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The South Korean women's national team competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after being granted automatic entry as the host country by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). [3] In an effort to boost their competitiveness for the Olympics, the program has recruited several North American players with Korean ancestry. [ 4 ]
In January 2018, it was announced that the South Korea women's national ice hockey team would be amalgamated with a group of North Korean players to form a single Korea women's national ice hockey team in the tournament. [5] They competed under the country code "COR", [6] from the abbreviation of French word Corée. [7] (The country code "KOR ...
The unified Korean women's doubles team won gold, the first gold medal won by a unified Korean team since the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships, while the unified men's doubles team won bronze. [9] FIBA allowed the participation of unified Korean team at the 2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup. [10]
The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held in Gangneung, South Korea between 10 and 22 February 2018. [1] Under a special agreement with the IOC and the IIHF, twelve North Korean players joined the host team to form a united team. [2] They were allowed to have an expanded roster of 35 where 22 players dress for ...
In January 2018, following inter-governmental talks, the teams representing South Korea and North Korea entered the Opening Ceremony marching under the Korean Unification Flag, while in women's ice hockey there was a single united Korean team. [3] South Korea won a total of seventeen medals – five gold, eight silver and four bronze – making ...
Kim participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics [2] as part of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both the North Korean and South Korean national teams. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan, and Sweden. [3]
The mix-up echoed another during the 2012 Olympics in London, where organizers posted the South Korean flag on a jumbo screen as a North Korean player was introduced before a women’s soccer ...
Qualification for the women's tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.The top five teams in the World Ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, South Korea has received an automatic berth as host, and all other member nations had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining two spots.