Ri Song-chol

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,^[1] where he was the flag bearer for North Korea at the opening ceremony.^[2]

Born (1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 40)

Pyongyang, North Korea

Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

CountryNorth Korea

CoachJon Il-gyu
Paek Un-yong

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Ri Song-chol

Ri with the flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Personal information
Born	(1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 40) 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

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Ri was elected to North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly in the 2009 North Korean parliamentary election, representing the 418th Electoral District.^[3] He did not renew his seat in the following elections.^[4]