Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
| Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Sapporo Teine Bankei Ski Area |
| Dates | 19–25 February 2017 |
| Competitors | 58 from 11 nations |
Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Sapporo, Japan, between 19 and 25 February at Sapporo Teine (slalom events) and Sapporo Bankei Ski Area (halfpipe).[1] Snowboarding returns to the games program after missing the last edition in 2011 in Kazakhstan. A total of six events were contested, three each for men and women.[2]
Schedule
| Q | Qualification | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 19th Sun | 20th Mon | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's halfpipe | Q | F | ||||||
| Men's slalom | F | |||||||
| Men's giant slalom | F | |||||||
| Women's halfpipe | Q | F | ||||||
| Women's slalom | F | |||||||
| Women's giant slalom | F | |||||||
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe | Zhang Yiwei China | Kweon Lee-jun South Korea | Ayumu Nedefuji Japan |
| Slalom | Lee Sang-ho South Korea | Yuya Suzuki Japan | Kim Sang-kyum South Korea |
| Giant slalom | Lee Sang-ho South Korea | Choi Bo-gun South Korea | Shinnosuke Kamino Japan |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe | Liu Jiayu China | Cai Xuetong China | Kurumi Imai Japan |
| Slalom | Zang Ruxin China | Eri Yanetani Japan | Shin Da-hae South Korea |
| Giant slalom | Eri Yanetani Japan | Zang Ruxin China | Gong Naiying China |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
A total of 58 athletes from 11 nations competed in snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games:[3]
Australia (4)- China (15)
India (1)
Iran (6)- Japan (10)
Kazakhstan (4)
Lebanon (2)
Philippines (1)- South Korea (12)
Sri Lanka (1)
Vietnam (2)
* Australia as guest nation, was ineligible to win any medals.[4]
References
- ^ "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.
