Jung Dong-hyun (born 1 June 1988) is an

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

from

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. He competed for

South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics South Korea participated as the ''Republic of Korea'' at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was their best performance at the Winter Olympics to date, ranking 5th in gold medals and 7th in overall medals. Korea ...

where he failed to finish the first run of the

slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ...

. He has qualified seven times to a

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

second run in slalom, best result being 14th in

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in 2017.

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* * 1988 births Living people South Korean male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for South Korea Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in alpine skiing Alpine skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Alpine skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-alpine-skiing-bio-stub