Vietnam is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26. This marks the country's official debut at the Asian Winter Games. The country is scheduled to compete in one sport (three disciplines). The team consists of six athletes (all men).
| Vietnam at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
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| IOC code | VIE |
| NOC | Vietnam Olympic Committee |
| in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
| Competitors | 6 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers | Nguyen Duc Manh(Opening and Closing Ceremony) |
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| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
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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 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Alpine skiing
Vietnam's alpine skiing team consists of three athletes.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nguyen Van An | Men'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
| Athlete | Event | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Nguyen Duc Manh | 10 kilometre classical | 1:04:30.0 | 22 |
Snowboarding
Vietnam's snowboarding team consists of two male athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thai Binh Nguyen | Men's slalom | 2:33.57 | 22 | 2:24.75 | 18 | 4:58.32 | 18 |
| Dinh Thoi Trinh | DNF | ||||||
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