South Korea competed as Republic of Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind the Korean Unification Flag.
Medalists In terms of medal count, South Korea is the only Asian country in the top ten. Ten of the eleven medals were won in short track speed skating. Short track speedskaters Jin Sun-yu and Ahn Hyun-soo were the second and third people to win three gold medals each in Turin. Ahn also won a bronze.
Medal Name Sport Event Ahn Hyun-soo Short track speed skating Men's 1000 m Ahn Hyun-soo Short track speed skating Men's 1500 m Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Oh Se-jong Seo Ho-jin Song Suk-woo Short track speed skating Men's 5000 m relay Jin Sun-yu Short track speed skating Women's 1000 m Jin Sun-yu Short track speed skating Women's 1500 m Byun Chun-sa Choi Eun-kyung Jeon Da-hye Jin Sun-yu Kang Yun-mi Short track speed skating Women's 3000 m relay Lee Ho-suk Short track speed skating Men's 1000 m Lee Ho-suk Short track speed skating Men's 1500 m Choi Eun-kyung Short track speed skating Women's 1500 m Ahn Hyun-soo Short track speed skating Men's 500 m Lee Kang-seok Speed skating Men's 500 m
Alpine skiing
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankGang Min-hyeokMen's giant slalomdid not finishMen's slalom58.53disqualifiedKim Hyeong-cheolMen's giant slalom1:26.091:26.37n/a2:52.4628Kim Woo-sungMen's giant slalomdid not finishO Jae-eunWomen's giant slalom1:08.221:16.25n/a2:24.4733Women's slalom48.0753.77n/a1:41.8441
Biathlon
AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRank Park Yun-baeMen's sprint31:29.5380Men's individual1:07:03.4681
Cross-country skiing
Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankChoi Im-heonMen's 15 km classical 46:21.7 78Men's 30 km pursuit did not finishJeong Ui-myeongMen's 15 km classical 46:40.8 80Men's 30 km pursuit did not finishMen's 50 km freestyle did not finishLee Chae-wonWomen's 10 km classical 32:57.8 62Women's 15 km pursuit 49:01.2 57Women's 30 km freestyle did not finishPark Byeong-juMen's 15 km classical 46:38.9 79Men's 30 km pursuit did not finish
Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankJeong Ui-myeongMen's sprint 2:35.39 76 Did not advance 76Lee Chae-wonWomen's sprint 2:35.47 64 Did not advance 64Park Byeong-juMen's sprint 2:28.85 63 Did not advance 63Choi Im-heon Park Byeong-juMen's team sprint n/a 19:40.0 10 Did not advance 19
Freestyle skiing
AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankYun Chae-rinWomen's moguls7.0730did not advance30
Luge
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankKim Min-kyuMen's singles53.74854.96153.52853.3443:35.58129
Short track speed skating
Men AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankAhn Hyun-soo500 m42.960 1 Q42.213 1 Q41.826 1 Q42.089 1000 m1:27.372 1 Q1:29.671 1 Q1:27.909 1 Q1:26.739 1500 m2:29.808 1 Q n/a2:17.718 1 Q2:25.341 Lee Ho-suk500 m42.676 1 Q1:22.8964did not advance1000 m1:35.634 1 Q1:27.265 1 Q1:29.150 1 Q1:26.764 1500 m2:31.511 1 n/a2:20.901 22:25.600 Seo Ho-jin500 mdisqualified Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Seo Ho-jin Oh Se-jong Song Suk-woo5000 m relay n/a7:01.783 26:43.376
Women AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime Rank Jin Sun-yu500 m45.954 1 Q46.428 3did not advance1000 m1:31.504 1 Q1:33.351 1 Q1:32.546 1 Q1:32.859 1500 m2:29.731 1 Qn/a2:31.747 1 Q2:23.494 Kang Yun-mi500 m45.755 2 QDisqualified Choi Eun-kyung1000 m1:38.414 1 Q1:32.8751 Q1:32.099 1 QDisqualified1500 m2:37.862 2 Qn/a2:22.776 1 Q2:24.069 Byun Chun-sa1500 m2:41.411 2 Qn/a2:26.915 1 QDisqualified Jin Sun-yu Choi Eun-kyung Byun Chun-sa Kang Yun-mi Jeon Da-hye3000 m relayn/a 4:18.854 1st4:17.040
Skeleton
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2TotalRankKang Kwang-baeMen's1:00.4159.882:00.2923
Ski jumping
AthleteEventQualifyingFirst RoundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRankChoi Heung-chulNormal hill104.036did not advance36Large hill85.423 Q65.347did not advance47Choi Yong-jikNormal hill104.036did not advance36Large hill22.853did not advance53Kang Chil-kuNormal hill96.544did not advance44Large hill58.845did not advance45Kim Hyun-kiNormal hill107.530 Q104.543did not advance43Large hill75.332 Q84.439did not advance39Choi Heung-chulChoi Yong-jikKang Chil-kuKim Hyun-kiTeamn/a321.1513did not advance13
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventRace 1FinalTimeRankTimeRankChoi Jae-bong500 m35.6135.431:11.0481000 mn/a1:10.2317Kwon Sun-chun500 m58.6636.131:34.7937Lee Jin-woo1500 mn/a1:49.8528Lee Jong-woo1500 mn/a1:48.1114Lee Kang-seok500 m35.3435.091:10.431000 mn/a1:10.5222Lee Kyou-hyuk500 m35.7635.621:11.38171000 mn/a1:09.374Mun Jun1000 mn/a1:10.66241500 mn/a1:48.3816Yeo Sang-yeop5000 mn/a6:58.1328
Women AthleteEventRace 1FinalTimeRankTimeRankChoi Seung-yong500 m39.6539.371:19.0218Kim Yoo-rim500 m39.5739.681:19.25201000 mn/a1:18.7728Lee Bo-ra500 m40.0139.721:19.73251000 mn/a1:21.1934 Lee Ju-yeon1000 mn/a1:18.66261500 mn/a2:00.8516Lee Sang-hwa500 m38.3538.691:17.0451000 mn/a1:17.7819Noh Seon-yeong1500 mn/a2:03.35323000 mn/a4:15.6819
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