Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...
at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
The 2017 Asian Winter Games ( ja, 2017アジア冬季競技大会, 2017 Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) was the 8th edition of the Asian Winter Games. They were hosted in Sapporo and Obihiro in Hokkaido, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2 ...
was held in
Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
between 19–25 February at
Sapporo Teine
Sapporo Teine (サッポロテイネ) is a recreational center in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It comprises many facilities, such as the ski resort (with other facilities, besides ski), the Teineyama Ropeway, and the ''Sapporo Teine Golf Clu ...
(slalom events) and Sapporo Bankei Ski Area (halfpipe). Snowboarding returns to the games program after missing the last edition in
2011
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in Kazakhstan. A total of six events were contested, three each for men and women.
Schedule
Medalists
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 58 athletes from 11 nations competed in snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games:
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* Australia as guest nation, was ineligible to win any medals.
References
External links
Official Results Book – Snowboard
{{Asian Winter Games Snowboarding
2017 Asian Winter Games events
2017
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2017 in snowboarding