South_Korea_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics

South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics

South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


South Korea participated as the Republic of Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was their best performance at the Winter Olympics to date, ranking 5th in gold medals and 7th in overall medals.

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Korea won its first-ever medal in figure skating when Kim Yuna won gold and set a world record in the ladies' event.

Medalists

South Korea at the 2010 opening ceremony.
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Alpine skiing

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Biathlon

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Bobsleigh

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Cross-country skiing

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Figure skating

South Korea qualified 2 entrants in ladies singles, for a total of 2 athletes.[1] Kim Yuna's gold medal at the ladies' event is the South Korea's first medal at the Winter Olympics in an event other than short track and speed skating.[2]

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Freestyle skiing

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Luge

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Short track speed skating

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Skeleton

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Ski jumping

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Snowboarding

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Speed skating

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Men's team pursuit
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Women's team pursuit
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See also


References

  1. "International Skating Union Communication No. 1589: Olympic Winter Games 2010 – Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skatng [sic] And Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. "South Korea's Kim Yuna earns figure skating gold". BBC News. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

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