Ri Song-chol

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Ri Song-chol
Ri with the flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Born (1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountryNorth Korea
CoachJon Il-gyu
Paek Un-yong
Skating clubPyongchol Club
Began skating1994
Retired2011
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Figure skating: Men's singles
Asian Figure Skating Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2008 Asian Trophy Hong Kong
Ri Song-chol
Chosŏn'gŭl
리성철
Revised RomanizationI Seongcheol
McCune–ReischauerRi Sŏngch'ŏl
In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

Ri Song-chol (born April 5, 1986) is a North Korean former competitive figure skater and politician. He is the 2008 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion and a five-time North Korean national champion (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010). He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,[1] where he was the flag bearer for North Korea at the opening ceremony.[2]

Ri was elected to North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly in the 2009 North Korean parliamentary election, representing the 418th Electoral District.[3] He did not renew his seat in the following elections.[4]

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[5]
  • Whistle Wind
    by I. T. Kim

Competitive highlights[edit]

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 00–01 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
Winter Olympics 25th
Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
Asian Games 9th 6th 8th
Asian Trophy 1st
Ice Challenge 6th
International: Junior
JGP China 8th
JGP Serbia 3rd
Triglav Trophy 2nd J
National[6]
North Korea 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Song Chol Ri". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers". The Vancouver Sun. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  3. ^ "[Annotated full list of elected MP's]" (XLS). North Korean Economy Watch. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. ^ 중앙선거위 최고인민회의 제13기 대의원선거결과에 대하여 (in Korean). Korean Central News Agency. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Song Chol RI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Competition Results: Song Chol RI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.

External links[edit]

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  North Korea
2010 Vancouver 		Succeeded by



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