Ri Song-chol (born April 5, 1986) is a North Korean former competitive figure skater and politician. He is the 2008 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion and a five-time North Korean national champion (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010). He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he was the flag bearer for North Korea at the opening ceremony.
Ri was elected to North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly in the 2009 North Korean parliamentary election, representing the 418th Electoral District. He did not renew his seat in the following elections.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2009–2010 Whistle Wind The Four Seasons
Competitive highlights JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 Winter Olympics 25th Nebelhorn Trophy 11th Asian Games 9th 6th 8th Asian Trophy 1st Ice Challenge 6th International: Junior China 8th Serbia 3rd Triglav Trophy 2nd J National North Korea 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
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