South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

participated as the ''Republic of Korea'' at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...

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, 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 won its first-ever medal in figure skating when

Kim Yuna Yuna Kim (; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a retired South Korean competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and 2014 Olympic silver medalist in ladies' singles, ...

won gold and set a world record in the ladies' event.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Figure skating

South Korea qualified 2 entrants in ladies singles, for a total of 2 athletes.

's gold medal at the ladies' event is the South Korea's first medal at the Winter Olympics in an event other than short track and speed skating.

Freestyle skiing

Luge

Short track speed skating

;Men ;Women

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Speed skating

;Men ;Men's team pursuit ;Women ;Women's team pursuit

References

{{Nations at the 2010 Winter Olympics 2010 in South Korean sport Nations at the 2010 Winter Olympics 2010