South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics

South Korea competed as Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind the Korean Unification Flag.

Medalists

• In terms of medal count, South Korea is the only Asian country in the top ten.
• Ten of the eleven medals are from short track speed skating. Short track speedskaters Jin Sun-Yu and Ahn Hyun Soo were the second and third people to win three gold medals each in Turin. Of three people who won three gold medal, Ahn is the only one who won any other medal, winning an extra bronze medal.

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Cross-country skiing

Distance

Sprint

Freestyle skiing

Luge

Short track speed skating

Men

Women

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Speed skating

Men

Women

References

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