# South Korea at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

South Korea competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Jang Mi | Speed skating | Girls' 500 m | 14 Jan |
| Gold | Jang Mi | Speed skating | Girls' 1500 m | 16 Jan |
| Gold | Hyo Jun-lim | Short track | Boys' 1000 m | 18 Jan |
| Gold | Shim Suk-hee | Short track | Girls' 1000 m | 18 Jan |
| Gold | Su Min-yoon | Short track | Boys' 500 m | 19 Jan |
| Gold | Shim Suk-hee | Short track | Girls' 500 m | 19 Jan |
| Silver | Su Min-yoon | Short track | Boys' 1000 m | 18 Jan |
| Silver | Hyo Jun-lim | Short track | Boys' 500 m | 19 Jan |
| Silver | Su Ji-jang | Speed skating | Girls' mass start | 20 Jan |
| Bronze | Hyeok Jun-noh | Speed skating | Boys' 3000 m | 18 Jan |
| Bronze | Su Ji-jang | Speed skating | Girls' 3000 m | 18 Jan |

## Alpine skiing

South Korea qualified 2 athletes.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Kim Dong-woo | Slalom | 41.85 | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Kim Dong-woo | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Kim Dong-woo | Super-G | | | 1:07.65 | 22 |
| Kim Dong-woo | Combined | 1:06.38 | 38.31 | 1:44.69 | 15 |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Jo Eun-hwa | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Jo Eun-hwa | Giant slalom | 1:03.30 | 1:04.07 | 2:07.37 | 28 |
| Jo Eun-hwa | Super-G | | | 1:13.85 | 28 |
| Jo Eun-hwa | Combined | 1:12.71 | 41.86 | 1:54.57 | 25 |

## Biathlon

South Korea qualified 2 athletes.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Cho Du-jin | Sprint | 22:35.8 | 3 | 38 |
| Cho Du-jin | Pursuit | 36:49.2 | 9 | 42 |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Jang Ji-yeon | Sprint | 21:08.4 | 2 | 35 |
| Jang Ji-yeon | Pursuit | 37:07.5 | 6 | 40 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Jiyeon Jang Lee Yeong-ae Cho Du-jin Ji Won | Cross-country biathlon mixed relay | 1:20:14.2 | 7+12 | 24 |

## Bobsleigh

South Korea qualified 2 athletes.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Choi Jun-won Choi Min-seo | Two-Boys | 55.43 | 55.81 | 1:51.24 | 10 |

## Cross-country skiing

South Korea qualified 2 athletes.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ji Won | 10km classical | 36:24.0 | 40 |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Lee Yeong-ae | 5km classical | 18:12.6 | 33 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ji Won | Boys' sprint | 2:06.30 | 46 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lee Yeong-ae | Girls' sprint | 2:27.20 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Jang Ji-yeon Lee Yeong-ae Choi Du-jin Ji Won | Cross-country biathlon mixed relay | 1:20:14.2 | 7+12 | 24 |

## Curling

South Korea qualified 1 team.

### Roster

* Skip: Kang Sue-yeon
* Third: Yoo Min-hyeon
* Second: Kim Eun-bi
* Lead: Go Ke-on

### Mixed team

| Blue Group | Skip | W | L |
| United States | Korey Dropkin | 7 | 0 |
| Switzerland | Michael Brunner | 6 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | Marek Černovský | 4 | 3 |
| China | Bai Yang | 3 | 4 |
| Norway | Markus Skogvold | 3 | 4 |
| South Korea | Kang Sue-yeon | 2 | 5 |
| New Zealand | Luke Steele | 2 | 5 |
| Estonia | Robert-Kent Päll | 1 | 6 |

#### Round-robin results

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Kang) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Czech Republic (Černovský) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Bai) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 8 |
| South Korea (Kang) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Dropkin) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 7 |
| South Korea (Kang) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Skogvold) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea (Kang) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Estonia (Päll) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| South Korea (Kang) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Kang) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Switzerland (Brunner) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Kang) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| New Zealand (Steele) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |

### Mixed doubles
#### Round of 32

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Michael Brunner (SUI) Nicole Muskatewitz (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sarah Anderson (USA) Go Ke-on (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Kang Sue-yeon (KOR) Krystof Krupanský (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Daniel Rothballer (GER) Arianna Losano (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Martin Sesaker (NOR) Kim Eun-bi (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Amalia Rudström (SWE) Kevin Lehmann (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Frederike Manner (GER) Derek Oryniak (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR) Mako Tamakuma (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | X | 14 |

#### Round of 16

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Corryn Brown (CAN) Martin Reichel (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Kang Sue-yeon (KOR) Krystof Krupanský (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Yang Ying (CHN) Thomas Howell (USA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Martin Sesaker (NOR) Kim Eun-bi (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR) Mako Tamakuma (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Amos Mosaner (ITA) Irena Brettbacher (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Martin Sesaker (NOR) Kim Eun-bi (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Anastasia Moskaleva (RUS) Tsukasa Horigome (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Duncan Menzies (GBR) Taylor Anderson (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR) Mako Tamakuma (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

#### Semifinals

| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Martin Sesaker (NOR) Kim Eun-bi (KOR) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR) Mako Tamakuma (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

#### Bronze medal game

| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Korey Dropkin (USA) Marina Verenich (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR) Mako Tamakuma (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |

#### Gold medal game

| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Michael Brunner (SUI) Nicole Muskatewitz (GER) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 13 |
| Martin Sesaker (NOR) Kim Eun-bi (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |

## Figure skating

South Korea qualified 1 athlete.

### Boys

| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/OD | SP/OD | FS/FD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Lee June-hyoung | Singles | 50.93 | 7 | 110.06 | 4 | 160.99 | 4 |

### Girls

| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/OD | SP/OD | FS/FD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Park So-youn | Singles | 48.37 | 5 | 88.23 | 4 | 136.60 | 4 |

### Mixed

| Athletes | Event | Boys' | Boys' | Boys' | Girls' | Girls' | Girls' | Ice Dance | Ice Dance | Ice Dance | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Event | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Points | Rank |
| Team 6 Alexander Lyan (KAZ) Park So-youn (KOR) Estelle Elizabeth/Romain Le Gac (FRA) | Team Trophy | 60.45 | 8 | 1 | 96.84 | 1 | 8 | 66.88 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Team 7 Lee June-hyoung (KOR) Micol Cristini (ITA) Victoria-Laura Lohmus/Andrei Davodov (EST) | Team Trophy | 109.30 | 3 | 6 | 65.60 | 6 | 3 | 45.60 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 |

## Freestyle skiing

South Korea qualified 1 athlete.

### Half-pipe

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kim Kwang-jin | Boys' half-pipe | 58.50 | 10 Q | 67.75 | 8 |

## Ice hockey

South Korea qualified 2 athletes.

### Boys

| Athlete(s) | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Grand final | Grand final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Cho Ji-hyun | Individual skills | 11 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Girls

| Athlete(s) | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Grand final | Grand final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Lee Yeon-jeong | Individual skills | 2 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Short track speed skating

South Korea qualified 4 athletes.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lim Hyo-jun | Boys' 500 metres | 44.291 | 1 Q | 42.911 | 2 Q | 42.482 | |
| Lim Hyo-jun | Boys' 1000 metres | 1:32.445 | 1 Q | 1:29.442 | 1 Q | 1:29.284 | |
| Su Min-yoon | Boys' 500 metres | 43.310 | 1 Q | 42.468 | 1 Q | 42.417 | |
| Su Min-yoon | Boys' 1000 metres | 1:31.887 | 1 Q | 1:31.239 | 1 Q | 1:29.428 | |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Park Jung-hyun | Girls' 500 metres | 1:00.289 | 4 qCD | 46.948 | 1 qC | 46.339 | 1 |
| Park Jung-hyun | Girls' 1000 metres | 1:36.331 | 1 Q | 1:33.823 | 1 Q | DSQ | DSQ |
| Shim Suk-hee | Girls' 500 metres | 44.929 | 1 Q | 44.444 | 1 Q | 44.122 | |
| Shim Suk-hee | Girls' 1000 metres | 1:37.066 | 1 Q | 1:34.809 | 1 Q | 1:31.661 | |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Team A Shim Suk-hee (KOR) Yoann Martinez (FRA) Melanie Brantner (AUT) Denis Ayrapetyan (RUS) | Mixed Team Relay | 4:21.668 | 2 Q | 4:26.352 | |
| Team B Park Jung-hyun (KOR) Lu Xiucheng (CHN) Xu Aili (CHN) Jack Burrows (GBR) | Mixed Team Relay | 4:21.656 | 1 Q | 4:21.713 | |
| Team G Dariya Goncharova (KAZ) Su Min-yoon (KOR) Arianna Sighel (ITA) Dominic Andermann (AUT) | Mixed Team Relay | 4:22.356 | 3 qB | PEN | PEN |
| Team H Anna Gamorina (RUS) Lim Hyo-jun (KOR) Aafke Soet (NED) Michal Prokop (CZE) | Mixed Team Relay | 4:26.027 | 2 Q | PEN | PEN |

## Skeleton

South Korea qualified 1 athlete.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Kim Ban-seok | Boys' individual | 1:01.34 | 59.08 | 2:00.42 | 12 |

## Snowboarding

South Korea qualified 2 athletes.
While formally listed on the team Jeong Hae-rim was not listed to compete in any events.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank |
| Na Myung-joo | Boys' halfpipe | 54.75 | 37.00 | 8 q | 65.00 | 45.00 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Speed skating

South Korea qualified 4 athletes.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
| Park Dai-han | Boys' 500 m | 39.41 | 39.46 | 78.87 | 6 |
| Park Dai-han | Boys' mass start | | | 7:35.00 | 19 |
| Hyeok Jun-noh | Boys' 1500 m | | | 2:02.19 | 4 |
| Hyeok Jun-noh | Boys' 3000 m | | | 4:14.41 | |
| Hyeok Jun-noh | Boys' mass start | | | 7:26.72 | 16 |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
| Jang Mi | Girls' 500 m | 40.88 | 40.80 | 81.68 | |
| Jang Mi | Girls' 1500 m | | | 2:08.17 | |
| Jang Mi | Girls' mass start | | | 6:07.44 | 9 |
| Su Ji-jang | Girls' 3000 m | | | 4:42.72 | |
| Su Ji-jang | Girls' mass start | | | 6:01.13 | |