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Ri Song-chol
Ri with the flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Born	(1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38) Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country	North Korea
Coach	Jon Il-gyu Paek Un-yong
Skating club	Pyongchol Club
Began skating	1994
Retired	2011
Medal record Representing  North Korea Figure skating: Men's singles Asian Figure Skating Trophy 2008 Asian Trophy Hong Kong

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, where he was the flag bearer for North Korea at the opening ceremony.

Ri was elected to North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly in the 2009 North Korean parliamentary election, representing the 418th Electoral District. He did not renew his seat in the following elections.

Programs

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

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). Korean Central News Agency. 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. ^ "Competition Results: Song Chol RI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.

External links

• Ri Song-chol at the International Skating Union

Olympic Games
Preceded by Han Jong-in	Flagbearer for  North Korea 2010 Vancouver	Succeeded byHwang Chung-gum with Won Yun-jong for  Korea

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