Vietnam at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Vietnam is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2] This marks the country's official debut at the Asian Winter Games.[3][4][5] The country is scheduled to compete in one sport (three disciplines).[6][7] The team consists of six athletes (all men).[8][9][10]

Vietnam at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC codeVIE
NOCVietnam Olympic Committee
in Sapporo and Obihiro
February 19–26
Competitors6 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Nguyen Duc Manh(Opening and Closing Ceremony)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Winter Games appearances

Background

Vietnam is located in a humid continental climate zone, meaning there is no snow or temperatures that are conducive to practicing winter sports outside. Therefore, to prepare for these games the Vietnamese athletes had to practice on sand dunes for three months near the town of Mũi Né in Southern Vietnam.[11]

Competitors

The following table lists the Vietnamese delegation per sport and gender.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 303
Cross-country skiing 101
Snowboarding 202
Total606

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Vietnam's alpine skiing team consists of three athletes.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nguyen Van An Men's slalom 1:44.95 30 DNF
Nguyen Vo Huu Vinh DSQ
Pham Tien Dat Injured, did not compete

    Cross-country skiing
    Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

    Vietnam's cross-county skiing team consists of one athlete.[8]

    Man
    Athlete Event Result
    Time Rank
    Nguyen Duc Manh 10 kilometre classical 1:04:30.0 22

    Snowboarding
    Main article: Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

    Vietnam's snowboarding team consists of two male athletes.[8]

    Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Thai Binh Nguyen Men's slalom 2:33.57 22 2:24.75 18 4:58.32 18
    Dinh Thoi Trinh DNF

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