South Korea at the 2022 Winter Olympics

South Korea at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of South Korea
IOC codeKOR
NOCKorean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sports.or.kr (in Korean)
in Beijing, China
February 4–20, 2022
Competitors64 (34 men and 30 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Kim A-lang
Kwak Yoon-gy
Flag bearer (closing)Cha Min-kyu
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
9
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Korea (2018)

South Korea competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

On January 25, 2022, the Korean team of 63 athletes (34 men and 29 women) competing in 13 sports was announced. South Korea will not have any athletes in ice hockey or ski jumping.[3]

On January 28, 2022 long track speed skater Kim Min-sun and short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy were named as the Korean flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4][5] Short track speed skater Kim A-lang later replaced Kim Min-sun as one of the flagbearers.[6] Meanwhile short track speed skater Cha Min-kyu was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[7][8]

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (25 January 2022). "S. Korea to send its 3rd-largest Winter Olympics team to Beijing 2022". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul, South Korea. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (28 January 2022). "Short tracker, speed skater named S. Korean flag bearers at Beijing 2022 opening ceremony". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul, South Korea. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ "(Olympics) Undersized S. Korean delegation led by medal contenders as co-flag bearers". 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 closing ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.