Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Sapporo, Japan between 19–25 February at Sapporo Teine (slalom events) and Sapporo Bankei Ski Area (halfpipe).[1] Snowboarding returns to the games program after missing the last edition in 2011 in Kazakhstan. A total of six events were contested, three each for men and women.[2]
| Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Sapporo Teine Bankei Ski Area |
| Dates | 19–25 February 2017 |
| Competitors | 58 from 11 nations |
Schedule edit
| Q | Qualification | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's halfpipe | Q | F | ||||||
| Men's slalom | F | |||||||
| Men's giant slalom | F | |||||||
| Women's halfpipe | Q | F | ||||||
| Women's slalom | F | |||||||
| Women's giant slalom | F | |||||||
Medalists edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe |
Zhang Yiwei China
|
Kweon Lee-jun South Korea
|
Ayumu Nedefuji Japan
|
| Slalom |
Lee Sang-ho South Korea
|
Yuya Suzuki Japan
|
Kim Sang-kyum South Korea
|
| Giant slalom |
Lee Sang-ho South Korea
|
Choi Bo-gun South Korea
|
Shinnosuke Kamino Japan
|
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe |
Liu Jiayu China
|
Cai Xuetong China
|
Kurumi Imai Japan
|
| Slalom |
Zang Ruxin China
|
Eri Yanetani Japan
|
Shin Da-hae South Korea
|
| Giant slalom |
Eri Yanetani Japan
|
Zang Ruxin China
|
Gong Naiying China
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations edit
A total of 58 athletes from 11 nations competed in snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games:[3]
Australia (4)
China (15)
India (1)
Iran (6)
Japan (10)
Kazakhstan (4)
Lebanon (2)
Philippines (1)
South Korea (12)
Sri Lanka (1)
Vietnam (2)
* 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. 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.