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.

Hotel Controversy One of the athletes' hotels was the APA Hotel in Sapporo. The founder and president of this hotel chain, Toshio Motoya, is a strong supporter of political and historical views 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. Ahead of the Organizing Committee gaining exclusive access over the hotel from February 12, and an organizing 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

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

Silver medal MedalNameSportEventDate 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 MedalNameSportEventDate 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. Sport Men Women TotalAlpine skiing 5 5 10Biathlon 5 5 10Cross-country skiing 5 5 10Curling 5 4 9Figure skating 5 4 9Freestyle skiing 3 2 5Ice hockey 23 20 43Short track speed skating 5 5 10Ski jumping 5 5Snowboarding 8 4 12Speed skating 9 9 18 Total 78 63 141

Alpine skiing

South Korea sent 10 athletes (5 men and 5 women) to compete in the alpine skiing event. Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankHong Dong-kwanGiant slalomSlalomJung Dong-hyunGiant slalomSlalomKim Hyeon-taeGiant slalomSlalomKyung Sung-hyunGiant slalomSlalomPark Je-yunGiant slalomSlalom

Women AthleteEventFinalTimeRankChoe Jeong-hyeonGiant slalomSlalomGim So-huiGiant slalomSlalomKang Young-seoGiant slalomSlalomNoh Jin-soulGiant slalomSlalomRim Seung-hyunGiant slalomSlalom

Biathlon

South Korea sent 10 athletes (5 men and 5 women) to compete in the biathlon event.

Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankHeo Seon-hoeSprintPursuitMass startJun Je-ukSprintPursuitMass startKim Jong-minSprintPursuitMass startKim Yong-gyuSprintPursuitMass startLee In-bokSprintPursuitMass start

Women AthleteEventFinalTimeRankHwang Hye-sukSprintPursuitMass startJung Ju-miSprintPursuitMass startKo Eun-jungSprintPursuitMass startMun Ji-heeSprintPursuitMass startPark Ji-aeSprintPursuitMass start

Mixed AthleteEventFinalTimeRankRelay

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

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

Women's tournament

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

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

Figure skating

Men's single Athlete(s) Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankLee June-hyoung Singles 57.67 13 126.76 11 184.43 12Kim Jin-seo Singles 76.99 6 151.68 7 228.67 7

Women's single Athlete(s) Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankChoi 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 Athlete(s) Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankKim Kyu-eun / Kam Kang-chan Pairs 46.64 6 95.24 5 141.88 5Kim Su-yeon / Kim Hyung-tae Pairs 49.28 4 100.12 4 149.40 4

Ice dancing Athlete(s) Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankLee Ho-jung / Kam Kang-in Ice dancing 51.56 4 79.66 4 131.22 4

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

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

Short track speed skating

Men Lee Jung-su

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChoi Bo-gunGiant slalom 52.02244.42 3 1:36.44 Slalom 41.274 36.70 6 1:17.974Ji Myung-konGiant slalom 52.27 3 45.24 8 1:37.51 4Slalom 43.39 9 36.63 5 1:20.027Kim Sang-kyumGiant slalom 53.13 4 45.02 5 1:38.15 5Slalom 41.67 5 35.75 1 1:17.42 Lee Sang-hoGiant slalom 51.94 1 43.82 2 1:35.72 Slalom 39.80 1 36.29 4 1:16.09

Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJeong Hae-rimGiant slalom 59.67 5 48.46 2 1:48.134Slalom 46.69 6 40.24 4 1:26.93 4Shin Da-haeGiant slalom 59.06449.60 51:48.665Slalom 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

References

External links 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organising Committee 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games at Korean Olympic Committee