Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Sapporo, Japan between 20–26 February at Shirahatayama Open Stadium.[1] A total of ten events were contested, five for each gender.[2]
| Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Shirahatayama Open Stadium |
| Dates | 20–26 February 2017 |
| Competitors | 68 from 14 nations |
Schedule edit
| Q | Qualification | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint classical | Q | F | ||||||
| Men's 10 km classical | F | |||||||
| Men's 15 km freestyle | F | |||||||
| Men's 30 km freestyle | F | |||||||
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | F | |||||||
| Women's sprint classical | Q | F | ||||||
| Women's 5 km classical | F | |||||||
| Women's 10 km freestyle | F | |||||||
| Women's 15 km freestyle | F | |||||||
| Women's 4 × 5 km relay | F | |||||||
Medalists edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint classical |
Magnus Kim South Korea
|
Sun Qinghai China
|
Nobuhito Kashiwabara Japan
|
| 10 km classical |
Akira Lenting Japan
|
Magnus Kim South Korea
|
Kohei Shimizu Japan
|
| 15 km freestyle |
Rinat Mukhin Kazakhstan
|
Naoto Baba Japan
|
Akira Lenting Japan
|
| 30 km freestyle |
Akira Lenting Japan
|
Sergey Cherepanov Kazakhstan
|
Nikolay Chebotko Kazakhstan
|
| 4 × 7.5 km relay |
 JapanNobuhito Kashiwabara Kohei Shimizu Naoto Baba Akira Lenting |
 KazakhstanSergey Cherepanov Yerdos Akhmadiyev Nikolay Chebotko Rinat Mukhin |
 South KoreaHwang Jun-ho Park Seong-beom Kim Min-woo Magnus Kim |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint classical |
Man Dandan China
|
Yelena Kolomina Kazakhstan
|
Ju Hye-ri South Korea
|
| 5 km classical |
Yuki Kobayashi Japan
|
Yelena Kolomina Kazakhstan
|
Li Hongxue China
|
| 10 km freestyle |
Yuki Kobayashi Japan
|
Lee Chae-won South Korea
|
Yelena Kolomina Kazakhstan
|
| 15 km freestyle |
Yuki Kobayashi Japan
|
Lee Chae-won South Korea
|
Li Hongxue China
|
| 4 × 5 km relay |
Japan Hikari Miyazaki Kozue Takizawa Yuki Kobayashi Chisa Obayashi |
 ChinaMan Dandan Li Xin Chi Chunxue Li Hongxue |
South Korea Je Sang-mi Han Da-som Ju Hye-ri Lee Chae-won |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Participating nations edit
A total of 68 athletes from 14 nations competed in cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games:[3]
Australia (3)
China (11)
India (5)
Japan (8)
Kazakhstan (12)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Lebanon (2)
Mongolia (5)
Nepal (1)
Pakistan (4)
South Korea (10)
Sri Lanka (3)
Thailand (1)
Vietnam (1)
* Australia as guest nation, was ineligible to win any medals.[4]
References edit
- ^ "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.