se-lin (D)
• Park Ye-eun (D)
• Cho Mi-hwan (D)
• Ko Hye-in (F)
• Caroline Nancy Park (F)
• Choi Yu-jung (F)
• Park Jong-ah (F)
• Choi Ji-yeon (F)
• Kim Hee-won (F)
• Lee Eun-ji (F)
• Park Chae-lin (F)
• Jo Su-sie (F)
• Han Soo-jin (F)
• Lee Min-ji (F)
• Lee Yeon-jeong (F)
• Jung Si-yun (F)

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

Rank	Team v t e	Pld	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Japan	5	5	0	0	0	98	1	+97	15
	China	5	3	0	1	1	46	12	+34	10
	Kazakhstan	5	3	0	0	2	31	14	+17	9
4	South Korea	5	2	1	0	2	37	6	+31	8
5	Thailand	5	1	0	0	4	5	84	–79	3
6	Hong Kong	5	0	0	0	5	4	104	–100	0

18 February 2017 15:30 v

Thailand

0–20 (0–7, 0–7, 0–6)

South Korea

Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 360

Game reference
				Referee: Deana Cuglietta Linesmen: Anette Fjeldstad Cindy Naef
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	1	Shots	108

20 February 2017 19:00 v

Japan

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

South Korea

Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,221

21 February 2017 15:30 v

Kazakhstan

1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

South Korea

Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 292

23 February 2017 12:00 v

South Korea

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

China

Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 351

25 February 2017 15:30 v

South Korea

14–0 (9–0, 5–0, 0–0)

Hong Kong

Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 508

Short track speed skating

Men

• Lee Jung-su

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Choi Bo-gun	Giant slalom	52.02	2	44.42	3	1:36.44
	Slalom	41.27	4	36.70	6	1:17.97	4
Ji Myung-kon	Giant slalom	52.27	3	45.24	8	1:37.51	4
	Slalom	43.39	9	36.63	5	1:20.02	7
Kim Sang-kyum	Giant slalom	53.13	4	45.02	5	1:38.15	5
	Slalom	41.67	5	35.75	1	1:17.42
Lee Sang-ho	Giant slalom	51.94	1	43.82	2	1:35.72
	Slalom	39.80	1	36.29	4	1:16.09

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeong Hae-rim	Giant slalom	59.67	5	48.46	2	1:48.13	4
	Slalom	46.69	6	40.24	4	1:26.93	4
Shin Da-hae	Giant slalom	59.06	4	49.60	5	1:48.66	5
	Slalom	46.20	5	40.22	3	1:26.42

Speed skating

South Korea's speed skating team consists of twenty athletes (10 men and 10 women).

Men

• Cha Min-kyu
• Mo Tae-bum
• Kim Jin-su
• Jang Won-hoon
• Kim Min-seok
• Joo Hyong-jun
• Lee Seung-hoon
• Lee Jin-yeong
• Kim Cheol-min

Women

• Lee Sang-hwa
• Kim Min-sun
• Park Seung-hi
• Kim Hyun-yung
• Kim Bo-reum
• Park Ji-woo
• Noh Seon-yeong
• Jang Su-ji
• Park Do-young

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External links

• 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organising Committee
• 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games at Korean Olympic Committee (in Korean)

• Nations at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
• 2017 in South Korean sport
• South Korea at the Asian Winter Games