South Korea competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 9 to 22 January 2020.
South Korea competed 13 sports and has 40 competitors. On the final day, the country brings home 8 medals (5 golds and 3 silver).
Gangwon was announced as the next Winter Youth Olympics host province, 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 Figure skating Girls' singles Ice hockey Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament Short track speed skating Girls' 1000 metres Short track speed skating Boys' 1000 metres Short track speed skating Girls' 500 metres Short track speed skating Boys' 500 metres Short track speed skating Girls' 1000 metres Short track speed skating Boys' 1000 metres Short track speed skating Boys' 500 metres
Alpine skiing
Boys AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKim Si-wonSuper-Gcolspan=41:01.9653Combined1:01.965337.09311:39.0532Giant slalom1:08.30321:09.56302:17.8628Slalom
Girls AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLee Ha-eunSuper-Gcolspan=41:01.6139Combined1:01.6139Giant slalom1:11.17381:08.02232:19.1923Slalom
Biathlon
Boys AthleteEventTimeMissesRankCheon Yun-pilSprint23:33.54 (2+2)71Individual44:24.710 (3+3+2+2)86
Girls AthleteEventTimeMissesRankChoi Yoo-nahSprint21:53.82 (1+1)64Individual39:07.24 (1+2+0+1)48
Mixed AthletesEventTimeMissesRankChoi Yoo-nahCheon Yun-pilSingle mixed relay50:41.14+1825
Bobsleigh
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKim Ji-minBoys'1:13.6671:12.8772:26.536Joo Hyeon-gonGirls'1:15.25121:14.7392:29.989
Cross-country skiing
Boys AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJeon Sung-min10 km classiccolspan=6 30:15.440Free sprint3:41.8858Did not advanceCross-country cross4:50.5454Did not advanceLee Jin-bok10 km classiccolspan=6 28:38.221Free sprint3:31.5842Did not advanceCross-country cross4:41.0941Did not advance
Girls AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJeon Jae-eun5 km classiccolspan=6 18:07.660Free sprint3:35.7673Did not advanceCross-country cross6:25.4667Did not advanceMaria Jeong5 km classiccolspan=6 18:11.062Free sprint3:24.2564Did not advanceCross-country cross6:22.6966Did not advance
Curling
South Korea qualified a mixed team of four athletes. Mixed team TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPark Sang-wooPark You-beenMoon Si-wooKim Ji-yoonMixed teamW 15 – 3L 2 – 9L 3 – 6W 5 – 3W 10 – 23Did not advance12 Mixed doubles AthletesEventRound of 48Round of 24Round of 12Round of 6SemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMixed doublesL 3–7Did not advance25L 5–6Did not advance25L 3–10Did not advance25W 8–7L 5–6Did not advance13
Figure skating
One figure skaters achieved quota places for South Korea based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Singles Athlete Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankCha Young-hyunBoys' singles69.615129.515199.125You YoungGirls' singles73.511140.491214.00
Mixed NOC team trophy AthletesEventFree skate/Free danceIce dancePairsGirlsBoysTotalPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsRankTeam DeterminationTeam trophy90.41596.73591.272133.136184
Freestyle skiing
Slopestyle & Big Air AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankHeo Seong-ukBoys' halfpipe33.0019.3333.0013Did not advanceHong Jae-won39.0037.3339.0012Did not advance
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.
Boys AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJang Sung-woo500 m#42.0701 Q41.0402 Q40.9892 FA41.0001000 m1:27.5732 Q1:34.6261 Q1:45.1141 FA1:33.531Lee Jeong-min500 m41.6251 Q40.9722 Q41.4541 FA40.7721000 m1:41.0311 Q1:34.7142 Q1:45.2202 FA1:33.646
Girls AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKim Chan-seo500 m45.9721 Q45.5282 Q44.1353 FB45.32741000 m1:49.2541 Q1:59.4333 ADV1:27.8332 FA1:29.538Seo Whi-min500 m44.2351 Q43.8941 Q43.5131 Q43.4831000 m1:53.5461 Q1:31.5861 Q1:27.6921 Q1:29.439
Skeleton
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLee Seo-hyukBoys'1:10.3761:10.6892:21.057
Ski mountaineering
Boys AthleteEventTimeRankKim Min-junIndividual1:32:33.2323
Girls AthleteEventTimeRankLim Hyo-shinIndividual
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKim Min-junBoys' sprint4:29.97244:41.246Did not advanceLim Hyo-shinIndividual
Snowboarding
Snowboard cross AthleteEventGroup heatsSemifinalFinalPointsRankPositionPositionSeo Gy-yeongBoys' snowboard cross913Did not advance
Halfpipe, Slopestyle, & Big Air AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankLee Hyun-junBoys' halfpipe82.0038.0082.006 Q77.0023.6654.0077.004Lee Joon-sik27.0027.0017Did not advanceLee Na-yoonGirls' halfpipe48.3336.0048.338 Q33.6636.6639.6639.667
Speed skating
Three skaters achieved quota places for South Korea based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships.
Boys AthleteEventTimeRankPark Sang-eon500 m38.56151500 m1:57.157Yang Suk-hoon500 m37.6671500 m2:04.6125
Girls AthleteEventTimeRankKang Soo-min500 m42.99151500 m2:17.2813Kim Min-hui500 m41.6051500 m2:23.4826
Mass Start AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPark Sang-eonBoys' mass start226:32.702 Q06:31.1811Yang Suk-hoon06:09.7314Did not advanceKang Soo-minGirls' mass start306:48.341 Q26:51.186Kim Min-hui06:21.4512Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventTimeRankTeam 5Mixed team sprintDisqualifiedTeam 92:06.334Team 102:08.6210Team 152:07.276
See also South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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