Vietnam is competed at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26. This marked the country's official debut at the Asian Winter Games. The team consisted of six athletes (all male).
Background Vietnam is located in a humid continental climate zone, meaning there is no snow or temperatures that are conducive to practicing winter sports outside. Therefore, to prepare for these games the Vietnamese athletes had to practice on sand dunes for three months near the town of Mũi Né in Southern Vietnam.
Competitors The following table lists the Vietnamese delegation per sport and gender. Sport Men Women TotalAlpine skiing 303Cross-country skiing 101Snowboarding 202 Total 606
Alpine skiing
Vietnam's alpine skiing team consists of three athletes.
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNguyen Van AnMen's slalom 1:44.95 30 DNF Nguyen Vo Huu Vinh DSQ Pham Tien Dat Injured, did not compete
Cross-country skiing
Vietnam's cross-county skiing team consists of one athlete.
Men AthleteEventResultTimeRankNguyen Duc Manh10 kilometre classical 1:04:30.0 22
Snowboarding
Vietnam's snowboarding team consists of two male athletes.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankThai Binh NguyenMen's slalom 2:33.57 22 2:24.75 18 4:58.3218Dinh Thoi TrinhDNF
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