| Figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink |
| Dates | 2–4 February 2003 |
| Competitors | 45 from 7 nations |
Figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games took place in the Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink located in Aomori City, Japan with four events contested.
The competition took place from 2 to 4 February 2003.
| S | Short program | F | Free skating |
| Event↓/Date → | 2nd Sun | 3rd Mon | 4th Tue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | S | F | |
| Women's singles | S | F | |
| Pairs | S | F | |
| Ice dancing | S | S | F |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Takeshi Honda  Japan | Li Chengjiang  China | Zhang Min China |
| Women's singles | Shizuka Arakawa Japan | Fumie Suguri Japan | Yukari Nakano Japan |
| Pairs |  China Zhao Hongbo Shen Xue | China Tong Jian Pang Qing |  Uzbekistan Artem Knyazev Marina Aganina |
| Ice dancing | China Cao Xianming Zhang Weina |  Japan Akiyuki Kido Nozomi Watanabe | Japan Kenji Miyamoto Rie Arikawa |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
A total of 45 athletes from 7 nations competed in figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games:
China (14)
Chinese Taipei (1) Japan (12)
North Korea (4)
South Korea (7)
Thailand (4) Uzbekistan (3)
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