| Figure skating at the 1986 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Mikaho Gymnasium |
| Dates | 2–8 March 1986 |
Figure skating at the 1986 Asian Winter Games took place in the city of Sapporo, Japan with four events contested. The competition took place at the Mikaho Gymnasium.
Japan finished first in medal table by winning two gold medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Makoto Kano  Japan | Zhang Shubin  China | Xu Zhaoxiao China |
| Women's singles | Juri Ozawa Japan | Masako Kato Japan | Fu Caishu China |
| Pairs |  North Korea Kim Hyok Nam Hye-yong |  China Fan Jun Sun Jihong | China Shang Zhenyuan Sun Dan |
| Ice dancing | China Zhao Xiaolei Liu Luyang | Japan Hiroaki Tokita Junko Ito | Japan Kenji Takino Kaoru Takino |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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