# India at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

India competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.
India competed in two sports (six disciplines). The Indian team consists of 27 athletes (16 men and 11 women).

## Competitors

The following table lists the Indian delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 27 |

## Alpine skiing

India's alpine skiing team consists of nine athletes (four men and five women).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Himanshu Thakur | Slalom | 59.81 | 17 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Hira Lal | Slalom | 1:01.39 | 20 | 1:05.84 | 16 | 2:07.23 | 17 |
| Arif Khan | Slalom | 58.59 | 15 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Vineet Sharma | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Himanshu Thakur | Giant Slalom | 1:17.35 | 17 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Hira Lal | Giant Slalom | 1:18.38 | 20 | 1:21.53 | 19 | 2:39.91 | 18 |
| Arif Khan | Giant Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Vineet Sharma | Giant Slalom | 1:24.17 | 27 | 1:27.65 | 25 | 2:51.82 | 25 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Aanchal Thakur | Slalom | 1:06.63 | 20 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Varsha Devi | Slalom | 1:11.77 | 22 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Sandhya | Slalom | 1:18.59 | 23 | 1:33.39 | 21 | 2:51.98 | 20 |
| Preeti Dimri | Slalom | 1:22.89 | 26 | 1:35.92 | 22 | 2:58.81 | 22 |
| Aanchal Thakur | Giant Slalom | 1:29.05 | 16 | 1:27.29 | 17 | 2:56.34 | 16 |
| Varsha Devi | Giant Slalom | 1:40.51 | 20 | 1:37.06 | 19 | 3:17.57 | 19 |
| Sandhya | Giant Slalom | 1:41.65 | 21 | 1:32.72 | 18 | 3:14.37 | 18 |
| Gayatri Devi | Giant Slalom | 2:11.64 | 27 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

## Cross-country skiing

India's cross-country team consists of five athletes (three men and two women).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mohamed Iliyas | 10Km Classical | 36:13.8 | 18 |
| Jagdish Singh | 10Km Classical | 36:48.4 | 19 |
| Mohamed Iliyas | 15Km Freestyle | 51:24.2 | 18 |
| Jagdish Singh | 15Km Freestyle | 50:22.0 | 17 |
| Mohamed Iliyas | 30Km Freestyle Mass start | 1:41:08.7 | 17 |
| Jagdish Singh | 30Km Freestyle Mass start | 1:36:43.5 | 16 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Sarla Thakur | 5Km Classical | DNF | DNF |
| Nisha Devi | 5Km Classical | 36:03.6 | 19 |
| Vikas Rana | 5Km Classical | 37:49.1 | 20 |
| Sarla Thakur | 10Km Freestyle | 1:19:22.2 | 23 |
| Nisha Devi | 10Km Freestyle | 1:06:30.2 | 20 |
| Vikas Rana | 10Km Freestyle | 1:15:20.8 | 21 |
| Sarla Thakur | 15Km Freestyle Mass start | DNS | DNS |
| Nisha Devi | 15Km Freestyle Mass start | DNS | DNS |
| Vikas Rana | 15Km Freestyle Mass start | DNS | DNS |

## Figure skating

India's figure skating team consisted of three athletes (two male and one female). For the first time, India took part in the ice dancing competition. The ice dancing pair had only practiced for 8 days before competing, which resulted in them finishing well back of the other teams.
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/SD | SP/SD | FS/FD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nikhil Pingle | Men's | 17.30 | 21 | 41.74 | 21 | 59.04 | 21 |
| Aldrin Mathew / Anup Kumar Yama | Ice dancing | 10.18 | 7 | 21.10 | 7 | 31.28 | 7 |

## Short track speed skating

India entered a team of six athletes in short track speed skating (5 men and 1 woman).
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | QF | QF | SF | SF | F | F |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Akash Aradhya | 500 m | 45.457 | 4 | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Sudhir Sohan Tarkar | 500 m | 47.736 | 3 | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Raghvendra Gundami | 500 m | 47.736 | 5 | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Akash Aradhya | 1000 m | 1:40.375 | 4 | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Raghvendra Gundami | 1000 m | 1:43.239 | 5 | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Ashwin Calen Dsilva | 1000 m | 1:39.562 | 4 | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Ashwin Calen Dsilva | 1500 m | 2:49.967 | 5 | NA | NA | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Sudhir Sohan Tarkar | 1500 m | 2:36.272 | 3 Q | NA | NA | No Time | No Time | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Omkar Yograj | 1500 m | 3:11.470 | 5 | NA | NA | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Ashwin Calen Dsilva Sudhir Sohan Tarkar Omkar Yograj Akash Aradhya Raghvendra Gundami | 5000 m Relay | 7:55.159 | 3 q | Penalty (DQ) | No Rank | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | QF | QF | SF | SF | F | F |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Varsha Puranik | 500 m | 54.445 | 3 | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Varsha Puranik | 1000 m | 1:52.487 | 3 | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |
| Varsha Puranik | 1500 m | 2:55.404 | 4 | NA | NA | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance | Did Not Advance |

## Snowboarding

India's snowboarding team consists of one male athlete.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Avtar Singh | Men's giant slalom | 1:13.59 | 20 | 1:04.00 | 18 | 2:17.59 | 18 |
| Avtar Singh | Men's slalom | 1:04.71 | 21 | 52.84 | 17 | 1:57.55 | 17 |

## Speed skating
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Vishwaraj Jadeja | 500 m | 41:24 | 19 |
| Stephen Paul Kilari | 500 m | 38:03 | 17 |
| Vishwaraj Jadeja | 1000 m | 1:22.55 | 20 |
| Stephen Paul Kilari | 1000 m | 1:15.75 | 18 |
| Vishwaraj Jadeja | 1500 m | 2:08.48 | 19 |
| Stephen Paul Kilari | 1500 m | 2:01.32 | 17 |
| Vishwaraj Jadeja | 5000 m | 7:44.31 | 11 |
| Vishwaraj Jadeja | 10000 m | 15:49.38 | 8 |
| Vishwaraj Jadeja | Mass Start | DQ | DQ |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Shruti Kotwal | 500 m | 45.51 | 16 |
| Shruti Kotwal | 1000 m | 1:35.99 | 19 |
| Shruti Kotwal | 1500 m | 2:42.48 | 17 |