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Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

(North Korea) competed in the

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in Sapporo and Obihiro,

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from February 19 to 26. The country competed in one sport (skating) and two disciplines: figure skating and short track speed skating. The North Korean team consisted of seven athletes. North Korea finished the games with one medal, a bronze in the pairs figure skating competition. This was exactly the same result the country achieved at the last games in

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Background

North Korea is scheduled to return to competition after missing the last edition of the games in

. The country had to request special permission from Japanese authorities so its athletes and officials could enter the country. Current Japanese law bans citizens of the country from entering Japan. On February 6, 2017, the Japanese government announced its decision to allow the North Korean delegation of 20 people to enter the country.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Competitors

The following table lists the North Korean delegation per sport and gender.

Figure skating

North Korea has entered a two athletes into the pairs competition.

Short track speed skating

North Korea has entered a full men's team of five athletes. Men * Kim Chol-gwang * Kim Pyol-song *

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Choe Un-song Choe Un-song (born 7 December 1992) is a North Korean short track speed skater. He is coached by Yun Chol. Career Choe is from Manpo, North Korea, where his father gave him a pair of skates, sparking his interest in speed skating. Choe first ...

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References

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