South Korea at the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr
in Lausanne
Competitors40 in 13 sports
Medals
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
8
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

South Korea competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9 to 22 January 2020.

It competes in 13 sports and has 40 competitors. On the final day, the country brings home 8 medals (5 golds and 3 silver).

As Gangwon is the host city of the next winter youth games, a Korean segment was revealed during the closing ceremony.

Medalists

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldYou YoungFigure skatingGirls' singles13 January
 GoldShin Seo-yoonIce hockeyGirls' 3x3 mixed tournament15 January
 GoldSeo Whi-minShort track speed skatingGirls' 1000 metres18 January
 GoldJang Sung-wooShort track speed skatingBoys' 1000 metres18 January
 GoldSeo Whi-minShort track speed skatingGirls' 500 metres20 January
 GoldLee Jeong-minShort track speed skatingBoys' 500 metres20 January
 SilverKim Chan-seoShort track speed skatingGirls' 1000 metres18 January
 SilverLee Jeong-minShort track speed skatingBoys' 1000 metres18 January
 SilverJang Sung-wooShort track speed skatingBoys' 500 metres20 January

Alpine skiing

Boys
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Si-won Super-G — 1:01.96 53
Combined 1:01.96 53 37.09 31 1:39.05 32
Giant slalom 1:08.30 32 1:09.56 30 2:17.86 28
Slalom DNF
Girls
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lee Ha-eun Super-G — 1:01.61 39
Combined 1:01.61 39 DNF
Giant slalom 1:11.17 38 1:08.02 23 2:19.19 23
Slalom DNF

Biathlon

Boys
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Cheon Yun-pil Sprint 23:33.5 4 (2+2) 71
Individual 44:24.7 10 (3+3+2+2) 86
Girls
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Choi Yoo-nah Sprint 21:53.8 2 (1+1) 64
Individual 39:07.2 4 (1+2+0+1) 48
Mixed
Athletes Event Time Misses Rank
Choi Yoo-nah
Cheon Yun-pil		 Single mixed relay 50:41.1 4+18 25

Bobsleigh

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Ji-min Boys'
Joo Hyeon-gon Girls'

Cross-country skiing

Boys
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jeon Sung-min 10 km classic —
Free sprint
Cross-country cross
Lee Jin-bok 10 km classic —
Free sprint
Cross-country cross
Girls
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jeon Jae-eun 5 km classic —
Free sprint
Cross-country cross
Maria Jeong 5 km classic —
Free sprint
Cross-country cross

Curling

South Korea qualified a mixed team of four athletes.[1]

Mixed team
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Park Sang-woo
Park You-been
Moon Si-woo
Kim Ji-yoon		 Mixed team  Estonia (EST)
W 15 – 3		  Russia (RUS)
L 2 – 9		  Canada (CAN)
L 3 – 6		  Poland (POL)
W 5 – 3		  Spain (ESP)
W 10 – 2		 3 Did not advance 12
Mixed doubles
Athletes Event Round of 48 Round of 24 Round of 12 Round of 6 Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
 Zuzana Pražáková (CZE)
 Moon Si-woo (KOR)		 Mixed doubles  Kobayashi (JPN)
 Tuaz (FRA)
L 5 – 6		 Did not advance

Figure skating

One figure skaters achieved quota places for South Korea based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[2]

Singles
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Cha Young-hyun Boys' singles 69.61 5 129.51 5 199.12 5
You Young Girls' singles 73.51 1 140.49 1 214.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mixed NOC team trophy
Athletes Event Free skate/Free dance
Ice dance Pairs Girls Boys Total
Points
Team points		 Points
Team points		 Points
Team points		 Points
Team points		 Points Rank
Team Determination
 Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen (USA)
 Brooke McIntosh / Brandon Toste (CAN)
 Nella Pelkonen (FIN)
 Cha Young-hyun (KOR)		 Team trophy 90.41
5		 96.73
5		 91.27
2		 133.13
6		 18 4

Freestyle skiing

Slopestyle & Big Air
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Her Seong-uk Boys' halfpipe
Hong Jae-won Boys' halfpipe

Ice hockey

Boys
  • Hong Seung-woo
  • Kim San-gyeob
  • Sohn Hyun
Girls
  • Kang Si-hyun
  • Lee Eun-ji
  • Shin Seo-yoon
  • Yoo Seo-young

Short track speed skating

Four skaters achieved quota places for South Korea based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[2]

Boys
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jang Sung-woo 500 m 1:27.573 2 1:34.626 1 1:45.114 1 1:33.531 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1000 m
Lee Jeong-min 500 m
1000 m 1:41.031 1 1:34.714 2 1:45.220 2 1:33.646 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Girls
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Chan-seo 500 m 1:49.254 1 1:59.433 3 1:27.833 2 1:29.538 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1000 m
Seo Whi-min 500 m
1000 m 1:53.546 1 1:31.586 1 1:27.692 1 1:29.439 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Skeleton

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lee Seo-hyuk Boys'

Ski mountaineering

Boys
Athlete Event Time Rank
Kim Min-jun Individual 1:32:33.23 23
Girls
Athlete Event Time Rank
Lim Hyo-shin Individual DNF
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Min-jun Boys' sprint 4:29.97 24 4:41.24 6 Did not advance
Lim Hyo-shin Individual DNS

Snowboarding

Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Group heats Semifinal Final
Points Rank Position Position
Seo Gy-yeong Boys' snowboard cross
Halfpipe, Slopestyle, & Big Air
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Lee Hyun-jun Boys' halfpipe
Lee Joon-sik Boys' halfpipe
Lee Na-yoon Girls' halfpipe

Speed skating

Three skaters achieved quota places for South Korea based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships.[2]

Boys
Athlete Event Time Rank
Park Sang-eon 500 m 38.56 15
1500 m 1:57.15 7
Yang Suk-hoon 500 m 37.66 7
1500 m 2:04.61 25
Girls
Athlete Event Time Rank
Kang Soo-min 500 m 42.99 15
1500 m 2:17.28 13
Kim Min-hui 500 m 41.60 5
1500 m 2:23.48 26
Mass Start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Park Sang-eon Boys' mass start 22 6:32.70 2 Q 0 6:31.18 11
Yang Suk-hoon 0 6:09.73 14 Did not advance
Kang Soo-min Girls' mass start 30 6:48.34 1 Q 2 6:51.18 6
Kim Min-hui 0 6:21.45 12 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Team 5
 Amalie Haugland (NOR)
 Kim Min-hui (KOR)
 Oddbjørn Mellemstrand (CZE)
 Jordan Stolz (NED)		 Mixed team sprint Disqualified
Team 9
 Serena Pergher (ITA)
 Ilka Füzesy (ROU)
 Yang Suk-hoon (KOR)
 Nil Llop (ESP)		 2:06.33 4
Team 10
 Marta Dobrowolska (POL)
 Yuka Takahashi (JPN)
 Michał Kopacz (POL)
 Park Sang-eon (KOR)		 2:08.62 10
Team 15
 Hanna Bíró (HUN)
 Kang Soo-min (KOR)
 Yevgeniy Koshkin (KAZ)
 Pavel Taran (RUS)		 2:07.27 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (22 May 2019). "World Curling Federation announce 24 nations to compete at Lausanne 2020". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "ISU Communication 2235 - Provisional Quota places Figure Skating & Speed Skating / Final Quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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