Vietnam at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Vietnam at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC code	VIE
NOC	Vietnam Olympic Committee
in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26
Competitors	6 in 1 sport
Flag bearers	Nguyen Duc Manh(Opening and Closing Ceremony)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Winter Games appearances
2017

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]

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.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	3	0	3
Cross-country skiing	1	0	1
Snowboarding	2	0	2
Total	6	0	6

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]

Men

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

References

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