North Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:	PRK
Nocname:	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Games:	Winter Olympics
Year:	2010
Location:	Vancouver
Competitors:	2
Sports:	2
Flagbearer:	Ri Song-chol (Opening and Closing)
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The team consisted of two athletes in two sports.^[1] They did not medal at these Olympics.

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Speed skating

Ko Hyon-suk finished 13th in the 1000 meter race.^[2]

She finished ninth in the 500 meter race.^[3]

See main article: Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Women

Event	Athlete	Race 1		Race 2		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
500 m	Ko Hyon-suk	38.893	15	38.577	7	1:17.47	9
1000 m		1:17.63	13

Notes and References

1. http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2010/03/07/ioc-says-it-aided-n-korean-olympic-athletes-us115000/ IOC aids DPRK athletes to attend Olympics
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214140/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/SSK/womens-1000-metres.html. dead. April 17, 2020. Sports Reference. July 21, 2018.
3. Web site: Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 500 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/SSK/womens-500-metres.html. dead. April 17, 2020. Sports Reference. July 21, 2018.