| Ice dancing at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Yongpyong Dome | |||||||||
| Dates | 3–5 February 1999 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 3 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Figure skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Pairs | mixed | |
| Ice dancing | mixed | |
The mixed ice dancing figure skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games was held on 3, 4 and 5 February 1999 at Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink, South Korea.
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 3 February 1999 | 18:15 | Compulsory dance 1 |
| 18:55 | Compulsory dance 2 | |
| Thursday, 4 February 1999 | 17:15 | Original dance |
| Friday, 5 February 1999 | 16:30 | Free dance |
| Rank | Team | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  China (CHN)Zhang Wei Wang Rui | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
 |  Japan (JPN)Kenji Miyamoto Rie Arikawa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
 |  South Korea (KOR)Lee Chuen-gun Yang Tae-hwa | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6.6 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) Akiyuki Kido Nozomi Watanabe | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7.4 |
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