Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics

A unified team of South Korea and North Korea competed under the title "Korea" at the 2018 Winter Olympics in ice hockey.

Not to be confused with North Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics or South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Korea at the
2018 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCOR
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors35 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Opening
Won Yun-jong[1]
(South Korea)
Hwang Chung-gum[1]
(North Korea)
Closing
Lee Seung-hoon[2]
(South Korea)
Kim Ju-sik[2]
(North Korea)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 South Korea (1948, 1956–)
 North Korea (1964, 1972, 1984–1992, 1998, 2006–2010, 2018–)

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the delegations from both the host nation South Korea and North Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag.[3][4]

Background

In January 2018, it was announced that the South Korea women's national ice hockey team would be amalgamated with a group of North Korean players to form a single Korea women's national ice hockey team in the tournament.[IOC Media Relations Team 1] They competed under the country code "COR",[5] from the abbreviation of French word "Corée".[6] (The country code “KOR” is already used for South Korea; the IOC uses “PRK” for North Korea.) The anthem which played when the Korea team played in international ice hockey is the folk song "Arirang" instead of the national anthems of either South Korea or North Korea. The team's uniform featured the silhouette of the Korean peninsula with the text "Korea".[7] Because of ongoing U.S. sanctions against North Korea, the uniforms were made by a Finnish company instead of official sponsor Nike.[8]

The first match of the unified Korean women's ice hockey team was attended by various dignitaries, including International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, North Korean President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam and North Korean Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Yo-jong.[9]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors who participated in the unified Korean team.

SportMenWomenTotal
Ice hockey 0 South Korea: 23
 North Korea: 12		35
Total03535

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Korea women's Women's tournament   Switzerland
L 0–8		  Sweden
L 0–8		  Japan
L 1–4		 4 N/A   Switzerland
L 0–2		  Sweden
L 1–6		 8

Women's tournament
Main articles: Korea women's national ice hockey team, Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, and Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

South Korea qualified as the host. From a roster of 35 players, at minimum of three North Korean players were selected for each game.[10]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 35 players

The following is the Korean roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Sarah Murray[12]     Assistant coaches: Kim Do-yun, Pak Chol-ho, Rebecca Baker

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate 2017–18 team
1 G Genevieve Knowles 1.60 m (5.2 ft) 60 kg (130 lb) 25 April 2000 Phoenix
2 F Ko Hye-in 1.63 m (5.3 ft) 68 kg (150 lb) 18 July 1994 Ice Avengers
3 D Eom Su-yeon 1.68 m (5.5 ft) 60 kg (130 lb) 1 February 2001 Ice Avengers
4 F Kim Un-hyang 1.57 m (5.2 ft) 59 kg (130 lb) 10 December 1992 Kanggye
5 F Caroline Park 1.59 m (5.2 ft) 56 kg (123 lb) 18 November 1989 Phoenix
6 F Choi Yu-jung 1.56 m (5.1 ft) 56 kg (123 lb) 27 March 2000 Ice Beat
7 F Danelle Im 1.62 m (5.3 ft) 55 kg (121 lb) 21 January 1993 Phoenix
8 D Kim Se-lin 1.56 m (5.1 ft) 60 kg (130 lb) 3 April 2000 Ice Avengers
9 F Park Jong-ah – C 1.60 m (5.2 ft) 59 kg (130 lb) 13 June 1996 Ice Avengers
10 F Choi Ji-yeon 1.59 m (5.2 ft) 52 kg (115 lb) 21 August 1998 Ice Avengers
11 D Park Ye-eun 1.62 m (5.3 ft) 54 kg (119 lb) 28 May 1996 Ice Beat
12 F Kim Hee-won 1.64 m (5.4 ft) 55 kg (121 lb) 1 August 2001 Ice Avengers
13 F Lee Eun-ji 1.54 m (5.1 ft) 48 kg (106 lb) 8 March 2001 Phoenix
14 F Ryo Song-hui 1.57 m (5.2 ft) 61 kg (134 lb) 15 January 1994 Taesongsan
15 D Park Chae-lin 1.58 m (5.2 ft) 52 kg (115 lb) 17 December 1998 Ice Beat
16 F Jo Su-sie – A 1.62 m (5.3 ft) 55 kg (121 lb) 9 September 1994 Ice Beat
17 F Han Soo-jin 1.69 m (5.5 ft) 63 kg (139 lb) 22 September 1987 Ice Beat
18 F Kim Un-jong 1.56 m (5.1 ft) 63 kg (139 lb) 28 October 1992 Taesongsan
20 G Han Do-hee 1.59 m (5.2 ft) 60 kg (130 lb) 16 November 1994 Ice Avengers
21 F Lee Yeon-jeong 1.60 m (5.2 ft) 52 kg (115 lb) 2 November 1994 Ice Beat
22 F Jung Si-yun 1.71 m (5.6 ft) 64 kg (141 lb) 8 September 2000 Ice Avengers
23 D Park Yoon-jung – A 1.71 m (5.6 ft) 65 kg (143 lb) 18 December 1992 Phoenix
24 D Cho Mi-hwan 1.60 m (5.2 ft) 58 kg (128 lb) 30 March 1995 Ice Avengers
25 G Ri Pom 1.63 m (5.3 ft) 62 kg (137 lb) 28 May 1995 Sajabong
26 F Kim Hyang-mi 1.62 m (5.3 ft) 72 kg (159 lb) 10 February 1995 Taesongsan
27 F Jong Su-hyon 1.60 m (5.2 ft) 58 kg (128 lb) 10 October 1996 Taesongsan
29 F Lee Jin-gyu 1.63 m (5.3 ft) 59 kg (130 lb) 13 January 2000 Phoenix
31 G Shin So-jung 1.65 m (5.4 ft) 63 kg (139 lb) 4 March 1990 Ice Beat
32 D Jin Ok 1.58 m (5.2 ft) 56 kg (123 lb) 28 January 1990 Kanggye
33 F Choe Un-gyong 1.52 m (5.0 ft) 52 kg (115 lb) 29 January 1994 Susan
37 F Randi Griffin 1.65 m (5.4 ft) 58 kg (128 lb) 2 September 1988 Phoenix
39 F Hwang Chung-gum 1.63 m (5.3 ft) 59 kg (130 lb) 11 September 1995 Taesongsan
41 D Hwang Sol-gyong 1.60 m (5.2 ft) 60 kg (130 lb) 9 January 1997 Jangjasan
42 D Ryu Su-jong 1.60 m (5.2 ft) 59 kg (130 lb) 24 July 1995 Kimchaek
47 D Choe Jong-hui 1.58 m (5.2 ft) 62 kg (137 lb) 12 December 1991 Kimchaek

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 0 2 6 6 0 3 Classification
4  Korea (H) 3 0 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
10 February 2018
21:10		Switzerland  8–0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,606
12 February 2018
21:10		Sweden 8–0
(4–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 4,244
14 February 2018
16:40		Korea 1–4
(0–2, 1–0, 0–2)		 JapanKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 4,110
5–8th place semifinal
18 February 2018
12:10		Switzerland  2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,811
Seventh place game
20 February 2018
12:10		Sweden 6–1
(2–1, 1–0, 3–0)		 KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 4,125

See also

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