| Ice dancing at the 2003 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink | |||||||||
| Dates | 2–4 February 2003 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Pairs | mixed | |
| Ice dancing | mixed | |
The mixed ice dancing figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games was held on 2, 3 and 4 February 2003 at Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink, Japan. [1]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 2 February 2003 | 18:00 | Compulsory dance |
| Monday, 3 February 2003 | 15:00 | Original dance |
| Tuesday, 4 February 2003 | 15:00 | Free dance |
| Rank | Team | CD | OD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  China (CHN)Cao Xianming Zhang Weina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
 |  Japan (JPN)Akiyuki Kido Nozomi Watanabe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 |
 | Japan (JPN) Kenji Miyamoto Rie Arikawa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.0 |
| 4 | China (CHN) Gao Chongbo Yang Fang | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8.4 |
| 5 |  North Korea (PRK)Kim Yong-ho Ryu Sun-ae | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9.6 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR)Kim Min-woo Kim Hye-min | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12.0 |
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