# South Korea at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

South Korea competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9–18 March 2018, as the host nation. In February 2018, the IPC recommended North Korea participate, and so North Korea made its Winter Paralympic debut. Teams representing South Korea and North Korea had planned to enter the Opening Ceremony marching under the Korean Unification Flag; however, talks between the two teams failed to do so, and they entered separately in the opening ceremony under their own respective flags.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Biathlon | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ice sledge hockey | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Snowboarding | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Wheelchair curling | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 36 | 6 | 42 |

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Sin Eui-hyun | Cross-country skiing | Men's 7.5 km, sitting | 17 March |
| Bronze | Sin Eui-hyun | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km, sitting | 11 March |
| Bronze | South Korea national para ice hockey team Cho Byeong-seokCho Young-jaeChoi Kwang-hyoukChoi Si-wooHan Min-suJang Dong-shinJang Jong-hoJung Seung-hwanKim Dea-jungKim Young-sungLee Hae-manLee Jae-woongLee Ji-hoonLee Jong-kyungLee Ju-seungLee Yong-minYu Man-gyun | Para ice hockey | Mixed team | 17 March |

## Alpine skiing

* Han Sang-min
* Hwang Min-gyu
* Lee Chi-won
* Yang Jae-rim

## Biathlon

* Choi Bo-gue
* Kwon Sang-hyeon
* Lee Jeong-min
* Sin Eui-hyun
* Lee Do-yeon
* Seo Vo-ra-mi

## Cross-country skiing

* Choi Bo-gue
* Kwon Sang-hyeon
* Lee Jeong-min
* Sin Eui-hyun
* Lee Do-yeon
* Seo Vo-ra-mi

## Para ice hockey
### Summary

Key:
* OT – Overtime
* GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| South Korea men's | Japan W 4–1 | Czech Republic W 3–2 OT | United States L 0–8 | 2 QS | Canada L 0–7 | Italy W 1–0 | |

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |

### Bronze medal game
## Snowboarding

* Choi Suk-min
* Kim Yun-ho
* Park Hang-seung
* Park Su-hyeok

## Wheelchair curling
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Tiebreaker | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cha Jae-goan Jung Seung-won Seo Soon-seok Bang Min-ja Lee Dong-ha | Mixed | USA W 8–3 | NPA W 6–5 | SVK W 7–5 | CAN W 7–5 | GER L 3–4 | FIN W 11–3 | SUI W 6–5 | NOR L 2–9 | SWE W 4–2 | GBR W 5–4 | CHN W 7–6 | 1 Q | — | NOR L 6–8 | CAN L 3–5 | 4 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot % | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 11 | 9 | 2 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 0.818 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 66% | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Canada | 11 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 45 | 29 | 0.818 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 62% | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | China | 11 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 42 | 43 | 0.818 | 43 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 67% | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Norway | 11 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 0.636 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 58% | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 11 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 0.455 | 44 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 62% | |
| 6 | Switzerland | 11 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 0.455 | 36 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 61% | |
| 7 | Great Britain | 11 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 0.455 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 62% | |
| 8 | Germany | 11 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 0.455 | 37 | 39 | 5 | 16 | 54% | |
| 9 | Slovakia | 11 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 0.364 | 39 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 57% | |
| 10 | Sweden | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 0.364 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 57% | |
| 11 | Finland | 11 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 87 | −34 | 0.182 | 35 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 51% | |
| 12 | United States | 11 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 0.182 | 37 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 60% | |

### Round-robin

South Korea has a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 17.

### Draw 1

Saturday, 10 March, 14:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Black) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 3 |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |

### Draw 2

Saturday, 10 March, 19:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Kurokhtin) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

### Draw 4

Sunday, 11 March, 14:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |

### Draw 6

Monday, 12 March, 09:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Canada (Ideson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |

### Draw 8

Monday, 12 March, 19:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany (Putzich) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |

### Draw 9

Tuesday, 13 March, 09:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| South Korea (Seo) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 |

### Draw 11

Tuesday, 13 March, 19:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Wagner) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| South Korea (Seo) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 13

Wednesday, 14 March, 14:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 9 |

### Draw 14

Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Sweden (Petersson Dahl) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |

### Draw 15

Thursday, 15 March, 9:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Neilson) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

### Draw 16

Thursday, 15 March, 14:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| South Korea (Seo) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

### Semifinal

Friday, 16 March, 15:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |

### Bronze medal game

Saturday, 17 March, 9:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Seo) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Canada (Ideson) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |