Snowboarding was featured as part of the 2003 Asian Winter Games at the Ajigasawa Ski Area in Aomori, Japan. Events were held from 2 February to 4 February 2003.
| Snowboarding at the 2003 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Ajigasawa Ski Area |
| Dates | 2–4 February 2003 |
| Competitors | 26 from 5 nations |
Women's competitions were conducted demonstration sport. The host nation Japan was the only nation and dominated the competition by winning all three gold medals.
Schedule edit
| Q | Qualification | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 2nd Sun |
3rd Mon |
4th Tue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's halfpipe | Q | F | ||
| Men's slalom | F | |||
| Men's giant slalom | F | |||
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's halfpipe |
Daisuke Murakami Japan
|
Takaharu Nakai Japan
|
Han Jin-bae South Korea
|
| Men's slalom |
Kohei Kawaguchi Japan
|
Ji Myung-kon South Korea
|
Kentaro Tsuruoka Japan
|
| Men's giant slalom |
Kohei Kawaguchi Japan
|
Teruumi Fujimoto Japan
|
Kentaro Tsuruoka Japan
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Demonstration events edit
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's halfpipe | Soko Yamaoka Japan
|
Maho Yoshimi Japan
|
Chiyoko Iwabuchi Japan
|
| Women's slalom | Ran Iida Japan
|
Eri Yanetani Japan
|
Tomoka Takeuchi Japan
|
| Women's giant slalom | Ran Iida Japan
|
Tomoka Takeuchi Japan
|
Eri Yanetani Japan
|
Women's halfpipe edit
2 February
| Rank | Athlete | Election | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
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Soko Yamaoka (JPN)
|
38.5 | 40.2 |
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Maho Yoshimi (JPN)
|
32.7 | 32.9 |
|
Chiyoko Iwabuchi (JPN)
|
36.5 | 29.9 |
Women's slalom edit
4 February
| Rank | Athlete | 1st run | 2nd run | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ran Iida (JPN)
|
54.95 | 54.70 | 1:49.65 |
|
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Eri Yanetani (JPN)
|
55.17 | 55.09 | 1:50.26 |
|
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Tomoka Takeuchi (JPN)
|
57.95 | 58.46 | 1:56.41 |
Women's giant slalom edit
3 February
| Rank | Athlete | 1st run | 2nd run | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
Ran Iida (JPN)
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1:14.17 | 1:16.30 | 2:30.47 |
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Tomoka Takeuchi (JPN)
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1:12.76 | 1:18.21 | 2:30.97 |
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Eri Yanetani (JPN)
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1:14.89 | 1:16.50 | 2:31.39 |
Participating nations edit
A total of 26 athletes from 5 nations competed in snowboarding at the 2003 Asian Winter Games:
Chinese Taipei (1)
Iran (4)
Japan (14)
Lebanon (1)
South Korea (6)
