Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics

This article is about the unified team that competed in ice hockey. For the two nations in all other events, see North Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics and South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Korea at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Korean Unification Flag
IOC codeCOR
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors35 in 1 sport
Flag bearers 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)
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     North Korea (1964–)
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    A unified team of South Korea and North Korea competed under the title "Korea" at the 2018 Winter Olympics in ice hockey.

    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.[5] They competed under the country code "COR",[6] from the abbreviation of French word Corée.[7] (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".[8] Because of ongoing U.S. sanctions against North Korea, the uniforms were made by a Finnish company instead of official sponsor Nike.[9]

    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.[10]

    Competitors

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

    Sport Men Women Total
    Ice hockey 0  South Korea: 23
     North Korea: 12    		 35
    Total 0 35 35

    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 —   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.[11]

    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.[12]

    Head coach: Sarah Murray[13]     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
    Game reference
    Florence SchellingGoaliesShin So-jungReferees:
    Dina Allen
    Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
    Linesmen:
    Jessica Leclerc
    Justine Todd
    Müller (S. Benz) (SH) – 10:231–0
    Müller (S. Benz, Stalder) – 11:242–0
    Müller (S. Benz, Meier) – 19:493–0
    Müller – 21:264–0
    Stänz (Raselli) – 22:215–0
    Stänz (Raselli) – 37:196–0
    Stalder (Meier, Müller) (PP) – 49:427–0
    Stalder (Müller) – 51:488–0
    12 minPenalties6 min
    52Shots8
    12 February 2018
    21:10    		Sweden 8–0
    (4–0, 1–0, 3–0)    		 KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
    Attendance: 4,244
    Game reference
    Sara GrahnGoaliesShin So-jungReferees:
    Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
    Drahomira Fialova
    Linesmen:
    Johanna Tauriainen
    Jessica Leclerc
    Nylén Persson (Alasalmi) (PP) – 04:001–0
    Lundberg (Rask, Grahm) – 09:472–0
    Fällman (Rask, Küller) – 10:173–0
    Udén Johansson (Johansson) – 17:044–0
    Winberg (Lundberg, Alasalmi) – 24:085-0
    Nordin (Winberg) – 41:096–0
    Winberg (Grahm, Nordin) – 41:457–0
    Stenberg (Winberg) – 45:348–0
    8 minPenalties6 min
    50Shots19
    14 February 2018
    16:40    		Korea 1–4
    (0–2, 1–0, 0–2)    		 JapanKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
    Attendance: 4,110
    Game reference
    Shin So-jungGoaliesAkane KonishiReferees:
    Drahomira Fialova
    Nicole Hertrich
    Linesmen:
    Jessica Leclerc
    Zuzana Svobodová
    0–101:07 – Kubo (H. Toko, Ukita)
    0–203:58 – Ono (Koike, Yoneyama) (PP)
    Griffin (Park Yo.) – 29:311–2
    1–351:42 – Koike (Hosoyamada, Yoneyama) (PP)
    1–458:33 – Ukita (ENG)
    6 minPenalties4 min
    13Shots44
    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
    Game reference
    Janine AlderGoaliesShin So-jungReferees:
    Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
    Katarina Timglas
    Linesmen:
    Jenni Heikkinen
    Veronica Johansson
    Zollinger (Bullo, L. Benz) (PP) – 16:351–0
    Raselli (Rüegg, Altmann) – 38:522–0
    2 minPenalties8 min
    53Shots19
    Seventh place game
    20 February 2018
    12:10    		Sweden 6–1
    (2–1, 1–0, 3–0)    		 KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
    Attendance: 4,125
    Game reference
    Minatsu Murase
    Sarah Berglind    		GoaliesShin So-jung
    Han Do-hee    		Referees:
    Drahomira Fialova
    Aina Hove
    Linesmen:
    Jenni Heikkinen
    Nataša Pagon
    Küller (Rask, Udén Johansson) – 05:501–0
    1–106:21 – Han S. (Park J.) (PP)
    Alasalmi (Nylén Persson, Borgqvist) (PP) – 19:372–1
    Grahm (Rask, Nordin) – 36:273–1
    Svedin (Johansson, Hjalmarsson) – 43:054–1
    Rask (Lindh) – 49:315–1
    Johansson (Borgqvist, Hjalmarsson) – 57:196–1
    6 minPenalties4 min
    40Shots16

    See also

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