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Ri Song-chol
Ri with the flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Born (1986-08-01) August 1, 1986 (age 38)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountryNorth Korea
CoachJon Il-gyu
Paek Un-yong
Skating clubPyongchol Club
Began skating1994
Retired2011
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Figure skating: Men's singles
Asian Figure Skating Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2008 Asian Trophy Hong Kong
Ri Song-chol
Chosŏn'gŭl
리성철
Revised RomanizationI Seongcheol
McCune–ReischauerRi Sŏngch'ŏl

Template:Korean name

Ri Song-chol (born August 1, 1986) is a North Korean former competitive figure skater. He is the 2008 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion and a five-time North Korean national champion (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010). He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Ri was the flag bearer for North Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[3]
  • Whistle Wind
    by I. T. Kim

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
Event 00–01 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
Winter Olympics 25th
Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
Asian Games 9th 6th 8th
Asian Trophy 1st
Ice Challenge 6th
International: Junior
JGP China 8th
JGP Serbia 3rd
Triglav Trophy 2nd J
National[4]
North Korea 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. ^ "Song Chol Ri". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers". The Vancouver Sun. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-02-13. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Song Chol RI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Competition Results: Song Chol RI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  North Korea
2010 Vancouver 		Succeeded by


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