Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Sapporo, Japan between 23–26 February at the Makomanai Ice Arena.[1] A total of four events were contested: men's and women's singles, pairs and ice dancing.[2]
| Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Makomanai Ice Arena |
| Dates | 23–26 February 2017 |
| Competitors | 75 from 17 nations |
China finished first in medal table, winning two gold medals.
Schedule edit
| S | Short program | F | Free skating |
| Event↓/Date → | 23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | S | F | ||
| Women's singles | S | F | ||
| Pairs | S | F | ||
| Ice dancing | S | F |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Shoma Uno Japan
|
Jin Boyang China
|
Yan Han China
|
| Women's singles |
Choi Da-bin South Korea
|
Li Zijun China
|
Elizabet Tursynbayeva Kazakhstan
|
| Pairs |
 ChinaZhang Hao Yu Xiaoyu |
China Jin Yang Peng Cheng |
 North KoreaKim Ju-sik Ryom Tae-ok |
| Ice dancing |
China Liu Xinyu Wang Shiyue |
 JapanChris Reed Kana Muramoto |
China Zhao Yan Chen Hong |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations edit
A total of 75 athletes from 17 nations competed in figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games:[3]
Australia (6)
China (12)
Chinese Taipei (3)
Hong Kong (4)
India (3)
Indonesia (4)
Japan (11)
Kazakhstan (4)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Malaysia (4)
North Korea (2)
Philippines (4)
Singapore (2)
South Korea (10)
Thailand (2)
United Arab Emirates (1)
Uzbekistan (1)
* Australia as guest nation, was ineligible to win any medals.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Sports and venues". www.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo 2017 Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). www.koreacurling.co.kr/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 8th Asian Winter Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (30 October 2016). "Athletes from Oceania granted permission to compete at Sapporo 2017 by Organising Committee". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 January 2017.