| North Korea at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | |
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| IOC code | PRK |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| in Astana and Almaty | |
| Competitors | 32 [1] in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ri Song Chol |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
North Korea participated in the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan from January 30, 2011, to February 6, 2011. The team is less than half the size that was sent to the 2007 games in Changchun.
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Figure skating | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/SP | FS/LP | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Ri Song Chol | Men's | 56.25 | 7 | 109.17 | 8 | 165.42 | 8 |
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/SP | FS/FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Thae Won-hyok & Ri Ji-hyang | Pairs | 53.60 | 3 | 89.44 | 3 | 143.04 |  |
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hong Ye-gyong & Choe Min | Ice dancing | 31.43 | 5 | 49.32 | 5 | 80.75 | 5 |
North Korea will send a women's team. The team consists of 20 athletes.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 11 |
 |  Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 9 |
|  China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 7 |
| 4 |  North Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+6).
| January 28 19:00 | North Korea | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | Kazakhstan | Baluan Sholak Palace, Almaty Attendance: 2,500 |
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| Hong Kum-Sil (out 52:40) Ri Hye-Yong (in 52:40) | Goalies | Darya Obydennova | Referee: Kotoe Umemura (JPN) | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 50 | |||||||||
| January 29 14:30 | China | 8–1 (1–1, 4–0, 3–0) | North Korea | Baluan Sholak Palace, Almaty Attendance: 500 |
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| Shi Yao | Goalies | Ri Hye-Yong (out 25:36, in 50:02) Hong Kum-Sil (in 25:36, out 50:02) | Referee: Erin Blair (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1 14:30 | North Korea | 6–1 (2–1, 2–0, 2–0) | South Korea | Baluan Sholak Palace, Almaty Attendance: 551 |
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| Hong Kum-Sil | Goalies | Shin So-Jung | Referee: Kotoe Umemura (JPN) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February 3 11:30 | Japan | 6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0) | North Korea | Baluan Sholak Palace, Almaty Attendance: 500 |
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| Azusa Nakaoku (out 40:00) Shizuka Takahashi (in 40:00) | Goalies | Hong Kum-Sil (out 26:18, in 40:00) Ri Hye-Yong (in 26:18, out 40:00) | Referee: Arina Ustinova (RUS) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kim Jong-mi | 500m | 46.151 | 3 | Did not qualify | |||
| Hwang Hye-jong | 500m | 47.029 | 4 | Did not qualify | |||
| Ri Won-hyang | 1000m | 1:48.853 | 3 | Did not qualify | |||
| Ju Yun-Mi | 1500m | 2:41.122 | 4 QB | 3:00.522 | 8 | ||
| Kim Mi-Hyang | 1500m | 3:15.862 | 4 QB | 3:00.662 | 9 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Ko Hyon-suk | 500 m | 96.34 | 10 |
| 1500 m | 2:02.93 | 8 | |
| Hwang Sung-hui | 1500 m | 2:07.15 | 10 |
| Mass start | 18:12.45 | 10 | |
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