Ri Song-chol

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Ri Song-chol
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Ri with the flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Personal information
Country representedNorth Korea
Born (1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 35)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
CoachJon Il-gyu
Paek Un-yong
ChoreographerOh Ae-ryon
Ri Pom-sok
Skating clubPyongchol Club
Began skating1994
Retired2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total133.25
2004 JGP China
Short program56.60
2010 Winter Olympics
Free skate92.64
2004 JGP China
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[]

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

Competitive highlights[]

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[]

  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). KCNA. 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[]

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  North Korea
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